Viola Canales
| Viola Canales | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 21, 1957 |
| Nationality | American |
| Partner | Pamela S. Karlan |
Viola Canales (born 21 April 1957) is an American writer originally from McAllen, Texas.[1] She has published a short story collection, Orange Candy Slices and Other Secret Tales (2001),[2] and a novel, The Tequila Worm (2005)[3] for which she won the Pura Belpré Award in 2006.[4]
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Education
Canales attended St. Stephen's Episcopal School in Austin, Harvard College, and Harvard Law School.[5]
Career
She has been a captain in the US Army, a litigator, and an official in the Clinton Administration.[5] She is currently a lecturer at Stanford Law School, where she teaches courses that combine law and fiction writing.
Personal life
Her partner is U.S. Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Voting Rights in the United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Pamela Karlan.[6]
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