The Latinx in Publishing Writers Mentorship Program is a volunteer-based initiative that offers the opportunity for unpublished and/or unagented writers who identify as Latinx (mentees) to strengthen their craft, gain first-hand industry knowledge, and expand their professional connections through work with experienced published authors (mentors).
As announced in
Publishers Weekly, "The first group of mentors for the program, which began on February 1 of this year and is slated to run through October 31, is comprised of 11 authors: Monica Brown, author of
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos; Paola Capó-García, author of
Clap for Me That’s Not Me; Katrina Carrasco, author of
The Best Bad Things; Lulu Delacre, three-time Pura Belpré Award Honoree and author/illustrator of
Luci Soars; Christina Diaz Gonzalez, author of
The Red Umbrella; Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, author of
Children of the Land: A Memoir; Gabino Iglesias, author of
Coyote Songs; Toni Margarita Plummer, author of
The Bolero of Andi Rowe; Ruben Quesada, poetry editor at AGNI and author of
Revelations; Sabrina Sol, author of
Delicious Temptation; and Francisco X. Stork, author of
Disappeared. The 2020 class of mentees are: Julianne Aguilar, Gustavo A. Barahona-López, Camille Corbett, Yesenia Flores Diaz, Brigid Martin, Aline Mello, Brenda Miller, Ofelia Montelongo, Jordan Pérez, Angela Pico, and Andrew Siañez-De La O."
Carolina Ortiz, the program's codirector, said:
“It is our goal to bridge the gap and help new rising Latinx voices find the support they need within their own community by connecting them with published Latinx authors, who will be the people best equipped to understand their stories and perspectives.”
Learn more at the Latinx in Pubishing website here.
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