The National Hispanic Cultural Center celebrated the 10 National Latino Writers Conference this month. It was my first time attending! The conference boasted many talented writers, a wonderful line-up of agents and editors, and amazing authors including Cristina Garcia, Tim Hernandez, Alisa Valdes, Rigoberto Gonzalez, and Jimmy Santiago Baca. [...]
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National Latino Writers Conference
Posted by tonimargaritaplummer on May 30, 2012
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International Latino Book Awards
The finalists for the 2012 International Latino Book Awards are now posted. BOLERO is up for the Mariposa Award/Best First Book in English, along with other wonderful debuts! Check out the list here: https://www.box.com/s/c7cf420c7c86e32aea3e The winners will be announced on June 5th, at the ceremony held at Instituto Cervantes in New York City at 7PM. [...]
Posted by tonimargaritaplummer on May 20, 2012
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Tickets Available for Westchester Event 4/26
Please join us at Manhattanville College on April 26th for An Evening of Literature by Latinas. There will be readings, a Q&A, and book signing. I’ll be joined by two amazing authors: Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa, Daughters of the Stone Linda Nieves-Powell, Free Style Tickets are $45 and include dinner. The proceeds go toward supporting the mission of 100 Hispanic [...]
Posted by tonimargaritaplummer on April 11, 2012
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An Evening with the PEN Center USA’s Emerging Voices Fellows
Each year, PEN Center USA selects a small group of exceptional emerging writers to mentor. I had the good fortune of meeting with the fellows this week at the PEN office in Beverly Hills and sharing my experiences as a writer and editor. The fellows had read my book and we had a wonderful discussion about craft and [...]
Posted by tonimargaritaplummer on February 1, 2012
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Periodically Speaking at the New York Public Library
Back in June, I spoke on a panel with Kweli Journal editors and authors at the New York Public Library, as part of their Periodically Speaking series. The video is finally up on You Tube! Here is the first segment. The topic of the discussion was There Are No Strangers Here: Using Technology to Close [...]
Posted by tonimargaritaplummer on January 13, 2012
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And the winner is:
Thelma T. Reyna! She wins a free signed copy of my book. Be sure to check out her contribution to the holiday blog tour on December 14th. Thanks to everyone for reading!
Posted by tonimargaritaplummer on December 13, 2011
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St. Michael’s on the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Posted by tonimargaritaplummer on December 12, 2011
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Story for Holiday Blog Tour
Here’s my story for the holiday blog tour, written with love for all the many different cultures of the world. Post a comment today or Monday to be entered in a drawing to win a signed copy of my book The Bolero of Andi Rowe, which, incidentally, includes another Christmas story. The tour continues on Monday [...]
Posted by tonimargaritaplummer on December 11, 2011
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Holy Changes!
Today is the last Sunday in the Roman Catholic church calendar, the celebration of Christ the King. Advent begins next Sunday, but that’s not the big news. Next Sunday also begins the implementation of the new English translation of the Roman Missal. The new translation is part of an effort to make the Mass parts correspond more closely to [...]
Posted by tonimargaritaplummer on November 20, 2011
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