Recalling Author Victor Martinez. A later, he discovered that he was nominated for the National Book Award week.

Recalling Author Victor Martinez. A later, he discovered that he was nominated for the National Book Award week.

A local poet, reached a personal low when he read his poetry at Intersection for the Arts and exactly six people showed up in 1996, Victor Martinez. Three were buddies.

Galeria de la Raza tossed a send-off celebration before he travelled to ny for the prizes ceremony. “We said, ‘You’re going to win!’” recalls journalist Alejandro Murguía. “He stated. ‘Nah. I’m a Chicano author.