Charles Bowden

Charles Bowden (1945–2014) was the author of many acclaimed books about the American Southwest and U.S.-Mexico border issues. He was a contributing editor for GQ, Harper’s, Esquire, and Mother Jones. His honors include a PEN First Amendment Award and the Lannan Literary Award for Nonfiction. Francisco Cantú is the author of The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border. A former Fulbright fellow, he is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize and a 2017 Whiting Award.