Writers Unbound

Some how haven’t read her books yet? The psychological character development and excellent regional settings creates a profound narrative.

Annie Proulx at UNM Summer Sunset Series
Annie Proulx will present Coming Out of the Mountains, a lecture about life and writing. Prouix’s “The Shipping News” won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the National Book Award for Fiction, and the Irish Times International Fiction Price. She has written two other novels and three collections of short stories. The lecture is FREE and open to all.
Lecture Saturday, June 20, 6pm
Zimmerman Library on UNM Campus
(505) 277-5627
Sixty Water Weaving Women at La Orilla Canal
This ritual performance place the afternoon of the Summer Solstice is intended to express and encourage gratitude and awareness of the water source that flows through the city - a constant presence to a life force that is rarely noticed. The performance will take place on the west side of the canal. Inspired by the tradition of women as water bearers, each woman carried her own pitcher in the ritual as a symbol of her personal commitment to guard and conserve this precious resource. The combined waters carried by these 60 women represent the collective impact of their individual commitment.
Special Event Sunday, June 21, 2:30pm Albuquerque Open Space, near the Visitor Center
6500 Coors Blvd. NW, Albuquerque
(505) 897-8831
cabq.gov/openspace
11th Annual

Tolley and Mead have done it again. With stunningly beautiful photos and to-the-point text, the wonderful world of herbs is explored in a new way. Many people don’t fully appreciate the value of herbal flowers, but Tolley and Mead show that they can indeed stand on their own. They explore picking, conditioning, drying, growing, and arranging, as well as some unique craft ideas. For anyone into herbs, this is a must read. Another herbal masterpiece

Who is your favorite mystery writer? What makes their work pull you in and keep you reading? I seldom read mysteries. However several of my best friends consume mysteries faster than TV shows. Well almost as fast. What makes her writing blast tothe top of charts? What makes her tick? Her memoir Kitchen Privleges may provide a few clues. Also if you go to her webiste, you could check out the forum and see what people are talking about. Leave a comment or question and see who responds! http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Mary-Higgins-Clark/1079642/biography

Read more about her succesful life. Also choose other writers to research and find ways to improve your own writing career.

Mary Higgins Clark was chosen by Mystery Writers of America as Grand Master of the 2000 Edgar Awards. An annual Mary Higgins Clark Award sponsored by Simon & Schuster, to be given to authors of suspense fiction writing in the Mary Higgins Clark tradition, was launched by Mystery Writers of America during Edgars week in April 2001. She was the 1987 president of Mystery Writers of America and, for many years, served on their Board of Directors. In May 1988, she was Chairman of the International Crime Congress.

May your adventure be bold! Wrie and enjoy.

If you can’t attend, you can research more about each writer and what they do. Have fun!

Lydia Gil
News writing workshop
This workshop will address the basics of cultural news reporting and book reviewing for
print and digital media. We will discuss how to find stories, identify markets, conduct
interviews, and get paid for your work.
Lydia Gil teaches Spanish and Latin American literature at the University of Denver.
She reports on cultural and literary news for the Hispanic News Services of EFE, and is
the author of Mimí’s Parranda/La parranda de Mimí, a bilingual children’s book (Arte
Público 2007).

More information on Lydia Gil and a few other writers.

Benito’s Sopaipillas / Las sopaipillas de Benito
by Ana Baca, Anthony Accardo(Illustrator), Carolina Villarroel (Spanish Translator)

ISBN: 1558853707
Price: $15.95
Published: April 30, 2007

This tantalizing bilingual picture book for children shares the magical history of a favorite treat

Everyone loves the taste of the puffed pillows of fried bread known as sopaipillas, whether they’re drizzled with honey or sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar. But most people, young Cristina included, don’t know about this Southwestern treat’s magical origins, or how it got its name.

One hot summer morning, Cristina’s abuelita promises to teach her how to make the tasty fried bread and explain how she knows that making sopaipillas will bring rain! Long ago, Cristina’s great-grandfather Benito was desperate. His crops were dying because it hadn’t rained for months. One day, exhausted and weak from working the fields, Benito watched in amazement as a scarecrow came to life and begged him to help bring rain. The worried scarecrow claimed to know how. But could a scarecrow—and pieces of dough— really bring rain to the dry and dusty fields? Could Benito really save everyone’s crops?

