Cyrus Cassells
Poet Laureate of Texas
Team
Adalberto Ortiz Ávalos
Narrativa
Alexandra Risley Schroeder
Poetry Manuscript Seminar
Amanda Kallis
Fiction with Sheree Renée Thomas
Aurora Piñeiro
Narrativa
Barbara Viniar
Manuscript Seminar
Benjamin Parzybok
Fiction
Carrie Lee
Writing of Witness
Christine Evans
Fiction with Sabrina Orah Mark
Cora Currier
Writing of Witness
Deborah Stein
Fiction
Denisse Sandoval Ramírez
Poesía en español
Fernando Hidalgo Solano
Narrativa
Francisco Andrade
Fiction in Spanish
Izabela García-Arce
Writing of Witness
Janae Phillips
Fiction
Javier Solórzano
Fiction
Jesús Mena
Manuscript Seminar with Reyna Grande
Jorge Luis Almaral Martínez
Narrativa
Katrina Dahl Vogl
Fiction with Sabrina Orah Mark
Khiabet López Morales
Investigative Journalism
Leigh Rastivo
Fiction
Liliana López León
Seminario de Manuscritos
Lucía Pi Cholula
Poesía en español
Madeleine Wattenbarger
Writing of Witness
María Richardson
Writing of Witness
Marisol Fernanda Chávez
Investigative Journalism
Matthew Olivas
Fiction
Mauricio Ruiz
Fiction
Megan Guiliano
Fiction
Meryl Branch-McTiernan
Fiction
Molly O’Toole
Investigative Journalism
Mónica Cerbón
Investigative Journalism
Oscar Lopez
Investigative Journalism
Pamela Powell
Writing of Witness
Patricia Carrillo Collard
Seminario de Manuscritos
Rebecca George
Investigative Journalism
Rosa Castellano
Poetry Manuscript Seminar
Sarah Clift
Fiction
Sophie Nau
Fiction
Steve Medcroft
Fiction
Ximena Taborga
Poesía
Alberto Chimal
Narrativa
Agustín Ávila
Cuernavaca, Mexico
Journalism of Witness with Alfredo Corchado & Angela Kocherga
Alex Jennings
New Orleans, Louisiana
Writing with Wonder with Sheree Renée Thomas
Jennifer Clement
Poetry & Manuscript Coaching
Alicia Maya Mares
Mexico City, Mexico
Narrativa con Alberto Chimal
Ben Clark
Poesía en español
Allison Hazel Lievano
Mexico City, Mexico
Narrativa con Alberto Chimal
Alfredo Corchado
Mexico Border Reporter
Dallas Morning News
Ana Karen H. Degollado
Ciudad de México / Chihuahua, México
Poesía con Elisa Díaz Castelo
Elisa Díaz Castelo
Poesía en español
Annette Badenhorst
Zurich, Switzerland
Literary Launchpad with Tim MacGabhann
Reyna Grande
Manuscript Seminar in English
Ariel Sophia Bardi
Rome, Italy
Writing of Witness with Elizabeth Rosner
Homero Aridjis
Mexican Poet
August Tarrier
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Literary Launchpad with Tim MacGabhann
David Huerta
Poesía en español
Ayla Norris Smith
Los Angeles, California
Literary Launchpad with Tim MacGabhann
Angela Kocherga
Journalism
Keetje Kuipers
Poetry Coaching
Sandra Lorenzano
Escritura y Testimonio
Mariane Pearl
Journalism
Daniel Barrios
Staten Island, New York
Literary Launchpad with Tim MacGabhann
Daniel Salazar
Queretaro, México
Manuscript Seminar with Verónica Murguía
Magda Bogin
Founder & Director
Emely Mendez
Intern
Dawn Post
Brooklyn, NY (Park Slope)
Writing of Witness with Elizabeth Rosner
Eliza Margarita Bates
Brooklyn, New York
Writing of Witness with Elizabeth Rosner
Ellen Jones
Mexico City/UK
Literary Launchpad with Tim MacGabhann
Engeli Haupt
Valle de Bravo, Mexico
Literary Launchpad with Tim MacGabhann
