Meet
and hear two writers from the young adult anthology, Once
Upon a Cuento, being released this September and including
stories for grades five and up by thirteen contemporary Latina/o authors.
With us will be Nelly Rosario
of Brooklyn and Sergio Troncoso of
Manhattan.
Rosario was born in the Dominican Republic and raised in Brooklyn. She was named a "Writer on the Verge" in '01 by the Village Voice Literary Supplement, and her debut novel, Song of the Water Saints, won the 2002 PEN Open Book Award. Troncoso was raised in El Paso, TX, by Mexican immigrants. His debut novel, The Nature of Truth, was released in May and follows his successful story collection, The Last Tortilla and Other Stories, which won the Premio Aztlán and the Southwest Book Award.
Together they reflect the quality and diversity of Latin-American voices in today's literature.
Suggested Donation: $5 ($3 for members)
The readings at the HVWC are made possible in part by a grant from the Bydale Foundation; the Taft Foundation; and the Thendara Foundation; with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts; and by Westchester Arts Council with funds from Westchester County Government, corporations and individuals.