Lucrecia Guerrero

Lucrecia Guerrero is an American novelist and short story writer whose works include Chasing Shadows (2000) and Tree of Sighs (2010). In 2024, Guerrero published the novel On the Mad River.[1] The novel received a Gold Medal for Fiction/Drama at the 27th International Latino Book Awards in 2025 and first place in the 2024 American Fiction Awards (Suspense category).[2]

Guerrero was born and raised bilingual and bicultural on the U.S.–Mexico border in Nogales, Arizona, and later lived in the Midwest, where her work has drawn on experiences of cultural intersection and identity.[3] Her short stories have appeared in numerous literary journals and anthologies, and her published books include the linked short story collection Chasing Shadows (2000), the novel Tree of Sighs (2011), and the novel On the Mad River (2024).[4] Tree of Sighs received the Christopher Isherwood Foundation Award and the Premio Aztlán Literary Prize.[5] On the Mad River received a Gold Medal for Fiction/Drama at the 27th International Latino Book Awards and first place in the 2024 American Fiction Awards (Suspense category).[6]

Guerrero currently resides near Chicago, where she writes and finds herself in frequent demand for teaching assignments at writers' conferences. She holds an MFA from Spaulding University in Louisville.

Awards and honors

Year Award Work Result Ref.
2025 International Latino Book Award (ILBA) Gold Medal On the Mad River Winner [7]
2012 Premio Aztlán Literary Prize Tree of Sighs Winner [8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Introducing #MWW24 Faculty Member Lucrecia Guerrero!". Midwest Writers Workshop. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  2. ^ "Life of a Writer: January 2026". Good River Review. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  3. ^ "Lucrecia Guerrero". Society of Midland Authors. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  4. ^ "Lucrecia Guerrero Book List". FictionDB. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  5. ^ "Introducing #MWW24 Faculty Member Lucrecia Guerrero!". Midwest Writers Workshop. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  6. ^ "Life of a Writer: January 2026". Good River Review. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  7. ^ "2025 International Latino Book Awards Winners" (PDF). Latino Literacy Now. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  8. ^ "Introducing the #MWW24 Faculty and Keynote Speakers!". Midwest Writers Workshop. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  9. ^ "Lucrecia Guerrero Wins Premio Aztlán". La Bloga. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 2026-02-11.
  • Jayson Gonzales Sae-Saue, Border Fictions: Globalization, Empire, and Writing at the Boundaries of the United States. Oxford University Press.
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