Miami Chapter Update
The following message is from our Society's founder, Ruben Soto:
Dear Fellow San Antonio Writers:
The Society of Latino and Hispanic Writers of Miami finally had their first event "Writer's Slam" jointly with the Florida Center for Literary Arts of Miami Dade College. The event was held this past Wednesday at the historic Tower Theater in Little Havana.
About 35 people attended this first event and we were treated to readings from about 15 poets and writers. The event was hosted by Vice-President Tennille Martinez and by me. The rest of the officers: Claudia Forestieri, Alejandra Fernandez, and Kemila Velan all contributed to making this event a success.
Everyone who attended left feeling very satisfied and wanting to know more about our unique writers group. From romantic spanish poems, to English short stories, to Spanglish hip hop, and more - it was truly a night of celebrating our Latino literary talent.
We look forward to next month when we host a panel of three traditionally published authors to talk about the paths they took to make their dreams come true. So far we have on the panel Gaby Triana - author of "Cubanita" and other young adult novels; Nick Garnett - a professor at Miami Dade College who is writing his memoir and was accepted by a major publisher; and we will also have Jose Cancela - author of "The Power of Business en Espanol".
We have also been guaranteed a spot during the International Miami Book Fair in November. We will be holding a similar night of readings and will invite the general public to share their writings with us.
So as you can see, three years after our first event in San Antonio I am proud to share that we are having a similar success here in Miami. I will keep you updated on our progress.
Take care and I miss you all,
Ruben
Dear Fellow San Antonio Writers:
The Society of Latino and Hispanic Writers of Miami finally had their first event "Writer's Slam" jointly with the Florida Center for Literary Arts of Miami Dade College. The event was held this past Wednesday at the historic Tower Theater in Little Havana.
About 35 people attended this first event and we were treated to readings from about 15 poets and writers. The event was hosted by Vice-President Tennille Martinez and by me. The rest of the officers: Claudia Forestieri, Alejandra Fernandez, and Kemila Velan all contributed to making this event a success.
Everyone who attended left feeling very satisfied and wanting to know more about our unique writers group. From romantic spanish poems, to English short stories, to Spanglish hip hop, and more - it was truly a night of celebrating our Latino literary talent.
We look forward to next month when we host a panel of three traditionally published authors to talk about the paths they took to make their dreams come true. So far we have on the panel Gaby Triana - author of "Cubanita" and other young adult novels; Nick Garnett - a professor at Miami Dade College who is writing his memoir and was accepted by a major publisher; and we will also have Jose Cancela - author of "The Power of Business en Espanol".
We have also been guaranteed a spot during the International Miami Book Fair in November. We will be holding a similar night of readings and will invite the general public to share their writings with us.
So as you can see, three years after our first event in San Antonio I am proud to share that we are having a similar success here in Miami. I will keep you updated on our progress.
Take care and I miss you all,
Ruben
posted by PAC PR at 3:46 PM
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