A Is for Anansi conference

If you’re in New York City and have the time (i.e., you’re not out volunteering or salvaging your own home) the A Is for Anansi conference at NYU this weekend is still on, despite the university being shut down for the week after the hurricane due to flooding and electrical outages. That is now taken … Read more

Las Comadres conference in October

I’ll be at this conference, and hope you can make it as well! Info below is from the press release: Las Comadres to Host October Conference for Latino Writers Day-Long Event to Offer Experts, Insight into Publishing Industry Opportunities New York, NY; July 26, 2012 – Las Comadres Para Las Americas, the national Latina organization, … Read more

ALA–Summer of the Mariposas and Diverse Energies!

Will you be at ALA in Anaheim? So will Guadalupe Garcia McCall, author of Summer of the Mariposas! Guadalupe will be there to celebrate her first book, Under the Mesquite, and its win of the Pura Belpre Author Award, but she’ll also be signing ARCs of Mariposas, so be sure to come by the booth. … Read more

Highlights Foundation workshop on creating an authentic cultural voice

I’m going to be at this, and you should go too! Check out the call for applications below.   Call for Applicants: Creating an Authentic Cultural Voice April 26-29, 2012 A program from the Highlights Foundation   Our children live in a world of diverse voices and experiences. They deserve to live in a book … Read more

Workshop and conference miscellanea, other events

Just got invited last minute to join a panel at ASJA on Saturday on “Perfecting Your Elevator Pitch” from 11 a.m. to noon this Saturday, April 30, at the Roosevelt Hotel in NYC. I believe it’s open to the public (not sure if there’s a cost) so if you’re going, see you there. Only a … Read more