The 22nd International Latino Book Awards ceremony will be held virtually Saturday, Sept. 12, at 2:30 p.m. with entertainment and the award ceremony at 3 p.m. at http://www. LatinoBookAwards.org or via YouTube with master of ceremonies Edward James Olmos.

(...) For 2020, Empowering Latino Futures has named five awards for writers and the Latino community overall. They included the Rudy Anaya Best Latino-focused Fiction Award in honor of the late great-grandfather of Chicano literature, the Isabel Allende Best Inspirational Fiction Award in honor of the bestselling Latina author in the world, the Alma Flor Ada Best Latino-focused Children’s Picture Book Award for a luminary of children’s literature, the Juan Felipe Herrera Best Poetry Book Award for the first Latino U.S. Poet Laureate and the Victor Villaseñor Best Latino-focused Nonfiction Award for the trailblazing author.

About 40% of the winners were from major U.S. and international publishers, 25% were from medium-sized publishing houses and 35% were from small publishing houses or were self-published.

The 2020 International Latino Book Awards has 297 finalists in 96 categories. Handling the large number of books were 214 judges in 2020, including librarians, educators, media professionals, leaders of national organizations and Pulitzer Prize winners. The awards celebrate books in English, Spanish and Portuguese. Finalists are from across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, as well as from 17 other countries.

All finalists listed will receive either a first place, second place or honorable mention when the awards are presented (...)

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