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List of awards and achievements for Sandra Cisneros?

Sandra Cisneros Awards and Achievements:

Literary Awards:

* 1984: American Book Award for The House on Mango Street

* 1991: PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction for Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories

* 1992: National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowship

* 1996: Lannan Literary Award for Fiction

* 1998: National Book Award for Poetry for Loose Woman

* 2000: O. Henry Prize for Carried Away

* 2001: MacArthur Fellowship

* 2002: National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism for A House of My Own

* 2008: Texas Institute of Letters Award in Literature

* 2014: PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature

* 2015: American Academy of Arts and Letters Literature Award

* 2017: National Humanities Medal

* 2019: The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for A House of My Own

Other Honors & Recognition:

* 1987: Named one of the "25 most influential Hispanic women" by Hispanic Magazine

* 1996: Received the "Mujeres de Maiz" award for her contributions to Latina literature

* 2000: Honored as "Humanitarian of the Year" by the National Association of Latino Arts and Culture

* 2001: Named one of the "100 most important women of the 20th century" by Ladies Home Journal

* 2002: Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame

* 2003: Received the "Premio Aztlán" from the University of California, Los Angeles

* 2008: Awarded the "Distinguished Alumni Award" from the University of Iowa

* 2012: Honored with a "Lifetime Achievement Award" by the National Hispanic Cultural Center

* 2013: Received the "Legacy Award" from the National Endowment for the Arts

* 2018: Honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

* 2020: Received the "John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation "Genius Grant"

Published Works:

* The House on Mango Street (1984)

* Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories (1991)

* Loose Woman (1995)

* Carried Away (1996)

* A House of My Own: Essays (2001)

* My Wicked Wicked Ways (2004)

* Have You Seen My Alligator? (2012)

* The Last of the Bohemian Girls (2018)

This list is not exhaustive, but it highlights the most notable awards and achievements Sandra Cisneros has received throughout her career. She is a prolific and influential writer who has made significant contributions to American literature.

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