May's Guest Speaker

Monday, May 11

7:30 p.m.

Maria Gabriela Madrid

Guest Speaker

Monthly Meeting of the Society of

Latino and Hispanic Writers of San Antonio

Barnes and Noble, San Pedro Crossing

Maria Gabriela Madrid (Caracas-Venezuela) studied Education at Metropolitan University of Caracas-Venezuela; English as a second language and Creative writing at Harvard University, Boston University, and Columbia University.

She received a Diploma and Mention of Honor for participating in the “XVII Poetry and Narrative contest” held by “Instituto Cultural Peruano,” Miami-Florida. She moved to the United States a while ago, and now live in San Antonio where she belongs to different literary groups and writer workshops.

Her book “Entre Los Surcos del Recuerdo” came out this year in Caracas, Venezuela, as well as short stories in different antologies such as “Poetas y Narradores 2008 supported by “El Instituto Cultural Peruano” in Miami; and Women Voice’s/Voces de Mujeres supported by “Mujeres Writing Group” at Our Lady of the Lake University.

Her Book “Entre los surcos del recuerdo” is part of the syllabus for the advance Spanish classes at Saint Mary´s Hall (a private school in San Antonio) and other university libraries across the USA.

For more information,the author´s e-mail is: mariagmadrid@yahoo.com