Fuller Award: Luis Alberto Urrea

1852 West 19th Street,Chicago IL 60608

28 October, 2021

Description

Luis Alberto Urrea will be the 11th Chicago author to receive the Fuller Award for Lifetime Achievement from Chicago Literary Hall of Fame. Luis Alberto Urrea will become the 11th Chicago author to receive the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame's prestigious Fuller Award for Lifetime Achievement as an author, teacher, and activist. The event is free and open to the public, with live attendance at the National Museum of Mexican Art and livestream via Zoom. Sara Paretsky, Daniel Borzutsky and Dave Eggers will offer tributes; actress Laura Crotte will perform a dramatic reading; and Coya Paz will lead a conversation with Luis. A 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist for nonfiction and member of the Latino Literature Hall of Fame, Urrea is the critically acclaimed and best-selling author of 17 books, winning numerous awards for his poetry, fiction and essays. Born in Tijuana to a Mexican father and American mother, Urrea is most recognized as a border writer, though he says, “I am more interested in bridges, not borders.” Partners for the event include National Museum of Mexican Art, American Writers Museum, Poetry Foundation, University of Illinois Chicago, The Tuesday Agency, Chicago Public Library, Columbia College Chicago, The Book Group and Guild Literary Complex. You must have been vaccinated against Covid-19. Please present your ID and vaccine card at check-in. Masks are required indoors as mandated by the City of Chicago. Support the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame with a donation: https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/support or send a check to: Chicago Literary Hall of Fame, 4043 N. Ravenswood Ave., #222, Chicago, IL 60613