Fuller Award: Luis Alberto Urrea

Luis Alberto Urrea will become the 11th Chicago author to receive the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame's prestigious Fuller Award for Lifetime Achievement as an author, teacher, and activist. The event is free and open to the public, with live attendance at the National Museum of Mexican Art and livestream via Zoom.

Rick Najera is the emcee for the evening. Sara Paretsky, Daniel Borzutsky and Dave Eggers will offer tributes; actress Laura Crotte will perform a dramatic reading; and Coya Paz will lead a conversation with Urrea. A 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist for nonfiction and member of the Latino Literature Hall of Fame, Urrea is the critically acclaimed and best-selling author of 17 books, winning numerous awards for his poetry, fiction and essays. Born in Tijuana to a Mexican father and American mother, Urrea is most recognized as a border writer, though he says, “I am more interested in bridges, not borders.” Partners for the event include National Museum of Mexican Art, American Writers Museum, Poetry Foundation, Third World Press, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago Public Library, The Tuesday Agency, Columbia College Chicago, The Book Group, Guild Literary Complex, and The Bookstore of Glen Ellyn.

You must have been vaccinated against Covid-19. Please present your ID and vaccine card at check-in. Masks are required indoors as mandated by the City of Chicago.

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Host or Publisher National Museum of Mexican Art