Lupe Ruiz-Flores in Express-News

Lupe Ruiz-Flores had an article published in today's San Antonio Express-News in the "Sunday Journal" section.

I hope her article inspires our writers to consider writing a 500-word entry and submit it to the Express-News for consideration.

Click HERE for the article.

National Latino Writers Conference

Ninfa Ruiz in Conexion

Those of you who attended last week's Society of Latino and Hispanic Writers "Cinco Minutos with You" Holiday Extravaganza heard me speak highly of Ninfa Ruiz and her recently published memoir.

Then you had the opportunity to actually hear Ninfa emotionally read from her book with her family and friends present.

For those of you who were not able to attend the meeting, today's issue of Conexion contains a write-up about Ninfa and her book. Please take a moment to read the link and then consider purchasing her ebook from Onda Publishing!

Conexion article

Remembering Angela De Hoyos

From Juan Tejeda:

Carnalas y Carnales: As you probably know, Angela De Hoyos, a great lady of Chican@ letters and a personal friend and mentor to me and many of us here in San Antonio and other parts, passed away on September 24, 2009. In her honor and memory, the Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center and many of her friends from the Chicano literary and arts community and various organizations are producing a special tribute to be held on Saturday, January 9 at 7pm at the Guadalupe Theater in San Antonio (see attached invite). The event is free and many of Angela's camaradas will be there to remember her, read from her works, and just to celebrate her life that impacted us all. Among some of the writers, artists and cultural activists that will be there are Carmen Tafolla, Vangie Vigil, Antonia Castaneda, Norma Cantu, Rosemary Catacalos, Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, Reyes Cardenas, Rosie Castro, Josie Casarez, Bryce Milligan, Juan Rodriguez, Enedina Casarez-Vasquez, Pedro Rodriguez, Patty Ortiz, Ramon Vasquez y Sanchez y muchos mas. Of course, Angela's husband, Moises (Sandy) Sandoval will be there and there will be a ceremonia de la danza Azteca, musica, an exhibit and display of photos and Angela's work, tamales, chocolate y pan dulce and it's free. This is a special invite to you and all of Angela's friends. Spread the word. Gracias. Angela De Hoyos, presente. juan

Holdiay Gift Idea

From fellow member Anna Quevedo:

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Nos Vemos En Purgatorio es una historia entretenida que revela las experiencias de una inmigrante en su primer trabajo en corporate America. Tiene drama, comentario politico, humor, escenas eroticas y mas.

Nos Vemos En Purgatorio is a very entertaining story that journeys the experiences of an immigrant in her first job in corporate America. It has drama, political commentary, humor, erotic passages and more.

Monday Night's Holiday Gathering

Thank you to everyone who attended our 5th annual Holiday Tertulia at Mamacita's Restaurant. We had more than 20 members and guests come together for fellowship, and to share in each other publishing and writing successes in 2009.

A couple of attendees enchanted us with their readings and the book exchange always adds a lot of fun to the evening.

For those of you who RSVPed but couldn't make it, please know we missed you and realized that sometimes life does get in the way of our best laid plans. For those of you who couldn't attend this year, please consider attending next year as this has really become an event that a lot of us look forward to at the end of the year.

A special thank you to Bertha Jacobson and Martha Curcio for putting this wonderful event together.

BorderSenses Call for Submission

BorderSenses invites all writers/ artists to submit their work for Volume 16 of its literary journal.

It only accepts on-line submissions, so please read the submission guidelines at www.bordersenses.com/submissionsRules.php before submitting.

Submission period: Oct ’09 to Feb’10. Tentative release: May- June 2010.

Gil Polanco--For Reals

For those of you who attended Monday's "Cinco Minutos with You" meeting, you heard a couple of fresh voices that had never read before to the group.

Today and tomorrow, I will be posting information about two of them, who have just had their books published.

Today's featured author is Gil Polanco. His book, For Reals, is available through Publish America. Here is the link: at http://www.publishamerica.net/product88091.html