Marie Delgado Travis

MARIE DELGADO TRAVIS is proud of her Nuyorican roots. Her writing awards include Juried Poet, 2007 and 2009 HOUSTON POETRY FEST; Honorable Mention, 9th & 10th INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARDS in the Best Poetry Book in Spanish and English categories (2007 and 2008)); and Second Prize, 2005 TOM HOWARD POETRY CONTEST (of 1,650+ entries). Her work has been published in Prentice Hall LITERATURE FOR NINTH GRADE: Texas Edition (2011), CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE LATINO SOUL (2005), SOPA DE POLLO PARA EL ALMA LATINA (2008); ACROSS THE LONG BRIDGE: An Anthology of Award-Winning Poetry (2006), and in LUCIDITY (Spotlighted Poet). Marie was honored as the AUTHOR OF THE YEAR, Eighth Annual HOUSTON HISPANIC BOOK FESTIVAL (2010).