Stella Pope Duarte

Stella Pope Duarte (born South Phoenix) is a Latina American novelist.

Life
She graduated from Arizona State University with a B.A. and MA in Educational Counseling. She taught at Arizona State University from 1999–2008, and South Mountain Community College. She was a member of the Arizona Commission on the Arts from 2006 to 2010.

Awards

 * 2009 American Book Award, for If I Die in Juarez
 * 2004 Barbara Deming Memorial Fund Award
 * 2001 Arizona Commission on the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship, for Let Their Spirits Dance
 * 1997 Arizona Commission on the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship, for Fragile Night