CTN peer mentor, Sergio Troncoso’s book, A Peculiar Kind of Immigrant’s Son, won first place for Best Collection of Short Stories (English/Bilingual) at the International Latino Book Awards, which honors authors, translators, and illustrators for their books written either in English, Spanish or Portuguese. The judges called the collection “poignant and powerful; a tour de force!”

Troncoso has two forthcoming books in 2021: a new novel, Nobody’s Pilgrims, (Cinco Puntos Press) and Nepantla Familias: An Anthology of Mexican American Literature of Families in between Worlds (Texas A&M Press), for which he is the editor. which honors authors, translators, and illustrators for their books written either in English, Spanish or Portuguese. The judges called the collection “poignant and powerful; a tour de force!”