Bakwin Award

A Falling Star

Chantel Acevedo

FALLING STAR author Chantel Acevedo is an acclaimed Latina author, whose much anticipated THE LIVING INFINITE is out from Europa in Fall 2018. FALLING STAR, winner of the Bakwin Prize, is the story of Cuban immigrants in the Mariel era. It was awarded a national bronze medal for Multicultural Fiction from the Independent Book Publisher Awards (IPPY), was a finalist for the International Latino Book Award, and the Balcones Fiction Prize.