Public Events at Macondo Writers Workshop

The Macondo Writers Workshop is an association of socially-engaged writers working to advance creativity, foster generosity, and serve community. Founded in 1998 by writer Sandra Cisneros and named after the town in Gabriel García Marquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude, the workshop gathers writers from all genres who work on geographic, cultural, economic, gender, and spiritual borders. An essential aspect of the Macondo Workshop is a global sense of community; participants recognize their place as writers in our society and the world.

Wednesday, July 24, 2019

6:30 PM – 8:30 PM CDT


San Antonio Public Library

This stellar faculty reading will take place at the San Antonio Public Library downtown in the SAPL Latino Collection. Our Macondo Writers Workshop leaders are Helena Maria Viramontes, Sherwin Bitsui, Joy Castro, Ruth Behar.  They are joined by the Macondo ad-hoc board members Alex Espinoza and Natalia Trevino.

All writers will have books for sale and will be available for autographs.

Light refreshments served. This event is free and open to the public.

Thursday, July 25, 2019

7 PM – 9 PM CDT


McAllister Auditorium

San Antonio, Texas

Internationally acclaimed, MacArthur Fellow, author of The House on Mango Street and Macondo Founder, Sandra Cisneros, will be starring in the play adaptation of Have You Seen Marie? by San Antonio playwright José Rubén De León. This will be a one of a kind show with elaborate costuming and serve as a fundraiser for Macondo Writers Workshop.

To open the evening, historic presidential inaugural poet, Richard Blanco, will be reading from his new book, How To Love A Country.

Dr. Ito Romo will serve as Master of Ceremonies.

Authors will be available for book signing.  Books will be on sale by The Twig Bookshop.

Friday, July 26, 2019

8 PM – 10 PM CDT


Texas A&M Univeristy-San Antonio

Do not miss this!!!

SOME OF OUR MACONDISTAS READING WILL BE:

Sarah Dalton

Eve Allegra Raimon

Amelia Maria de la Luz Montes

Miguel Angel Ramirez

Juanita E. Mantz (JEM)

Sehba Sarwar

Désirée Zamorano

Leslie Contreras Schwartz

Leslie Larson

Liliana Valenzuela

Saúl Hernández

Kay Ulanday Barrett

Leticia Del Toro

Cynthia Prochaska

Tisha Marie Reichle-Aguilera

Norma Liliana Valdez

Aida Salazar

Melissa Bennett

Janel Pineda

Monica Rico

Mona Frazier

Eneida Alcalde

Fan Wu

Xelena Gonzalez

Angelina Sáenz

Gabriel Fernandez

Marisela Barrera

Amada Perez

liz gonzalez

Daphne Santana -Strassmann

Maria Agui Carter

Rene Colato Lainez

**MORE TO COME!