Fiction

• Bless Me, Ultima (1972), ISBN 0-446-67536-9
• Heart of Aztlan (1976), ISBN 0915808188
• Tortuga (1979), ISBN 091580834X
• Silence of the Llano: Short Stories (1982), ISBN 0892290099
• The Legend of La Llorona: A Short Novel (1984), ISBN 0892290153
• Lord of the Dawn: the Legend of Quetzalcóatl (1987), ISBN 0-8263-1001-X
• Alburquerque (1992), ISBN 0-8263-1359-0
• Zia Summer (1995), ISBN 0446518433
• Jalamanta: A Message from the Desert (1996), ISBN 0446520241
• Rio Grande Fall (1996), ISBN 0446518441
• Shaman Winter (1999), ISBN 0446523747
• Serafina's Stories (2004), ISBN 0826335691
• Jemez Spring (2005), ISBN 0826336841
• The Man Who Could Fly and Other Stories (2006), ISBN 0-8061-3738-X

Books for children

• The Farolitos of Christmas: A New Mexico Christmas Story (1987), ISBN 0-937206-05-9
• Maya's Children: The Story of La Llorana (1996), illustrated by Maria Baca, ISBN 0-7868-0152-2
• Farolitos for Abuelo (1998), illustrated by Edward Gonzalez, ISBN 0-7868-0237-5
• My Land Sings: Stories from the Rio Grande (1999), illustrated by Amy Córdova, ISBN 0-688-15078-0
• Elegy on the Death of César Chávez (2000), illustrated by Gaspar Enriquez, ISBN 0-938317-51-2
• Roadrunner's Dance (2000), illustrated by David Diaz, ISBN 0-7868-0254-5
• The Santero's Miracle: A Bilingual Story (2004), illustrated by Amy Córdova, Spanish translation by Enrique Lamadrid, ISBN 0-8263-2847-4
• The Curse of the ChupaCabra (2006), ISBN 0826341144
• The First Tortilla (2007), illustrated by Amy Córdova, Spanish translation by Enrique Lamadrid, ISBN 0826342140
• ChupaCabra and the Roswell UFO (2008), ISBN 0826344690

Non-fiction and Anthologies

• Voices from the Rio Grande: Selections from the First Rio Grande Writers Conference (1976)
• Cuentos: Tales from the Hispanic Southwest (1980), with Jose Griego y Maestas, ISBN 0890131112
• A Ceremony of Brotherhood, 1680-1980 (1981), edited with Simon J. Ortiz
• Cuentos Chicanos: A Short Story Anthology (rev. ed. 1984), edited with Antonio Márquez, ISBN 0-8263-0772-8
• A Chicano in China (1986), ISBN 0-8263-0888-0
• Voces: An Anthology of Nuevo Mexicano Writers (1987, 1988), editor, ISBN 0-8263-1040-0
• Aztlán: Essays on the Chicano Homeland (1989), edited with Francisco A. Lamelí, ISBN 0-929820-01-0
• Tierra: Contemporary Short Fiction of New Mexico (1989), editor, ISBN 0-938317-09-1
• Flow of the River (2nd ed. 1992), ISBN 0-944725-00-7
• Descansos: An Interrupted Journey (1995), with Denise Chávez and Juan Estevan Arellano, ISBN 0-929820-06-1
• Chicano/a Studies: Writing into the Future (1998), edited with Robert Con Davis-Undiano

Poetry

• Adventures of Juan Chicaspatas (1985), ISBN 093477045X

Published or Performed Plays

• The Season of La Llorona
• Ay, Compadre! (1994)
• The Farolitos of Christmas (1987)
• Matachines (1992)
• Billy the Kid (1995)
• Who Killed Don Jose? (1995)

• Premio Quinto Sol literary award, for Bless Me, Ultima, 1970
• NM Governor's Public Service Award, 1978, 1980
• Natl Chicano Council on Higher Education fellowship, 1978—79
• NEA fellowships, 1979, 1980
• American Book Award, Before Columbus Foundation, for Tortuga, 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 NEA National Medal of Arts webpage
• People's Choice Award, 2007 New Mexico Book Awards
• Notable New Mexican 2007 (http://www.albuquerquemuseum.com/pages/nnm.html)