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Frank Varela

Born: Brooklyn, New York
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: *Lived in Oak Park and Chicago, Illinois

Biography:

Awards:
  • -- His writing has earned him grants and recognition from the Illinois Arts Council
  • -- Named Hispanic Librarian of the Year in 1997 by Illinois Secretary of State

Primary Literary Genre(s): Poetry

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

Email: fpvarela1949@yahoo.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=Frank+Varela+&init=quick&sid=0.3487582577850204#!/profile.php?id=1076996416&ref=search=frank+varela
Frank Varela on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=frank+varela

Selected Titles

Bitter coffee /
ISBN: 1877636215 OCLC: 48672577

March Abrazo Press, Chicago, IL : ©2001.

  Caleb's exile
ISBN: 9781596086340 OCLC: 733094735

ELF Creative Workshop, [Santurce, P.R.] : 2009.

Serpent underfoot /
ISBN: 1877636118 OCLC: 29504573

March/Abrazo Press, Chicago : ©1993.

 

 

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