DAVID RICE MFA
Email: davidrice64@gmail.com
Associate Professor of English. Austin Community College-Ascender.
David.rice@austincc.edu
EDUCATION
MFA, Creative Writing 2015, Certificate, Mexican American Studies
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas
BA, Major: English, Minor: Anthropology 1998
Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas
Austin Community College, Austin, Texas.
Crockett High School, Austin, Texas 1982
Edcouch Elsa High School, Edcouch, Texas 1978 – 1980
AWARDS
Raza Award, Dia de la Raza (Crazy Loco) 2010
Recipient, Alfredo Cisneros de Moral Foundation (Crazy Loco) 2006
Notable Books for a Global Society (Crazy Loco) 2002
Finalist, Tomas Rivera Children’s Book Award, Texas State University (Crazy Loco) 2002
Finalist, Pura Belpre Award, New York Public Library (Crazy Loco) 2002
Finalist, The PEN USA Children’s Literature Award (Crazy Loco) 2002
Winner, ALA Notable Book (Crazy Loco) 2002
Nomination, Pushcart Prize (Crazy Loco) 1998
Winner, Latino Literature Prize (New World: Young Latino Writers) 1998
Nominee, National Book Critics Circle Award (New World: Young Latino Writers) 1998
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
Writer in Residence. Edcouch-Elsa High School. Llano Grande Center. 1999-2003.
North Dakota Study Group 1999 – Present
Nushank Theatre Collective, Austin, TX 2003-2006
UTRGV. College of Education. Evaluator/documenter on Education Grant. 2009-2012.
WORK IN PROGRESS
Motorcycle Documentary.
Happy Saint, Screenwriter (TV Series for Families)
The Last to Laugh, Writer (YA Novel)
Buscando Paraiso, Screenwriter (Feature Length Film)
Odessy One: Chicanos in Space, Screenwriter (Feature Length Film)
CuentoVille, Screenwriter (TV Series for Kids)
Target Julia, Co-Writer (Feature Length Film)
Crazy Loco, (Textbook; High School) McGraw Hill
BOOKS
Heart-Shaped Cookies, Bilingual Press 2011
Ten Miles from the Border, translation of Crazy Loco in Japanese 2008
Crazy Loco, Dial Books, ALA Notable Book Award 2001
Give the Pig a Chance & Other Stories, Bilingual Press 1996
TEXTBOOKS
Crazy Loco, StudySynch (Elementary) Textbook, McGraw Hill 2018
Heart-Shaped Cookies, Bilingual Press 2011
Crash Room, Inclass Reader Trek 3, McGraw Hill 2007
ANTHOLOGIES
Embrace. Dia de los Muertos Stories (ed. Yvette Benavides), Trinity University Press, San Antonio, TX. 2024
God’s Plans for Wolfie and X-ray, Junvetud (ed. Rene Saldana), VAO Publishing 2013
Tomboy Forgiveness, Arriba Baseball! (ed. Robert P. Moreira), VAO Publishing 2013
Tomboy Forgiveness, Baseball Crazy, Dial Books 2008
Death of a Writer, Guys Write for Guys Read, Viking Penguin Group 2005
Tied to Zelda, Tripping Over the Lunch Lady (ed. Nancy Mercado), Dial Books 2004
The Devil in the Valley, Fantasmas, Bilingual Press 2001
God’s Plan for Wolfie and X-Ray, Twelve Shots, Bantam Doubleday Dell 1997
The Crash Room, Working Days: Short Stories about Teens at Work, Persea Books 1997
The Circumstances Surrounding My Penis, New World: Young Latino Writers, Delta 1997
PUBLISHED STORIES
Embrace, Dia de los Muertos Stories. Trinity University Press. San Antonio, TX. Nov 2024.
Estas Loco, Latino Magazine. May 2022.
