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 Outstanding Latino/a Cultural Award in Literary Arts or Publications, American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE), 2003 People's Choice Award, 2007 New Mexico Book Awards Notable New Mexican 2007 Robert Kirsch Award 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award in Literature from the Paul Bartlett Re Peace Prize, 2014 Inducted into Albuquerque's Wall of Fame, 2014 2015 National Humanities Medal See also Latino literature Latino poetry American literature in Spanish References External links Western American Literature Journal: Rudolfo Anaya Rudolfo A. Anaya Papers (MSS 321), Center for Southwest Research and Special Collections, University of New Mexico Libraries. "Bless Me, Ultima" Official Trailer (2013) 1937 births 2020 deaths 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American novelists American Book Award winners American children's writers American male novelists American writers of Mexican descent Hispanic and Latino American novelists People from Guadalupe County, New Mexico People from Santa Rosa, New Mexico United States National Medal of Arts recipients University of New Mexico alumni University of New Mexico faculty Writers from New Mexico National Humanities Medal recipients