Vermont College of Fine Arts alumnus René Colato Laínez recieved an honorable mention from the 2010 International Latino Book Award for his bilingual picture book Rene Has Two Last Names / Rene Tiene Dos Apellidos. The awards, given by
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"During each semester the word that echoed in my head was 'relentless', relentless learning with all parts of my brain, the creative and the analytical, the literary and the lyrical. And relentless reading, thinking, and writing. The third part was relentless positive encouragement and support to risk writing way beyond the envelope."