Born December 20, 1954 in Chicago, Sandra Cisneros is an American novelist, short-story writer, essayist, and poet. Cisneros is one of the first Hispanic-American writers who has achieved commercial success. read more
Sandra Cisneros received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1981 and 1988, and in 1985 was presented with the American Book Award by the Before Columbus Foundation for The House on Mango Street. read more
Sandra Cisneros, the American writer, attended Loyola University Chicago, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. She also participated in the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa, where she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree. read more