Octavio Quintanilla
@OctQuintanilla
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SA Poet Laureate 2018-2020 | THE BOOK OF WOUNDED SPARROWS (TRP, 2024) | LAS HORAS IMPOSIBLES, winner of the Ambroggio Prize (University of Arizona Press, 2025)
Joined September 2014
Save the dates, Oct 17 @ Central Library’s Latino Collection & Resource Center & Oct 18 @ollu_saints! @FronteraVerso: The Best Literary Destination in Texas! #literaryfestival #versofrontera #texaspoetlaureate
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If you are @ OLLU - Our Lady of the Lake University, stop by the Dean’s suite, Main Building 3rd floor, & check out four new #frontextos. #texaspoetlaureate
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Friends, This is just to say that #thebookofwpundedsparrows published by @TxReviewPress is a finalist for the Juan Felipe Herrera Best Poetry Book for the International Latino Book Awards!
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Dear readers, @AlabravaP is proud & excited to publish Jim LaVilla-Havelin’s beautiful poetry collection, A THOREAU BOOK! Pre-order now! $17, VENMO @ Alabravapress | includes shipping | Contact us through Messenger for other payment options. #alabravapress
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Congratulations to *The Book of Wounded Sparrows* by @OctQuintanilla, an International Latino Book Awards Finalist for The Juan Felipe Herrera Best Poetry Book Award! - #BookAwards @Empower_Latinos
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#CallForSubmissions VersoFrontera - Series Editor @OctQuintanilla! Selected manuscript published in TRP's VersoFrontera series for debut poets. Submit today! https://t.co/RsMc0qoj3A - @FronteraVerso #VersoFrontera #CFS #Poetry #Poems #PoetryCommunity #VersoFrontera #DebutPoets
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#CallForSubmissions The X. J. Kennedy Poetry Prize - Final judge Shane McCrae! Winner receives a $10,000 advance, publication with TRP, and a residency at @vtstudiocenter. Submit today! https://t.co/wjp5L6A7ML - #PoetryContest #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #TheXJKennedyPoetryPrize
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Yesterday took some Frontextos to OLLU. Find them at the CAS office & at the Dean’s offices, Main 3rd floor. #frontextos #texaspoetlaureate #art
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Octavio Quintanilla, former San Antonio poet laureate, named 2025 Poet Laureate for State of Texas
tpr.org
He said he planned to use his new platform to build up an annual festival at Our Lady of the Lake University.
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At today’s press conference and Artist Preview for The 2025 Luminaria Arts Festival. Will participate Oct 18. Amazing artists. Come thru! #frontextos #texaspoetlaureate #luminaria2025
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So nice for the UNT Alumni Association to highlight my work. #texaspoetlaureate #frontextos Link: https://t.co/lVaaVh1WkZ
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TRP is currently accepting submissions for the VersoFrontera series! In collaboration with the VersoFrontera Literature and Arts Festival, the VersoFrontera series seeks to publish one debut collection per year. Series Editor: @OctQuintanilla
#Poetry #CallForSubmissions #CFS
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TIME TO SEND in THAT MANUSCRIPT! @FronteraVerso PRIZE PUBLISHED BY @TxReviewPress FOR A DEBUT POETRY COLLECTION BY A LATINX POET! #texasreviewpress #versofronteraprize
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