David Bowles (Chair) is a Mexican American author and translator from South Texas, where he teaches at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Among his 40 award-winning titles are My Two Border Towns, They Call Me Güero, and The Prince & the Coyote. In 2020, David co-founded the hashtag advocacy movement #DignidadLiteraria, which has helped arbitrate for greater Latino representation in publishing. David also serves as the President of the Texas Institute of Letters.

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