David Bowles (author)

David Bowles (born 1970) is an American poet, translator and author.

David Bowles
Bowles at the 2018 Texas Book Festival
BornDavid Oscar Bowles, Jr.
(1970-02-27)February 27, 1970
Upper Marlboro, Maryland, United States
OccupationPoet, novelist, translator
Notable worksThe Smoking Mirror
They Call Me Güero
Notable awardsPura Belpré Author Honor; Texas Institute of Letters Translation Award; Walter Dean Myers Honor; Claudia Lewis Award for Excellence in Poetry; Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award
Website
www.davidbowles.us

Life and career

David Bowles was born to residents of the Rio Grande Valley of Texas in 1970. He is of Mexican descent.[1]

Much of Bowles' work stems from his research into border legends and pre-Columbian Mesoamerican mythology, featured on Monsters and Mysteries in America.[2] He is currently developing a TV series based on his book Border Lore with Mucho Más Media and Campanario Entertainment.[3]

In addition, Bowles has translated multiple books, poems and stories from languages as diverse as Spanish, Nahuatl,[4] Yucatec Mayan,[5] and Japanese.[6] He is also a poet, with two books of verse and poems published widely.[7]

Bowles also writes speculative fiction,[7] such as his MG/YA fantasy series Garza Twins,[8] that features Latino protagonists and Mesoamerican mythology.[1] He worked with Adam Gidwitz on the Unicorn Rescue Society series for Dutton Penguin.[9] His speculative fiction work includes graphic novels like the steampunk title Clockwork Curandera he created with illustrator Raúl "the Third" González.[10]

Bowles resides in Donna, Texas. Holding a Master's in English and a doctorate in Education, he is a professor in the Department of Literatures & Cultural Studies at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, where he teaches children's/adolescent literature and Nahuatl.[11] [2]

In February 2017, David Bowles was elected to the Texas Institute of Letters.[12] In January 2020, he co-founded the hashtag / literary activist campaign #DignidadLiteraria.

Awards and honors

Works

AS AUTHOR

Novels

  • The Chupacabras of the Rio Grande (The Unicorn Rescue Society, #4). Co-authored by Adam Gidwitz. Illustrated by Hatem Aly. New York: Dutton Penguin, 2019.
  • Lords of the Earth. Hobart, Australia: Severed Press, 2016.
  • Garza Twins Series
    • The Smoking Mirror (#1). Melbourne: IFWG Publishing, 2015.
    • A Kingdom Beneath the Waves (#2). Melbourne: IFWG Publishing, 2016.
    • The Hidden City. (#3). Melbourne: IFWG Publishing, 2018.

Picture Books

  • My Two Border Towns. New York, NY: Kokila, 2021. (Forthcoming.)

Story Collections

  • Chupacabra Vengeance. Tigard, Oregon: Broken River Books, 2017.
  • The Seed: Stories from the River's Edge. Spring, TX: Absey & Co., 2011.

Graphic Novels

  • Tales of the Feathered Serpent series
    • Rise of the Halfling King. Illustrated by Charlene Bowles. El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press, 2020. (Forthcoming.)
  • Clockwork Curandera series
    • Vol. 1—The Witch Owl Parliament. Illustrated by Raúl the Third. New York, NY: Tu Books, 2020. (Forthcoming.)

Chapter Books

  • 13th Street series
    • Battle of the Bad-Breath Bats (#1). New York, NY: HarperChapters, 2020 (Forthcoming).
    • The Fire-Breathing Ferret Fiasco (#2). New York, NY: HarperChapters, 2020 (Forthcoming).
    • Clash of the Cackling Cougars (#3). New York, NY: HarperChapters, 2020 (Forthcoming).
    • The Shocking Shark Showdown (#4). New York, NY: HarperChapters, 2020 (Forthcoming).

Myth and Legend

  • Feathered Serpent, Dark Heart of Sky: Myths of Mexico. El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press, 2018.
  • Ghosts of the Rio Grande Valley. Charleston: The History Press, 2016.
  • Border Lore: Folktales and Legends of South Texas. Beaumont, TX: Lamar University Press, 2015.
  • Creature Feature: 13 Frightening Folktales of the Rio Grande Valley. McAllen, TX: AIM Media Texas, 2013.
  • Mexican Bestiary. Donna, TX: VAO Publishing, 2012.

