Awards & Winners

Nicholasa Mohr

Date of Birth 01-November-1938
Place of Birth Manhattan
(New York City, New York, United States of America)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Poet, Author, Writer
Nicholasa Mohr is one of the best known Nuyorican writers. In 1973, she became the first Hispanic woman in the modern times to have her literary works published by the major commercial publishing houses, and she has developed the longest career as a creative writer for these publishing houses than any other Hispanic female writer. Her works tell of growing up in the Puerto Rican communities of the Bronx and El Barrio and of the difficulties Puerto Rican women face in the United States.

Awards by Nicholasa Mohr

Check all the awards nominated and won by Nicholasa Mohr.

1981


American Book Awards
Honored for : Felita

1976


Nominations 1976 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
National Book Award for Children's Books El Bronx Remembered: A Novella and Stories

1974


Jane Addams Children's Book Award
Honored for : Nilda

Nominations 1974 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Jane Addams Children's Book Award Nilda