And Thereby Hangs a Tale
Congratulations to the multi-talented Anna Maconochie (UTV 2019, 2020 & 2021, fiction) on her gently surreal story of a marriage that takes the reader on a tour of the improbable.
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Montserrat Rodríguez Ruelas Makes Waves with her First Novel
Tijuana-based writer Montserrat Rodríguez Ruelas, (UTV 2019, Beca La Güera Trigos), is touring Mexico with her first novel, Aunque es de noche, winner of the 2021 Amado Nervo National Short Novel Prize. A unique blend of reality and fantasy, the novel builds on short stories Montserrat brought to her master class in Tepoztlán with Alberto Chimal.
When Deed Becomes Word
Simone Scriven (UTV 2019, journalism) has written a stunning, magisterial piece that traces the evolution of the word ecocide as a term analogous to genocide, a concept that is gradually moving into the world of international law.
Knotty Girl in the News
Melissa Watkins (UTV 2022, Writing with a Sense of Wonder), aka Mel the Bookworm, reads deep and wide, with a collector’s eye for work that feeds her passion for science fiction and fantasy. She doesn’t just read, she reviews. Prolifically. And she writes. Also prolifically.
Journalist Diego Courchay on Time and the Creative Process
Mexican journalist Diego Courchay (UTV (2018 Robert L. Breen Fellow) is now an associate editor for the Delacorte Review, a joint project of the Columbia School of Journalism and the Delacorte Center.
Kirkus Raves. Brittany Means It!
You don’t get a review like this every day. According to Kirkus Review, Brittany Means (UTV, 2021), has written “a harrowing and soulful memoir to be read, savored, and reread.”
Izabela García-Arce Dives Deep into the Science of Water
Izabela García-Arce (Writing of Witness, 2023), who calls herself a “longtime lover of water,” is now a proud graduate of the University of Montana with a masters of science in environmental studies.
Volcanistas de Chiapas se distinguen
La periodista Karla María Gutiérrez (San Cristóbal) y la poeta Enriqueta Lúnez (Chamula), ambas participantes en nuestra temporada de 2019, salieron al podio en Mujeres en el Arte y Cultura, un conservatorio llevado a cabo en San Cristóbal de las Casa, Chiapas, el 11 de marzo, en el marco del Día Internacional de la Mujer.
Prince Shakur (UTV 2021, Writing of Witness) Launches Debut Memoir
Prince Shakur (UTV 2021, Writing of Witness with Elizabeth Rosner) announces his debut memoir, ‘When They Tell You To Be Good’