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Octavio Quintanilla serves as a Professor of English at Our Lady of the Lake University, maintaining an office in Main Building, Room 227L with contact number 210-431-4003.
His academic credentials include:
- PhD in Literature and Creative Writing (Poetry Concentration) from the University of North Texas
- Master of Arts in English with Creative Writing Thesis (Poetry) from the University of Texas Pan-American
- Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Texas Pan-American
Quintanilla's scholarly work centers on Creative Writing across poetry, fiction, and nonfiction genres, Visual Poetics, Literary Translation, and specialized literary traditions including 20th Century American, Mexican-American, and Spanish/Latin American poetry. His teaching philosophy, rooted in Freirean principles, defines education as a 'practice of freedom' that cultivates critical and creative engagement with societal structures.
Prestigious recognitions include:
- Texas Poet Laureate appointment for 2025
- San Antonio Poet Laureate service from 2018-2020
- Induction into the Texas Institute of Letters
- National Book Award longlisting
Professional memberships encompass the Association of Writers and Writing Programs and Texas Association of Creative Writing Teachers, alongside holding a Texas Teacher Certificate. Details regarding graduate student supervision and research funding remain unspecified in available materials, though his Poet Laureate roles indicate active literary community leadership. Outside academia, he engages with creative processes, music, visual arts, and international travel.
