Fellow Spotlight: Manuel Muñoz

June 13, 2025 Videos MacArthur Fellows

In our Fellow Spotlight series, we share excerpts from our interview with MacArthur Fellow Manuel Muñoz and learn more about his approach to storytelling. 

Manuel Muñoz is a fiction writer rendering with empathy and vivid detail the multifaceted lives of Mexican American communities in California’s Central Valley.

The MacArthur Fellowship is a $800,000, no-strings-attached grant for individuals who have shown exceptional creativity in their work and the promise to do more.

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