Quinto Sol was a publishing house that aimed to bring Chicano literature to the forefront of American culture and to unite all Chicanos in the United States. It was founded in 1967 by UC Berkeley students and faculty with the publication of the interdisciplinary journal El Grito. From 1971 to 1975, the Premio Quinto Sol literary prize was created to recognize and promote Chicano authors. The Premio Quinto Sol literary prize was awarded to Tomás Rivera, Rudolfo Anaya, and Rolando Hinojosa--each of whom is now considered a major literary voice. The final award was given in 1975 to Estela Portillo Trambley.
After this fourth award, Quinto Sol divided into two separate publishers, Editorial Justa and Tonatiuh International, the latter of which later became TQS Publications.
Through its prize and multiple publications, Quinto Sol played a pivotal role in the process of institutionalizing Chican@ culture as legitimate field of inquiry.
Read more about Quinto Sol: Quinto Sol Remembered
Famous quotes containing the word sol:
“my Uncle Sol’s farm
failed because the chickens
ate the vegetables so
my Uncle Sol had a
chicken farm till the
skunks ate the chickens when”
—E.E. (Edward Estlin)