Pat Mora, a great Hispanic poetry writer has won many awards on her books and poetry. She has the Kellogg National Leadership fellowships award, the national endowment for the Arts award, the southwest book awards, and the Aztlán literature Awards.

Mora was born El Paso Texas, January 19, 1942. She writes on many topics such as poetry, children’s books, and nonfiction writing. She taught in the university of New Mexico as an distinguished visiting professor. Mora also was a museum director and consultant for US-Mexico youth exchanges. She’s received two degrees. She got a BA from Texas Western College in 1963 and got an MA from the University of Texas, El Paso in 1967.

Mora’s more popular books include My Own True Name (1984—1999), Aunt Carmen’s book of Practical Saints (1997), and Auga Santa (1995). She is now retired and lives peacefully in Santa Fe, New Mexico and Cincinnati, Ohio.

Pat is a native of El Paso. Her family descended here during the Mexican revolution. She spends most of her time writing and traveling to schools and other events to teach young writers. She has started to settle down around the Santa Fe, New Mexico and Cincinnati, Ohio. she now travels around there inspiring young writers and every once in a while traveling to other schools in the US teaching them about writing to.

"Confeti: Poemas para Niños" is a poetry book from Pat Mora in Spanish.

• (Tomas and the Library Lady) - 1989
• A Birthday Basket for Tía - 1992
• (Pablo's Tree) - 1994
• The Desert is My Mother - 1995
• The Big Sky - 1998
• (The Rainbow Tulip)" - 1999
• Love to Mama - 2001
• The Bakery Lady - 2002
• A Library for Juana: The World of Sor Juana Inez - 2003
• Maria Paints the Hills - 2003
• Dona Flor: A Tall Tale About a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart - 2005
• The Song of Francis and the Animals - 2006