by Ernest Hogan
Look out, Western Civilization, I’m going to be playing teacher again! You will be able to partake of my Ancient Chicano Sci-Fi Wisdom and learn how to create your own Gonzo Science Fiction, Chicano Style, and there ain’t nothing the new, improved federal government can do to stop it.
I think. (As the Cisco Kid’s sidekick Pancho would say.)
For two weekends, June 7 & 8, then 14 & 15, I’ll be on Zoom, telling about my gonzo techniques, marketing yourself to the Anglo-centric publishing industry, using the social media, and outrageous-sometimes hair-raising-firsthand anecdotes of a professional writer’s life. I will also start and write a story sharing how I do it and the results and encourage students to do the same.
And if you have work you’d like to share, there will be some time.
Impress me if you can.
As usual, I’m hoping to get my mind blown.
It costs $100, which is cheap. Check out what other writing workshops cost.
It’s free to apply. The deadline for applications is May 1.
If money is a problem, Space Cowboy Press has offered a sponsorship. Inquire soon.
If you are not part of the Chicano/Latinoid continuum, you will be able to take courses at the workshop, however, be aware that they will be oriented toward the non-Anglo students. It’ll be the reverse of my experience back in the Seventies, when I was so often the only brown face in the room . . .
And with all the caca flying around in 2025, I’m going to have a lot to say about sci-fi writing while Chicano in the time of Trump.
There’s nobody with a warrant pounding on my door—yet.
I think.
(At least I’m not picking up Pancho’s accent—I theenk . . . Uh-oh!)
Ernest Hogan is busy committing shameless acts of aesthetic terrorism and creative blasphemy. He is also writing.
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