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ABOUT

Frail Blood by Edward Stanton

Edward Stanton is the author of fourteen books, some translated into Spanish, Arabic and Chinese. He has published fiction, poetry, essays and translations in journals throughout the U.S., Latin America and Europe, where he has lectured at universities and cultural centers.

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Edward Stanton has been a Fulbright fellow in Argentina and Uruguay and has received grants and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the U.S. Department of Education and the government of Spain. He was named the A.R. Sánchez Distinguished Lecturer at Texas A&M International University in 2003 and Distinguished Alumnus at UCLA in 2007. His students and colleagues published “This Spanish Thing”: Essays in Honor of Edward F. Stanton, ed. Michael J. McGrath (Newark: DE, Juan de la Cuesta, 2016).

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​Edward Stanton offers readings and discussions of his books; lectures and workshops on international literature and culture; literature and the environment; the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela and related topics. He can lecture in English, Spanish, Italian and, with an indulgent audience, in French. He publishes political criticism and satire in the Courier Journal, the Lexington Herald-Leader and The Satirist.

AWARDS

​Wide as the Wind | Winner of:
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 2017 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Young Adult Fiction

2017 Silver Moonbeam Children's Book Award for Young Adult Fiction Historical/Cultural

2018 silver Feathered Quill Award for Teen Fiction

Honored in the 2018 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards in Green Books/Environmental

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VIDAS: Deep in Mexico and Spain | Prizes
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Grand Prize (bronze) for Best Travel Writing, 15th Annual Solas Awards

Finalist, 2021 Best Book Awards for Travel Literature

Finalist, 2021 Best Book Awards for Cover Design

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