Awards and Honors
- Premio Quinto Sol literary award, for Bless Me, Ultima, 1970
- NM Governor's Public Service Award, 1978, 1980
- Natl Chicano Council on Higher Education fellowship, 1978–79
- NEA fellowships, 1979, 1980
- American Book Award, Before Columbus Foundation, for Tortuga, 1980
- D.H.L., Univ. of Albuquerque, 1981
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting script development award, for "Rosa Linda," 1982
- Award for Achievement in Chicano Literature, Hispanic Caucus of Teachers of English, 1983
- Kellogg Foundation fellowship, 1983–85
- D.H.L., Marycrest Coll., 1984
- Mexican Medal of Friendship, Mexican Consulate of Albuquerque, 1986
- PEN-West Fiction Award, 1992, for Alburquerque.
- NEA National Medal of Arts Lifetime Honor, 2001 NEA National Medal of Arts webpage
- Outstanding Latino/a Cultural Award in Literary Arts or Publications, AAHHE, 2003
- People's Choice Award, 2007 New Mexico Book Awards
- Notable New Mexican 2007 (http://www.albuquerquemuseum.com/pages/nnm.html)
- Robert Kirsch Award 2011
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