Publishing
Beginning in 1967, Quinto Sol published the interdisciplinary ''El Grito: A Journal of Contemporary Mexican-American Thought''. This was the first national academic and literary journal ever published in the United States. The journal, whose name is Spanish for "the Shout," was "intended to raise awareness at what we could call a pan-Chicano/a nationalistic level". Considered an intellectual and independent critical space, it became a place where Chicano(a) scholars, authors and artists could work to debunk the "culture of poverty" and other negative stereotypes attributed to Mexican Americans by scientists, other literature works and the media. As the editorial developed, the journal was used to expand Chicano expression and self-definition. The authors published in ''El Grito'' drew attention to the biases in academic realms regarding Mexican-Americans and attempted to rectify these blind spots.A Literary History of the American West. Fort Worth: Texas Christian UP, 1987. Online. Quinto Sol released ''Voices: Readings from El Grito: A Journal of Contemporary Mexican-American Thought'', which was a compilation of the most important works published in the journal. A second expanded edition of ''Voices'' was published two years later. The texts became an important resource for those wanting to learn about the newly instituted discipline of Chicano Studies. ''El Grito'' also published advertisements geared towards high schools and other university departments to stress the importance of Quinto Sol materials in the classroom. Finally, in 1969, Quinto Sol released the first edition of ''El espejo--The Mirror'', the first anthology of Mexican-American literature. The works published by Quinto Sol in the 1970s were often written in Spanish or engaged in code switching between English and Spanish. The Chicano Movement in general, and the works, drew heavily from Anglo-American culture, the experiences of Mexican-Americans, and AztecPremio Quinto Sol
The Premio Quinto Sol was created in 1970, publishing the work of Chicano and Chicana authors from 1971 to 1975. This was the first literary prize promoted nationally. Awarded to the best fictional work by Mexican American authors as a means of recognizing and promoting Chicano writers. The award involved a cash prize of $1000 and publication of the winning manuscript.^ a b Kanellos, Nicolás. "Editorial Quinto Sol." The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Latino Literature. Ed. Nicolás Kanellos. Vol. 1. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2008, 374 The first Premio Quinto Sol was awarded to Tomás Rivera, an Associate Professor of Spanish at Sam Houston University in Huntsville, Texas, in 1971 for '' ...y no se lo tragó la tierra'' (And the Earth Did Not Devour Him).Aldama, Frederick Luis. The Routledge Concise History of Latino/a Literature. New York: Routledge, 2013. Online. It was published with Quinto Sol as a bilingual edition, the Spanish and English versions printed side to side in the first publications. After being awarded the prize, Rivera worked closely with the Quinto Sol editors throughout the early 1970s. Julio Ramos and Gustavo Buenrostro edited the first Latin American edition of Tomás Rivera's novel '' ...y no se lo tragó la tierra'' (1971), which inaugurated a collection of Mexican Literature in Argentina. In 1972 Rudolfo Anaya won the second Premio Quinto Sol for the novel ''Lasting effects
The texts distributed by the editorial from 1967 to 1974 have been determined as the most influential works of Chicano authors. The literary awards series, according to the editor's note introducing ''Bless Me, Ultima'', provided a "publishing outlet through which the Chicano artist can express himself through exclusively Chicano means." The authors whose work it published are now an essential part of the Chicano literary and cultural movement. Through the journal ''El Grito'', the Premio Quinto Sol literary award, and its various other publications, Quinto Sol played a pivotal role in the process of institutionalizing Chicano culture as a legitimate field of inquiry^ Gustavo Buenrostro, "Introducción a los anexos" in Tomás Rivera, …y no se lo tragó la tierra, ed. Julio Ramos and Gustavo Buenrostro, Ediciones Corregidor 2012, pp 192. and contributing to the formation of a Chicano(a) literary canon. It served as a self-sustained creative and intellectual space for the participants of "El Movimiento." Simply put, it was a necessary institution for the development of Mexican American nationalism. With it, Chicano authors and their followers were able to forge an autonomous identity, finally making it possible to create a self-defined Chicano community. After a seven-year run, and the fourth Premio Quinto Sol, the publishing house divided into two separate publishers: Editorial Justa and Tonatiuh International,. The latter later became Tonatiuh-Quinto Sol (TQS) Publications.Quinto Sol Remembered
In 2012, a commemorative organization was founded at the University of California, Berkeley by Gustavo Buenrostro, Javier Huerta, Wanda Alarcón, Joseph Rios and Patricia Velazquez to pay tribute to the literary achievements of Quinto Sol called "Quinto Sol Remembered." On April 6 and 7, 2012 a symposium featuring several Chicano(a) writers and academics took place to commemorate the Chicano publishing house. Important Chicano voices who participated include Alex Saragoza,References
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