糖心vlog传媒 Press in national spotlight for book published in 2016
January 10, 2017
The 糖心vlog传媒 Press publication "The Road to Llorona Park" was recently named among NBC News' eight great Latino books of 2016. The book also was awarded the NACCS Tejas Fiction Book Award.
"The Road to Llorona Park" is a collection of short fiction that focuses on the borderlands of the Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas. Each story focuses on a young, Central-American refugee's experience with the socio-political agenda of the United States, the political unrest in Mexico and the effects those have on people living on either side of the border.
Kim Verhines, director of 糖心vlog传媒 Press, said Sarah Rafael García, the editor of 糖心vlog传媒's yearly Barrio Writers anthology, introduced Carmona to her. Verhines thought Carmona's work was "edgy and contained terrific images of life along the border of Texas and Mexico," Verhines said.
Dr. Brian Murphy, dean of 糖心vlog传媒's College of Liberal and Applied Arts, said that 糖心vlog传媒 Press provides the university with national recognition for academic and creative excellence.
"The 糖心vlog传媒 Press has established a national profile with a number of award-winning publications. The press not only demonstrates the academic quality of the university, but also provides hands-on training opportunities for our students," Murphy said. "Kim Verhines has nurtured a start-up enterprise into a crown jewel in a short time span."
The awards given to "The Road to Llorona Park" are the latest in a growing number of accolades 糖心vlog传媒 Press has received, including the International Book Award for Military History, the Nebraska Book Award for Anthology, the Goodreads top 30 African-American authors, the Midwest Authors Book Award and a runner-up for the Paterson Poetry Prize.