And so Benito—and many years later his great-granddaughter Cristina—learned about the pillows of bread known as “soup catchers” that, like clouds, catch rain drops and bring them down to earth.

Benito’s Sopaipillas / Las sopaipillas de Benito is a magical bilingual picture book for children aged 3-7 that celebrates a delicious staple of Southwestern cuisine. And for those children who want to test the magic of the sopaipillas, a recipe is included in English and Spanish.

ANA BACA, a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is the author of Benito’s Bizcochitos / Los bizcochitos de Benito (Piñata Books, 1999) and Chiles for Benito / Chiles para Benito (Piñata Books, 2003) .She graduated from Stanford University (B.A.) and the University of New Mexico (M.A.) with degrees in English Literature. She currently lives and works in New Mexico.

ANTHONY ACCARDO is the illustrator of numerous books for children, including Benito’s Sopaipillas / Los sopaipillas de Benito (Piñata Books, 2007), Chiles for Benito / Chiles para Benito (Piñata Books, 2003), and César Chávez: The Struggle for Justice / César Chávez: La lucha por la justicia (Piñata Books, 2002). He lives and works in Brooklyn.

http://labloga.blogspot.com/2007/03/new-bilingual-childrens-books-from.html

Reyna Grande
Novel Workshop: The Nuts and Bolts of Novel Writing
Do you have a novel inside you waiting to emerge, but the idea of writing it seems
daunting? In this workshop, you will receive tips on how to start your novel and how to
keep the momentum going until the end. You will also learn the key craft points of novel
writing (plot, structure, point-of-view, setting, character, voice, etc.). There will be an
in-class writing exercise if time allows.
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Reyna

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Robert Mirabal

Book Signing & Performance
“RUNNING ALONE in Photographs”
Thursday May 21st 6:00 pm

Advance copies available at
Clear Light Book Gallery
851 W. San Mateo, Santa Fe 87505
Call 424-9090

Purchase Book On Line

Music fans and avid readers alike have a special event to look forward to. New Mexico’s own Robert Mirabal, two-time Grammy Award Winner from Taos Pueblo, will make an appearance at Clear Light Books on Thursday, May 21st from 6-8 PM. The author will read from his first novel “RUNNING ALONE in Photographs” and play live flute music at this free event. Books and CDs will be on hand for purchase and signing.

For the past decade or so, Mirabal has dominated the Native American music scene with a fusion of musical styles best categorized as world music. He has created more than a dozen traditional flute, rock and spoken word CDs that have earned him almost every honor awarded in the genre, including two Grammy Awards for best Native American Albums of the Year (2006 and 2008). His 2001 PBS special, “Music from a Painted Cave,” remains one of public television’s most popular fundraisers of all time.

Nonetheless, using music to connect his noble purpose with his audience is only one of Mirabal’s gifts, and his new novel, “RUNNING ALONE in Photographs,” promises to open a window onto contemporary American Indian life not seen before.

Written in a style that blends memoir and historical fiction, Mirabal’s tale is set in Saint Teresa Pueblo in northern New Mexico. It is the coming-of-age story of Reyes Wind, a young musician who returns to her ancestral home for her grandmother’s funeral.

Dealing with themes of personal responsibility and empowerment, the novel focuses on worlds in transition – the struggle between tribal identity and life in modern society – and the courage and grace required to live fully in each.

Hearing the author read from the novel is a unique experience. Don’t miss it!

For more info please call: Marcia Keegan at Clear Light, 989-9590

For interviews call Brigitte at Red Willow Press, (575) 751-3216

Event address: www.clearlightbooks.com/events

Website: www.redwillowpress.com

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About the Book:

RUNNING ALONE in photographs by two-time Grammy Award Winner Robert Mirabal (Red Willow Press, inc., Taos, NM)

After having sold out its first two small press printings, Robert Mirabal’s new novel RUNNING ALONE in photographs is now available in offset format and has been expanded from 256 to 280 pages. Previously available only in Taos and from the author’s website, it is now available through independent book stores nationwide.

Clear Light Book Gallery has invited the author to read from the book and sign copies. He will make a special appearance at the store on Thursday, May 21st, from 6 – 8 PM. During the event he will also play a few Native flute compositions of his own.

The book has received rave reviews in the New Mexico Press.