Sin Fronteras Book Festival

Xánath Caraza

Sin Fronteras Book Festival

Guest Columnist, Rossy Lima

The Second Sin Fronteras Book Festival will host its annual celebration of books and art for the community on Saturday March 5^th, from 10-5pm. This year, the festival will be held at the McAllen Arts Incubator, in McAllen Texas, with an expected attendance of more than 700 people throughout the day. Organized by the Coalition of New Chican@ artist, the festival showcases local presses and authors as well as visiting authors and presses from all over Texas and border cities such as Reynosa and Monterrey.

The festival will include a performance by the local theater groups directed by Lucia Macias, a silent art auction of a painting by the talented Gaby Rico, the featured artist of this event and ongoing activities for all ages. The festival’s special guest is Arte Público Press, represented by its executive director Gabriela Baeza Ventura. Featured authors include Carlos Aguasaco, Leticia Sandoval, Xánath Caraza and Roberto de la Torre, to name a few.

The Coalition of New Chican@ Artist (C.O.N.C.A) is a nonprofit organization located in the Río Grande Valley that is compromised with the promotion of cultural awareness and pride. Last year, the festival proved to be one of the most important events in the area with an overwhelming acceptance from the community. This year, the festival will be hosted in a larger space, hoping to provide a more comfortable and central location.  2016 is an important year for Sin Fronteras Book Fest, as it is working with the UTRGV’s FESTIBA to reach out to a bigger audience and collaborate with other community organizations.  

 In an effort to give back to the community, C.O.N.C.A. will be giving up to 100 children’s books, thanks to a generous donation by Charo Violante and Friends. The mission of Sin Fronteras Book Fest is to provide a space where Spanish, English and Bilingual presses and authors are able to present their works to our community, powered with the undoubted message “Our literatures are important, our languages are important, our culture is fully alive”.

Members of the Coalition of New Chican@ Artists are: Christopher Carmona, Gabriel Sanchez, Isaac Chavarria and Rossy Lima.

For more information visit: www.sinfronterasbookfest.com and like us on facebook/SinFronterasIndependentBookFest

Festival del Libro Sin Fronteras

Columnista invitada, Rossy Lima

El Segundo Festival del Libro Sin Fronteras presenta su celebración anual de libros y arte para la comunidad el sábado 5 de marzo, de 10 a.m.-5p.m. Este año, el festival se llevará a cabo en el McAllen Arts Incubator, en McAllen Tx, con una asistencia estimada de más de 700 personas a lo largo del día. Organizado por la Coalition of New Chican@o Artists, el festival presenta a editoriales y autores locales, como también autores y editoriales de todo Texas y las ciudades fronterizas de Reynosa y Monterrey.

El festival incluirá una presentación del grupo de teatro local dirigido por Lucía Macías, la subasta de arte de una pintura hecha por la talentosa Gaby Rico, pintora estelar de este evento así como actividades continuas para todas las edades. El invitado especial del festival es Arte Público Press, representado por su directora ejecutiva Gabriela Baeza Ventura. Algunos autores estelares incluyen Carlos Aguasaco, Leticia Sandoval, Xánath Caraza y Roberto de la Torre, para mencionar algunos.

La Coalition of New Chican@o Artist (C.O.N.C.A) es una organización no lucrativa localizada en el Valle del Río Grande que está comprometida con la promoción de la conciencia y orgullo cultural. El año pasado, el festival comprobó ser uno de los eventos más importantes del área con una aceptación contundente por parte de la comunidad. Este año, el festival será llevado a cabo en un espacio más grande, esperando proveer un lugar más cómodo y céntrico.  El 2016 es un año importante para Sin Fronteras Book Fest, ya que está trabajando con el festival UTRGV FESTIBA para llegar a una mayor audiencia y colaborar con otras organizaciones comunitarias.

En un esfuerzo por contribuir a la comunidad, C.O.N.C.A. estará dando hasta 100 libros para niños gratis, gracias a la generosa donación de Charo Violante y Amigas. La misión del Festival Sin Fronteras es de proveer un espacio donde autores y editoriales en español, inglés y bilingües puedan presentar sus trabajos a nuestra comunidad, alimentado por el indudable mensaje “Nuestras literaturas son importantes, nuestros lenguajes son importantes, nuestra cultura está completamente viva.”

Miembros de la Coalition of New Chican@ Artists son: Christopher Carmona, Gabriel Sanchez, Isaac Chavarria y Rossy Lima.

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Rossy Evelin Lima, linguist and translator. Her fist poetry book Ecos de Barro published by Otras Voces Press was recognized by the International Latino Book Awards 2014. She received the Gabriela Mistral Award 2010 by the National Hispanic Honor Society.  She was awarded the international poetry award Concorso di poesia Altino in Italy (2015).  The author has been published in numerous anthologies and literary magazines in Spain, Canada, USA, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Italy and Mexico. Lima has been featured  in the Smithsonian Latino Day of the Dead Celebration and invited to be a TEDx McAllen speaker. Her second book of poetry Augacamino was published by Mouthfeel Press. Lima co-organizes the Sin Fronteras Independent Book Fest.