Poetry

  • They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid's Poems. El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press, 2018.
  • Shattering and Bricolage. Dallas, TX: Ink Brush Press, 2014.

AS TRANSLATOR

  • The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas. Translation of Diccionario de mitos de América by María García Esperón. New York, NY: Levine Querido. 2021 (forthcoming).
  • Me dicen Güero: Poemas de un chavo fronterizo. Translation of They Call Me Güero. New York, NY: Vintage Español. 2020 (forthcoming).
  • Snake Poems: An Aztec Invocation. Special Edition for Camino Del Sol Series. Nahuatl translation of the original text by Francisco X. Alarcón. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press. March 12, 2019.
  • El verano de las mariposas. Translation of Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe García McCall. New York, NY: Tu Books, 2018.
  • Flower, Song, Dance: Aztec and Mayan Poetry. Beaumont, TX: Lamar University Press, 2013.

Notes
  1. Bowles on Inclusive Literature.
  2. Donna Author on National TV.
  3. This Is Horror.
  4. Flower, Song, Dance.
  5. Perform with Drums.
  6. Meet David Bowles.
  7. Interview with David Bowles.
  8. TSM Postcard.
  9. In the Beginning.
  10. Book Deals.
  11. UTRGV.
  12. TIL 2017.
  13. TIL Award List.
  14. TAPME Award List.
  15. 2016 ALA Winners.

References
  • Adam Gidwitz (2018). "In the Beginning Was the Name". Nerdy Book Club. Nerdy Book Club. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  • Madeline Smither (2014). "Donna author to talk about 'Big Bird' local legend on national TV". The Monitor. The Monitor. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  • Rasmussen, Peter (July 28, 2015). "The Smoking Mirror: Stories of Shapeshifting Drive Bowles' New Novel". The Monitor. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  • Vourvoulias, Sabrina (April 10, 2015). "Meet David Bowles, author of The Smoking Mirror". AL DÍA. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  • Vourvoulias, Sabrina (June 29, 2015). "Introduction to "Winds that Stir Vermillion Sands"". Strange Horizons. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  • Fowler, Olivia (2015). "Author Interview: David Bowles on Inclusive Literature, the Hugos, and the Future of Genre Fiction". Geeka Chicas. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  • Texas Associated Press Managing Editors (March 31, 2015). "2014 Texas APME Awards List". Texas Associated Press Managing Editors. Retrieved 2015-09-05.
  • Cummins, Amy (July 2015). "Postcard Review of The Smoking Mirror" (PDF). Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature. 53 (3): 81–101.
  • Birkelbach, Alan (June 2014). "Perform with Drums (A Review of Flower, Song, Dance: Aztec and Mayan Poetry)" (PDF). American Book Review. 35 (4): 22–23. doi:10.1353/abr.2014.0065.
  • Hoerth, Katherine (Winter 2014). "Flower, Song, Dance: Aztec and Mayan Poetry". Pleiades. 34 (1): 248–250.
  • Texas Institute of Letters (n.d.). "Winners Announced in Texas Institute of Letters Competitions" (PDF). Texas Institute of Letters. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-16. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  • Texter, Douglas (May 15, 2015). "Review of Apex Magazine #72". Tangent. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  • Gyasi, Geosi (March 24, 2015). "Interview with David Bowles, Author of The Seed". Geosi Reads: A World of Literary Pieces. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  • Donna Independent School District (n.d.). "Bilingual/ESL Department". Donna ISD. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  • PR Newswire (January 11, 2016). "American Library Association announces 2016 youth media award winners". PR Newswire. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  • UTRGV (n.d.). "Dr. David Bowles". UTRGV. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  • David Bowles (Presenter) (October 6, 2015). Story and Identity: Moving Beyond the Self (video). McAllen: TEDx. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  • TIL Press Release (2017). "Fifteen elected to Texas Institute of Letters". Lone Star Literary Life. Lone Star Literary Life. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  • Full Circle Literary (2017). "David Bowles". Middle Grade & Young Adult. Full Circle Literary. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  • Michael David Wilson (2017). "TIH 132: David Bowles on Mexican-American Folklore, Southern Gothic, and Story Ideas". This Is Horror Podcast. This Is Horror. Retrieved 2017-07-01.
  • Nicole Brinkley (2017). "What authors received YA book deals in February?". YA Interrobang. YA Interrobang. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
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