CALMA

The Colorado Alliance of Latino Mentors and Authors, otherwise known as CALMA, was officially launched on October 15th, 2020. CALMA's Vision is to "celebrate, promote and preserve the written words of Latino Authors in Colorado." The group's Mission is to "provide hands-on strategies for aspiring Latino authors by providing forums, venues, mentoring and coaching to promote and market their work and in addition, to elevate and celebrate the current writers and authors in Colorado."  

In pursuit of its Vision and Mission, CALMA has been busy, busy, despite having to deal with COVID limitations.  In less than a year since its launch, CALMA has sponsored roundtables, book fairs, a mentoring project, and a very successful author mixer, and it has strengthened ties with local book stores on behalf of its membership.  The group has ambitious plans for future projects and events, all for the benefit of Colorado authors and Latino Literature.  If you are a Colorado Latino/a writer, in any genre, you should become a CALMA member.  More information about CALMA can be found at this link.

The next CALMA event is Books and Beer, a bookfair with twenty authors at Raices Brewing Company, 2060 West Colfax, Denver, on Saturday, September 25, from 2:00 to 6:00 PM. Children’s books, poetry, memoir, mystery, and much more will be on sale.

The launch of CALMA, and its growth and continuing success, are hopeful signs about the creative health of Colorado and the bright future of Latino/a writing. 

Hope to see you on September 25 at Raices Brewing Company for books and beer.

Later.

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Manuel Ramos writes crime fiction.  His latest is Angels in the Wind, available from Arte Público Press.