Nothing But Blue Skies, University Interscholastic League (UIL) Journal, Austin, TX 2018
Home is My Culture, The Thing Itself Issue 43, Our Lady of the Lake Literary Journal 2016
Proud to be an American, Made in Texas (ed. by Dagoberto Gilb) 2013
Internal Flame, La Llamda, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX 2008
The Devil in the Valley, Llano Grande Journal 1998
El Sapo, Bilingual Review Press 1994
Heart Shaped Cookies, Bilingual Review Journal 1994
Heart Shaped Cookies, Persona, Texas State University Journal 1992
PLAYS
She Flies, written by Mike D. Garcia, performed at Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 2018
She Flies, written by Mike D. Garcia, sponsored by G.E.A.R UP and performed in DC, FL, NM, and TX 2003
Valley Stories, performed at Jumpstart Theatre, San Antonio, TX 2001
Just a Kid from Edcouch, performed at Stanford University, Stanford, CA 1999
El Cucui and El Sapo, performed at Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX 1998
Close Shave, performed at Santa Cruz Theater, Austin, TX 1997
MOVIES
Letters of Sgt. Alfredo Gonzalez, Screenplay (2021)
Gone Hollywood, Co-Writer, Feature Film (Released September 2012)
Los Scavengers, Co-Writer, Feature Film (Released October 2016, Direct TV)
El Cucui, Screenwriter, Short Film 2000
Odyssey One: Chicanos in Space, Screenwriter, Short Film 1999
Llano Grand Center. Edcouch-Elsa High School. Edcouch-Elsa Documentary. 2000.
MOVIE PRODUCER
Pump House Films, Co-Producer with Valente Rodriguez, Dan Alesia, and David Garcia 2008
TELEVISION
NoStarsTV, Executive Producer 2020-Present
CuentoVille, Screenwriter and Producer (Pilot) 2013
HBO HABLA, Performer, Texas Edition Part 1 2011
HBO HABLA, Performer, Texas Edition Part 2 2011
RADIO INTERVIEWS
Texas Folklife Podcast, Guest, Akins High School, TX 2021
Talk of the Nation, Guest, NPR 2012
Texas Matters, Guest, NPR/KSTX 2011
Conversations, PBS KLRN, Guest, San Antonio, TX 2011
WORKSHOPS [DECONSTRUCTION ANALYSIS]
Central Texas Writing Project. Texas State University. June 22, 2023.
Student Workshop, Harlingen Keys Academy, Harlingen, TX 2022/Jan 21
Student Workshop, College Station High School, Bryan, TX 2021
Faculty Workshops, Region One, TX 2021-2022
Faculty Workshop, Rio Grande City CISD, Rio Grande City, TX 2018/Jan 8
Faculty Workshop, Rio Grande City CISD, Rio Grande City, TX 2018/Jan 13
Faculty Workshop, Rio Grande City CISD, Rio Grande City, TX 2018/Jan 20
Faculty Workshop, Rio Grande City CISD, Rio Grande City, TX 2018/Jan 27
Faculty Workshop, Edinburg CISD, Edinburg, TX 2018/Jan 26
Faculty Workshop, Rio Grande City CISD, Rio Grande City, TX 2018/Feb 17
Central Texas Writing Project, Texas State University (Prof. O’Neal), Round Rock, TX 2018/Oct 24
Faculty Workshop, Donna ISD (Belinda Vega), Donna, TX 2016/Oct 31
Workshop for Teachers, Edinburg Public Library (Prof. Cummins), Edinburg, TX 2016/Aug 6
Faculty Workshop, Pharr San Juan Alamo ISD (Eduardo Guzman), Pharr, TX 2016/Sept 17
Faculty Workshop, Pharr San Juan Alamo ISD (Eduardo Guzman), Pharr, TX 2016/Aug 1
Faculty Workshop, Los Fresnos High School (Manuel Garces), Los Fresnos, TX 2016
Faculty Workshop, Write for Texas, Region 6, Huntsville, TX 2016/ Jul 25-26
Writing Workshop, North Dakota Study Group, McAllen, TX 2016
Faculty Writing Workshop, Region 13 (Susan Diaz), Austin, TX 2012
TEACHING K-12
Substitute Teacher, K-12, AISD, Austin, TX 2005 – 2020.
