Black and white close-up portrait of a middle-aged woman with short, dark hair and bangs, smiling slightly and looking into the camera. The lighting highlights her features—recipient of the 2019 PEN career awards.

Sandra Cisneros

Sandra Cisnero’s work includes The House on Mango Street, Caramelo, A House of My Own, Woman Hollering Creek, and more.


Articles by Sandra Cisneros

A vintage Underwood typewriter sits on a cluttered desk with stacks of papers, books, pens, and framed family photos, evoking a nostalgic writer’s workspace reminiscent of a Sandra Cisneros excerpt.
Literary Awards
Tuesday February 19

Sandra Cisneros on Looking Through Her Past Writing

“A long time ago, which was yesterday, I could tell time by the typeface on my manuscripts. I mean yesterday BC—Before Computers.”