Víctor Hernández received The 2015 David Nathan Meyerson Prize for Fiction from the Southwest Reviewfor his short story, “The Many Deaths of Zaragoza Matjeel,” which was published in Vol. 100, No 4, issued in the winter of 2015.

In addition to publication of the story in the Southwest Review, The David Nathan Meyerson Prize for Fiction includes a cash award, which is supported by Morton H. Meyerson and Marlene Nathan Meyerson in memory of their late son.

Víctor Hernández, who was born and grew up in Torreón, Mexico, is a recent graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. In 2012, during his first year at UT, Victor received the Prize in Ethics for an essay he submitted to The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity. He was also the winner of the James F. Parker Prize for Fiction in 2013.

Morton invited Victor Hernandez to come to Dallas for a meeting with him in early 2016. Following their discussions of Victor’s plans for the future and the generalities of the meaning of life, Victor wrote the following essay about the experience. The essay follows in both English and Spanish. To read click here.

It is worth noting that Victor was so gracious and oblique in his request for support, that Morton was surprised by the title of the essay.  The two have since settled on friendship as the ultimate support.