7th Grade Workshop, Migrant Camp, Rio Grande City CISD MS, Rio Grande City 2019/Oct 22
7th Grade Workshop, Migrant Camp, Rio Grande City CISD MS, Rio Grande City 2019/Oct 23
7th Grade Workshop, Migrant Camp, Rio Grande City CISD MS, Rio Grande City,TX 2019/Oct 24
Lecture, She Flies (Play), La Villa ISD High School, La Villa, TX 2019
UIL 2nd and 3rd Grade Competition, North Grammar Elementary, Rio Grande City, TX 2019/Nov 15
7th Grade, Veterans Middle School, Rio Grande City, TX 2019/Jan 25
Santa Maria Middle and High School (Manuel Garces), Santa Maria, TX 2018/Sept 7
Student Workshops, Liberty Middle School (Manuel Garces), Los Fresnos, TX 2018/May 18
Student Workshops, Excel Goodwill School (Charles Moody), Austin, TX 2018/May 2
Student Workshops, Barrientes CISD Middle School (Martha Garza), Edinburg, TX 2018/Feb 21
Student Workshops, Kealing Middle School AISD (Eudoico Garcia), Austin, TX 2018/Feb 6
Student Workshops, Southwest High School (Jennifer Burden), Pharr, TX 2017/Nov 13
Student Workshops, Los Fresnos Middle School (M. Garces), Los Fresnos, TX 2017/Nov 7
Student Workshops, Robert Vela High School, Edinburg, TX 2017/Nov 6
Student Workshops, Ringgold Middle School (Jorge Pena), Rio Grande City, TX 2017/Nov 6
Read Out Loud, Del Valle ISD High School (Linda O’Neal), Del Valle, TX 2017/Feb 16
Student Workshops, Edinburg North High School (Farwa Naqvi), Edinburg, TX 2017/Feb 9
Student Workshops, Cuellar Middle School (Gracie Palacios), Weslaco, TX 2017/Feb 8
Student Workshops, Liberty Middle School (Manual Garces), Los Fresnos, TX 2017/Jan 19
Student Workshops, Del Valle ISD High School (Linda O’Neal), Del Valle, TX 2016/Nov 17
Student Workshops, LBJ Middle School America Arreguin, Pharr, TX 2016/Nov 1
Student Workshops, Trinity High School (Gloria Carter), Trinity, TX 2016/Oct 21
Student Workshops, Lincoln Middle School (Laura Smith), Coldspring, TX 2016/Oct 21
Student Workshops, Donna North High School (Javier Gallardo), Donna, TX 2016/Oct 11
7th Grade Workshops, Liberty Middle School (Manual Garces), Los Fresnos, TX 2016/Aug 25
Student Workshops, LBJ High School, Laredo, TX 2015/Oct 29
Student Workshops, Camino Real Elementary, Buda, TX 2015/Oct 16
Student Workshops, Harmony Science, Austin, TX 2015/Oct 14-15
Student Workshops, Harmony Runberg (Erika Chody), Austin, TX 2015/Oct 13
Student Workshops, Ringold Middle School (Jorge Peña), Rio Grande City, TX 2015/Sept 23
Student Workshops, Memorial High School (Juan Ozuna), McAllen, TX 2015
Writing Workshop, Cesar Chavez High School (Rene Sanchez), Houston, TX 2013
Amador R. Rodriguez Juvenile Boot Camp & Educational Center. One month. San Benito, TX. 2004.
TEACHING UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS
Guest Lecturer, Grad Students, Texas State University (Prof. O’Neal), Round Rock, TX 2020
Guest Lecturer, Grad Students, Texas State University (Prof. O’Neal), Round Rock, TX 2019/Nov 7
Guest Lecturer, Grad Students, University Texas RGV (Prof. Cummins), Edinburg, TX 2018/Feb 20
Guest Lecturer, CUNY (Prof. Jewell), Brooklyn, NY 2018/Oct 17-18
Guest Lecturer, Texas State University (Prof. Rehbein), Round Rock, TX 2018/Nov 15
Guest Lecturer, Our Lady of the Lake University (Prof. Benavides), San Antonio, TX 2017/Feb 7
Guest Lecturer, Our Lady of the Lake University (Prof. Benavides), San Antonio, TX 2016
Guest Lecturer, Texas State University, Round Rock, TX 2016
Guest Lecturer, Grad Students, Texas State University (Prof. O’Neal), Round Rock, TX 2016/Aug 4
Guest Lecturer, Grad Students, University Texas RGV (Prof. Cummins), Edinburg, TX 2016/Sept 20
Guest Lecturer, Our Lady of the Lake University (Prof. Benavides), San Antonio, TX 2016/Sept 22
Guest Lecturer, University Texas RGV, Edinburg, TX 2015/Sept 23
Guest Lecturer, Our Lady of the Lake University (Prof. Benavides), San Antonio, TX 2015/Feb 3
Guest Lecturer, Our Lady of the Lake University (Prof. Benavides), San Antonio, TX 2015/Sept 22
Guest Lecturer, Grad. Students, Texas State University (Prof. O’Neal), Round Rock, TX 2015/Feb 2
Guest Lecturer, University of Texas (Prof. Martinez), San Antonio, TX 2014
Guest Lecturer, University of Texas, Texas Writing Project, San Antonio, TX 2014
Professor of Screenwriting, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX 2012
