Frances Treviño was first published by Pecan Grove Press in 1999 in a chapbook,  Mama and Other Tragedies.  That same year, she was a fellow for the National Endowment for the Humanities for integrating U.S. Latino Literature in the secondary classroom.  She is the recipient of the 2000 Premió Poesía Tejana Award for The Laughter of Doves, which was published through Wings Press. 

In 2001 she received a grant from the Alfredo Cisneros del Moral Foundation.  From 1999-2002, she was a member of “Women of Ill-Repute: Refute!” – a performance group that deconstructed issues of culture and identity.  She currently teaches British Literature for the San Antonio Independent School District.