Daniel A. Olivas

Daniel A. Olivas is "one of the best and most original Hispanic American authors working today."  --The Midwest Book Review

"Olivas is adept at establishing character in a sentence or two; he creates an image, a moment of self-deception, in which we come to know these characters intimately and easily imagine their entire lives..."

--The Los Angeles Times

Daniel is the author of four books and editor of an anthology.  Poetry and short-story collections are forthcoming.  His writing appears in many anthologies and publications including the Los Angeles Times, THEMA, Jewish Journal, Exquisite Corpse, Red River Review, Pacific Review, New Madrid, Raven Chronicles, Indiana English, Pembroke, Tu Ciudad, and El Paso Times.

Daniel grew up near the Pico-Union and Koreatown neighborhoods of Los Angeles.  He now makes his home in the San Fernando Valley with his wife and son.  Daniel received his degree in English literature from Stanford University and law degree from UCLA.  He is an attorney with the California Department of Justice in the Public Rights Division.

BOOKS:

Devil Talk: Stories (Bilingual Press)

Assumption and Other Stories (Bilingual Press)

The Courtship of Maria Rivera Pena (Silver Lake Publishing)

Benjamin and the Word (Arte Publico Press)

Latinos in Lotusland (Bilingual Press), editor

Anywhere but L.A.: Stories (Bilingual Press, forthcoming)

Crossing the Border: Poems (Ghost Road Press, forthcoming)

ANTHOLOGIES (contributor):

Love to Mama (Lee & Low Books)

Fantasmas (Bilingual Press)

Nemeton: A Fables Anthology (Silver Lake Publishing)

Hate Crimes (Social Issues Firsthand) (Thomson/Greenhaven)

You Have Time for This (Ooligan Press)

A Poet's Haggadah (CreateSpace)

Sudden Fiction Latino (W.W. Norton, forthcoming)

Dogs: Wet & Dry (forthcoming)

Latinos in Lotusland:

An Anthology of Contemporary Southern California Literature

Edited by Daniel A. Olivas

NOW AVAILABLE!

from Bilingual Press in both

Hardcover and Paperback

This landmark anthology brings together 60 years of Los Angeles fiction by 34 Latino/a writers.  It's available through your local bookstore (if it's not in stock, ask for it to be ordered), directly from Bilingual Press (use links above for the edition you want), or via numerous online sellers (you may search for availability online by putting in the title here).

PRAISE FOR LATINOS IN LOTUSLAND:

"Latinos in Lotusland is an engrossing anthology that shines a luminous light on Los Angeles."

-- Max Benavidez, award-winning author of Gronk

"...a wonderful anthology...will surprise and delight..."

-- Sergio Troncoso, El Paso Times (full review here)

"...a masterful collection of literature capable of seducing every reader..."  -- Natalie L. Gutierrez, Tu Ciudad

"More than simply an editor and compiler of this anthology, Daniel A. Olivas emerges as a great maestro, a conductor of a most delightful literary symphony."

-- Himilce Novas, The MultiCultural Review

"Quintessential LA...but so much more."  -- Callie Miller, LAist

"...Lotusland features...60 years of writing by some of the best Latino authors....buy this anthology."  -- Latino Perspectives Magazine (full review here)

"These are engaging stories told by writers as diverse as the city's architecture."  -- PoeticDiversity (full review here)

"Latinos in Lotusland is a movable feast that bears witness to the incredibly talented writers that reclaim Los Angeles as their own."  -- Gregg Barrios, San Antonio Express-News (full review here)

MORE LATINOS IN LOTUSLAND NEWS:

Listen to the February 4th edition of Bibliocracy by clicking on "archive" at KPFK, 90.7 FM (scroll down to February 4, 2008 and Bibliocracy).

Listen to Kevin Roderick of LAObserved recommend Latinos in Lotusland on KCRW.

Rigoberto Gonzalez interviews me about Latinos in Lotusland over at Critical Mass.

Latinos in Lotusland makes the Denver Post's bestseller's list for paperback fiction on June 1, 2008.

Latinos in Lotusland on YouTube via Kevin Roderick's LAObserved.

READINGS AND APPEARANCES FOR

LATINOS IN LOTUSLAND:

May 3, 2008, 2:00 - 4:00 pm: Victorio Barragan and Jennifer Silva Redmond at Somewhere Else Coffeehouse and Bookstore, 330 N. Magnolia Ave., El Cajon, CA 92020.  Phone: 619-441-0480.

May 21, 2008, 7:30 pm: Manuel Ramos and Rudy Ch. Garcia at Tattered Cover Book Store, 2526 East Colfax, Denver, CO 80206.  Phone: 303-322-7727,

May 31, 2008, 5:00 - 8:00 pm: Reception and group event at Patricia Correia Gallery, 2525 MIchigan Ave., E-2, Santa Monica, CA 90404.  Phone: 310-264-1760.

June 13, 2008, 7:00 pm: Sandra Ramos O'Briant, Lisa Alvarez, Victorio Barragan, Conrad Romo and Daniel Olivas at Vroman's Bookstore, 695 E. Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91101.  Phone: 626-449-5320.

September 27, 2008: Melinda Palacio (moderator), Reyna Grande and Alex Espinoza at the Santa Barbara Book and Author Fair.

September 28, 2008, 11:00 - 11:55 a.m.: Lisa Alvarez, Sandra Ramos O'Briant, Reyna Grande and Daniel Olivas (moderator) at West Hollywood Book Fair, West Hollywood Park, 647 N. San Vicente Blvd.

October 4, 2008, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.: Helena Viramontes, Reyna Grande, Melinda Palacio and Jennifer Silva Redmond at the Third Annual City Book Fair, San Diego City College.

November 6, 2008, 11:15 a.m.: Daniel Olivas in the Guest Speaker Series at Santa Monica College, 1900 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405.  Art Building, Room 214.  Phone: 310-434-4303.

[POSTPONED - NEW DATE TBA]: Daniel Olivas (moderator), Conrad Romo, Victorio Barragan and Danny Romero at the East Los Angeles Library, 4837 E. 3rd St., Los Angeles, CA 90022.  Phone: 323-264-0155.

February 14, 2009, 3:00 - 4:15 p.m.: Kathleen Alcala, Estella Gonzalez, Michael Jaime-Becerra, Manuel Munoz and Daniel Olivas (moderator) at the AWP Conference, Hilton Chicago.

March 28, 2009, 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.: Group reading at Libreria Martinez, 1200 N. Main St., Santa Ana, CA 92701.  Phone: 714-973-7900.  Guests: Manuel Ramos, Lisa Alvarez, Conrad Romo, Victorio Barragan, Alejandro Morales, Sandra Ramos O'Briant and Daniel Olivas.

October 3, 2009, 1:30 - 3:30: Group reading at Tia Chucha's Cafe Cultural, 13197-A Gladstone Ave., Sylmar, CA 91342.

Phone: 818-528-4511.  Guests: Estella Gonzalez, Alvaro Huerta, Melinda Palacio, Lisa Alvarez, Alejandro Morales, Reyna Grande, Victorio Barragan, Conrad Romo and Daniel Olivas (moderator).

More events being planned...

Daniel shares blogging duties on La Bloga...he posts each Monday.

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