Short story recently published in the award winning literary journal, The Platte Valley Review. “When a middle-aged man goes to Paris in search of love, magical encounters with local gypsies lead to real and imagined romance.” Santiago.html

With this riveting new novel, Eduardo Santiago continues the tales of Cubans in exile in the U.S. that he began with his award winning novel, Tomorrow They Will Kiss (2006) It’s 1973 and while the adults grapple with the fact that their once temporary exile from Castro’s Cuba looks to be permanent, their teenage children [...]

I will be moderating a fantatic panel on The Hollywood Novel. Joining me will an amazing array of panelists: actress and best-selling author Victoria Rowell, well-known as Drucilla Winters on CBS’s highly-rated daytime series, The Young and the Restless. Emmy-winning TV writer (Frazier) and novelist (My Blue Heaven) Joe Keenan, L.A. Times columnist and novelist [...]

Good news from my favorite literary journal, edited with an eagle’s eye for excellence by Mr. Howard Junker –
Dear Mr. Santiago,
We are including “Bit by Bit” in an upcoming anthology and are updating our contributors’ notes. Please send us your updated information. Here is what we currently have:
Eduardo Santiago lives in Los Angeles.
Best,
Kristin Kearns
Managing Editor.
Howard [...]

A mother’s day phone call from my Tia politica, L., who lives in Havana, to my grandmother here in Miami prompted an impromptu trip to San Pedro de Sula, Honduras, where Tia L. is in residency. Tia L has the other side of the family story — los que se quedaron, the one’s who stayed [...]

The funny thing about having a book out there in the world is that I have no idea what it’s doing, who might be reading it, or appreciating it. So every once in a while, I get a surprise email — and it’s very nice. Here is TTWK’s latest honor:
Dear Author:
I am happy to inform [...]

It’s called The Big Read and it’s sponsored by the NEA. Basically, it’s a program that promotes more reading in America. I’m all for it, and I’ve been selected to spearhead the “prison pilot.” Usually, The Big Read takes place in libraries all over the country — this is the first attempt to reach out [...]

Novel Writing I: Writing the First Novel
Instructor: Eduardo Santiago
October 2 - December 4, 2007.
That novel is inside you waiting to emerge, but deciding where and how to begin and the demands of writing the manuscript may seem daunting. It need not be. Weekly assignments, group interaction, and instructor feedback help you explore various methods of [...]

Here’s a special treat - my long awaited San Pedro debut! And what a treat it is as I will be sharing the spotlight with two very dear friends, Rosa Lowinger, whose book Tropicana Nights blew me away last year, and Reyna Grande, author of Across A Hundred Mountains. Doesn’t she have the best name [...]

This all-girl catholic school chose my book to read over the summer, and have invited me to lecture to the students on Thursday, September 27th. Very cool since I attended a catholic school a long long time ago. No, it was not an all-girl school. This one sounds great, read on:
Since its founding, School of [...]