David Bowles (Author)
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| Born | David Oscar Bowles, Jr. February 27, 1970 Upper Marlboro, Maryland, United States |
| Occupation | Poet, novelist, translator |
| Notable works |
The Smoking Mirror Flower, Song, Dance: Aztec and Mayan Poetry |
| Notable awards | Pura Belpré Author Honor; Texas Institute of Letters Translation Award; |
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David Bowles (born 1970) is an American poet, translator and author.
David Bowles was born to residents of the Rio Grande Valley of Texas in 1970. Raised in an ethnically diverse family with Mexican-American roots, he was hooked on dark folktales at an early age by his grandmother Marie Garza, the family storyteller.
Those stories got him interested in reading at an early age, setting him on a path to become an English teacher. During his third year in the classroom, he returned to the folktales of his childhood to encourage Mexican-American students who struggled to read. His retelling of the stories for middle-schoolers led to his first book, The Seed.
Bowles' research into border legends has been featured on Monsters and Mysteries in America in the eighth episode of season two: "Winged Beasts: Flying Humanoid, Jersey Devil, Batsquatch." He is currently developing a TV series based on his book Border Lore with Mucho Más Media and Campanario Entertainment.
In addition to folklore, Bowles has translated poetry from Nahuatl,Yucatec Mayan,Spanish and Japanese, which have appeared in journals such as Rattle, Translation Review, Asymptote, and Metamorphosis: A Journal of Literary Translation. His original poetry has been featured in Concho River Review, Journal of Children's Literature, BorderSenses and Huizache, among other venues.
Bowles also writes speculative fiction. He has had stories published in Strange Horizons and Apex Magazine and is currently writing a YA fantasy series called Garza Twins that features Latino protagonists and Mesoamerican mythology. He is one of several co-authors working with Adam Gidwitz on the Unicorn Rescue Society series for Dutton Penguin. In February 2017, David Bowles was elected to the Texas Institute of Letters.
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