KEYNOTE SPEAKER | MODERATOR | PANELIST
Featured Presenter, RGV TABE (Texas Assoc. of Bilingual Education) Conference 2022/Jan 15
Keynote, Central Texas Writing Project (Prof. O’Neal), Texas State, Round Rock, TX 2018/Oct 24
Panelist, Texas Association for Literacy Education, Texas A&M, Corpus Christi, TX 2017
Moderator and Panelist, Texas Book Festival (Lopez/Saldaña), Austin, TX 2016/Nov 6
Keynote, Write Texas, Texas Education Association (TEA) Conference, Austin, TX 2014
Panelist, University of Texas RGV, Edinburg, TX 2013
Moderator, Texas Book Festival, Austin, TX 2012
Featured Author, Our Lady of the Lake University Literary Festival, San Antonio, TX 2012
Speaker, Festiba, University of Texas RGV, Edinburg, TX 2012
Guest Speaker, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX 2011
Keynote Speaker, AVID Program, University of Texas RGV, Edinburg, TX 2011
Featured Author, Texas Book Festival, Austin, TX 2011
Guest Speaker, Festiba, University of Texas RGV, Edinburg, TX 2007
Guest Speaker. Santiago Garcia Elementary. Edcouch, TX. 2007
Keynote Speaker, Project Lead Symposium, University of Texas RGV, Edinburg, TX 2007
Keynote, 10th Annual Texas State University Teachers Conference, San Marcos, TX 2007
Guest Speaker, Community Work, Columbia University (Prof. Steve Okran) 2006
Guest Speaker. Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas. Austin TX Chapter. 2005
Presenter, Hill Country Librarian’s Conference, Boerne, TX 2005
Panelist, Texas Book Festival, Austin, TX 2005
Guest Speaker, A Viva Voz, Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, UT, Austin, TX 2004
Guest Speaker, Texas Library Association, Austin, TX 2004
Featured Author, National Book Festival, Washington DC 2004
Featured Author, AWP Conference, Austin, TX 2006
Featured Author, West Texas Book Festival, Abilene, TX 2004
Featured Author, National Book Festival, Washington DC 2004
Featured Author, Texas Book Festival, Austin, TX 2002
Featured Author, Rio Grande Hispanic Arts Festival, Region 1, Edinburg, TX 2002
Featured Author, Texas Book Festival, Austin, TX 2001
READINGS
Author Reading. ACC. Ascender Dia del Los Muertos. Nov 3rd. 2023
Author Reading, It’s Time, Vortex Theater, Austin, TX 2018/ Aug 17
Author Reading, Café Luna, McAllen, TX 2017/Nov 10
Featured Author, Book Fair, Zavala Elementary, Austin, TX 2016
Featured Author, School Assembly, J. Houston Elementary, Austin, TX 2016
Featured Author, Literary Festival, Our Lady of the Lake University, San Antonio, TX 2012
Featured Author, Literary Festival, St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, Austin, TX 2010
Featured Author, Dallas Public Library Book Festival, Dallas, TX 2009
Speaker, Children’s Literature Symposium, The African American Museum Dallas, TX 2009
Featured Author, Dallas Public Library Book Festival, Dallas, TX 2007
Keynote, 10th Annual Texas State University Teachers Conference, San Marcos, TX 2007
Featured Author, Dallas Public Library Book Festival, Dallas, TX 2006
Author Reading, Galeria Sin Fronteras. Give the Pig a Chance. Austin, TX 1996
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Board Member and Ambassador, Bookspring, Austin, TX 2021-Present
Board Member, Cine Las Americas, Austin, TX 2001-Present
Founder, Llano Grande Center for Educational Research & Development, Edcouch, TX 1997-2014
Community Advisory Board Member, PBS/KLRU, Austin, TX 2008-2011
Gala Committee Member, Harry Ransom Center 50th Anniversary, Austin, TX 2006-2007
Committee Member, Austin Lyric Opera-La Noche de Opera, Austin, TX 2005-2011
Advisory Board Member, Armstrong Community School of Music, Austin, TX 2005-2008
Advisory Board Member, Narcisso Martinez Cultural Arts Center, San Benito, TX 2005-2007
Advisory Board Member, Texas Folklife Resource Center, Austin, TX 2005-2007
Committee Member, Texas Tales for Austin Public Library Foundation, Austin, TX 2004-2010
Bilingual Consultant, Wiley’s Way Book Project, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX 2004-2006
Advisory Board Member, Texas Quiz Show, Austin, TX 2004-2006
Latino Advisory Board Member, PBS/KLRU, Austin, TX 2003-2007
Mentor, Valley Alliance Mentors, McAllen, TX 2001-2005
Board President, Cine Las Americas, Austin, TX 2004-2011