http://eduardosantiago.com Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 26 Jul 2008 16:56:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://eduardosantiago.com/2008/07/26/zyzzyva/ 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 ... http://eduardosantiago.com/2008/05/25/honduras-italy/ 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 ... http://eduardosantiago.com/2007/11/27/top-ten-for-2008/ 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 ... http://eduardosantiago.com/2007/11/17/books-behind-bars/ 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 ... http://eduardosantiago.com/2007/10/16/30/ 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 ... http://eduardosantiago.com/2007/10/03/under-the-bridge/ 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 ... http://eduardosantiago.com/2007/09/24/school-of-the-holy-child-rye-new-york/ I will be moderating the panel AT LAST: FIRST FICTION Please join me and a wonderful group of recently published novelists: Jennifer Kaufman and Karen Mack (they wrote as one), Alex Espinoza, Jeff Hobbs, and Andrea Portes. I have read all of their books and can't wait to meet them (Jennifer and ... http://eduardosantiago.com/2007/09/20/west-hollywood-book-fair-2007/ Shortly before my mother died, I was moved to write this piece. It was such a crazy time, I'm amazed I had the clarity to write anything at all. The good people at Slow Trains immediately agreed to publish it. Excerpt: “This is not material,” I tell myself as I lean in ... http://eduardosantiago.com/2007/06/12/mami-interrupted/ A WRITER ABROAD...it's every writer's dream to get away from it all, explore new horizons, meet all sorts of different people from all walks of life. Sometimes dreams come true. It took me three months to travel around the world, but a simple click will get you there...one - two ... http://eduardosantiago.com/2007/06/12/around-the-world/