title: Outstanding Latino/a Cultural Award in Literary Arts or Publications
text: # Outstanding Latino/a Cultural Award in Literary Arts or Publications
  
  The Outstanding Latino/a Cultural Award in Literary Arts or Publications is one of several awards presented by the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education, Inc. (AAHHE); it also sponsored by AT&T. The award is presented to Latinas/os whose literature, scholarship, and other publications have made significant contributions to the understanding of Hispanic community and/or culture.
  
  The award is presented annually based on the author's achievements in fiction, non-fiction, and/or newspaper editing. Nominations are open, but the winners are selected by a committee of AAHHE Board members. Winners are recognized at the Annual AAHHE National Conference.
  
  Recent winners include:
  
  * 2020 Juan Felipe Herrera
  * 2019 John A. Lopez
  * 2018 Laurie Ann Guerrero
  * 2017 Ana Castillo
  * 2016 Juan Felipe Herrera
  * 2015 Rolando Hinojosa-Smith
  * 2014 Octavio Roca
  * 2013 Benjamin Saenz
  * 2012 Alma Flor Ada
  * 2011 Chon Noriega
  * 2010 Francisco Aragón
  * 2009 Bessy Reyna
  * 2008 Javier Ávila
  * 2007 Helena Maria Viramontes
  * 2006 Edward Gonzales
  * 2005 Cordelia Chávez Candelaria
  * 2004 Alberto Rios
  * 2003 Rudolfo Anaya
  * 2002 Juan Delgado
  * 2001 Teófilo Jaime Chahín
  * 1996 Nicholas Kanellos & Gary D. Keller
  