May 31, 2009

Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers Contest

Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers is pleased to announce
The Twenty-Sixth Annual
Delacorte Press Contest
for a First Young Adult Novel
The prize of a book contract (on the publisher’s standard form) covering world rights for a hardcover and a paperback edition, including an advance and royalties, will be awarded annually to encourage the writing of contemporary young [...]

May 31, 2009

Q&A with Jamie Martinez Wood – learn more about the magical author

Jamie Martinez Wood’s book Rogelia’s House of Magic is a Las Comadres read for the month of June. Check out Las Comadres website to register free for a telephone conference to hear Jamie talk about her book and her writing. One free hour with this author; find more information at http://www.lascomadres.org
 
 

Q – When did you [...]

May 10, 2009

BronzeWord is Moving

BronzeWord Latino Authors has moved.
http://authorslatino.com/wordpress
Continue to follow the exciting articles and updates of Latino/a authors.
Please stay with us and support BronzeWord Latino Authors and all the authors we highlight.
BronzeWord Latino Authors will highlight a Latino/a blogger every Saturday. Find how to submit your blog to be viewed by all.
We will initate Latino Virtual Book [...]

May 10, 2009

Lucia M. Gonzales

Lucia M. Gonzales
Author of The Storyteller’s Candle / La velita de los cuentos
(from Children’s Book Press )
Read the review here.
When did you start reading, and what did you like to read as a kid?
I remember very clearly how much I wanted to learn to read before I started school. At night, when my mother didn’t [...]

May 9, 2009

NHCC Latino Writers Conference

The National Hispanic Cultural Center in May of this year will be hosting the 2009 7th Annual National Latino Writers Conference. The conference is an opportunity for authors to participate in workshops, attend panel discussions and have “three one-on-one appointments with an agent, author, and editor.” Who wouldn’t want such opportunities? The Conference promises to [...]

May 9, 2009

NHCC Latino Writer’s Conference Faculty: Marilyn R. Atlas

National Hispanic Cultural Center is hosting the 2009 7th Annual National Latino Writer’s Conference at the NHCC campus May 20-24. Check page on BronzeWord for information. Visit NHCC www.nhccnm.org to register for the conference.

MARILYN R. ATLAS
Film Producer/Personal Manager
 
An award-winning producer and personal manager, Marilyn R. Atlas is equally at home in the worlds of film, television, [...]

May 8, 2009

New Book of Estevan Vega

ARSON
Chapter 1
Remnants of a passing storm formed the lazy fog drifting over the lake. East Hampton, Connecticut waited in silence, but for Arson Gable, this silence was louder than a gunshot. Like it or not, this place was the only thing he could call home. Pathetic, he reasoned day in and day out. After all, [...]

May 7, 2009

Day 9 Top Ten Days of Estevan Vega

The Sacred Sin by Estevan Vega
Posted by Jen on Friday April 10th 2009
Jude Foster, an L.A. homicide detective, has demons to deal with. His former partner, Morgan Cross, nearly killed him last year. His younger brother, Kevin, is on the brink of collapse, and Jude is taking that personally. Jude has just been assigned a [...]

May 6, 2009

Day 8 Top Ten Days of Estevan Vega

Hartford Books Examiner
Estevan Vega: A young writer’s journey
April 18
Estevan Vega
Hey Estevan…I’d call/text but I’m on hold with the IRS at the moment…
As I hit ENTER and send the message via Facebook, I contemplate the wonders of the Internet. Facebook’s messenger function allows me to conduct an interview while simultaneously holding on the line for the [...]

May 5, 2009

Day 7 Top Ten Days of Estevan Vega

Review – The Sacred Sin by Estevan Vega
The Sacred Sin
by: Estevan Vega
Paperback: 218 pages
Publisher: PublishAmerica (2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1424183065
ISBN-13: 978-1424183067
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
If you like horror, psychological terror and suspense, The Sacred Sin is the perfect read for you! Centering on L.A. homicide detective Jude Foster, who just happened to be taken [...]