Dominic Carrillo

Dominic Carrillo is a teacher and award-winning author from San Diego, CA. He began creative writing during graduate school at UCLA. His debut novel, TO BE FRANK DIEGO, tells the tragicomic story of one man's pedestrian journey through the city of San Diego. THE IMPROBABLE RISE OF PACO JONES is his debut YA novel and winner of the 2017 San Diego Book Award. THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS, winner of the 2020 SDBA, is a YA coming-of-age adventure set in Eastern Europe. In the sequel, NIA AND THE DEALER, the teen protagonist takes a risky road trip down the coast of California.

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