(Tucson, AZ) It's almost time for the 2022 Tucson Festival of Books and the Library has some great panels lined up at its Nuestras Raíces tent. Presenting authors include Jaime Cortez, author of the debut story collection Gordo, which Sandra Cisneros calls "Luminescent with love," and Yuyi Morales, the first Latina to receive the Caldecott Medal.
Saturday, March 12, 2022
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10 to 11 am
Latinx Writers on the Border of Hope and Happenstance
Featured authors: Jaime Cortez, Reyna Grande, Luis Alberto Urrea -
10 to 11 am
Book Proposals: First Step Toward Publishing Your Manuscript
A workshop hosted by the Library's Writer in Residence, Wynne Brown -
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Reporting from the Homelands
Featured authors: Lydia R. Otero, Alva B. Torres -
1 to 2 pm
Diné Bizaad is Poetry
Featured authors: Luci Tapahonso, Manny Loley, Bojan Louis -
2:30 to 3:30 pm
Origins that Shaped our Identity
Featured authors: Henry Barajas, María Amparo Escandón, Oscar Mancinas -
4 to 5 pm
Giving the Diné Flute a Voice
Performer: Vince Redhouse
Sunday, March 13, 2022
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10 to 11 am
Dreaming Out Loud
Featured author: Yuyi Morales -
11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Latinx Stories Across Genres
Featured authors: Henry Barajas, Jaime Cortez, Zoraida Córdova -
12:30 to 1:30 pm
Hopi Voices
Featured authors: Lyle Balenquah, Steward Koyiyumptewa, Mowana Lomaomvaya, Joel Nicholas (Becoming Hopi contributors) -
2:30 to 3:30 pm
To Live and Die en La Ciudad: Chicanx Short Fictions in the Urban Southwest
Featured authors: Estella Gonzalez, Oscar Mancinas, Daniel Olivas -
4 to 5 pm
Tell Me a Song
Performer: Miguel Reyes
Jessica Redhouse, Library Program Collaborator in Residence, has been working to increase diversity at the Festival. She says, "I am very excited about the authors we have coming this year. With Many Nations teaming up with Nuestras Raíces, we were able to get Indigenous authors, performers, and artists, in addition to well-known and loved Latinx authors, performers, and artists.
Learn more about the Library's Program Collaborators in Residence: Jessica Redhouse, Selina Barajas.
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