Laura Garibay
Community Liaison
Estefanía Camacho Jiménez
Mexico City, Mexico Manuscript Seminar in Spanish
Manuscript Seminar in Spanish
Héctor Macín
Director of Technology
Juan Antonio Arévalo
Graphic Design & Videography
Radhika Nagpal
Website Design & Development
Gabriel Sandoval
Queens, New York
Journalism of Witness, with Alfredo Corchado and Angela Kocherga
Gabriela Estrada Espínola
Mexico City
Journalism of Witness with Alfredo Corchado & Angela Kocherga
Karen Villeda
Mexico City
Manuscript Seminar with Verónica Murguía
Karen Vizcarra
Karen Villeda
Narrativa con Alberto Chimal
Karla María Gutiérrez
San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México
Journalism of Witness with Alfredo Corchado & Angela Kocherga
Katherine Lim
London, England and Queens
London, England and Queens, New York Manuscript Seminar with Tim MacGabhann
Kervy Robles
San Diego, California/Peru
Manuscript Seminar with Verónica Murguía
Krista Comer
Houston, Texas
Writing of Witness with Elizabeth Rosner
Libertad Pantoja
Mexico City, Mexico
Writing with Wonder with Sheree Renée Thomas
Lisa Coyne
Boston, Massachusetts
Manuscript Seminar with Tim MacGabhann
Marcia Ramos
Tijuana, Mexico
Narrativa con Alberto Chimal
María Richardson
Mexico City
Writing of Witness with Elizabeth Rosner
Mariana Riestra
Mexico City, Mexico
Narrativa con Alberto Chimal
Melissa Watkins
Boston, Massachusetts
Writing with Wonder
Miguel Ángel Hernández
Mexico City
Fiction with Alberto Chimal
Miguel Torhton
Mexico City, Mexico
Seminario de Manuscritos con Verónica Murguía
Morgan Ventura
Belfast, Northern Ireland/Chicago
Writing with a Sense of Wonder
Rebecca George
Brooklyn, New York/Kerala
Journalism of Witness with Alfredo Corchado & Angela Kocherga
Sandra Dolores Gomez Amador
Mexico City
Poesía con Elisa Díaz Castelo
Sofia Aguilar
Los Angeles, California
Writing of Witness with Elizabeth Rosner
Taylor Cleland
Tucson, Arizona
Writing with Wonder with Sheree Renée Thomas
Tracy Cross
Washington, D.C.
Writing with a Sense of Wonder, with Sheree Renée Thomas
Ali Sargent
Mexico City – London
Literary Launchpad with Tim MacGabhann
Ana Díaz
Medellín, Colombia – Boynton Beach, Florida
Fiction with Alberto Chimal
Analía Ferreyra Carreres
Mexico City, Mexico
Fiction with Alberto Chimal
Ann Folwell Stanford
Chicago, Illinois
Writing of Witness with Elizabeth Rosner
Anna Maconochie
London, UK
Manuscript Seminar with Ayşegül Savaş
Brittany Means
Iowa City, Iowa
Writing of Witness with Elizabeth Rosner
Daniel Escoto
Mexico City, Mexico
Manuscript Seminar with Verónica Murguía
Daniela Armijo
Quintana Roo, Mexico
Manuscript Seminar with Verónica Murguía
Diego Arellano
Mexico City, Mexico
Fiction with Alberto Chimal
Ebti Numari
Brooklyn, New York
Journalism with Tyrone Beason and Alicia Quiñones
Emily Withnall
Missoula, Montana
Journalism with Tyrone Beason and Alicia Quiñones
Engeli Haupt
Valle de Bravo, Mexico – South Africa
Writing of Witness with Elizabeth Rosner
Gina Rodríguez
Mexico City, Mexico
Escritura y testimonio with Sandra Lorenzano
Janet Dawson
Tepoztlán, Mexico & Toronto, Canada
Literary Launchpad with Tim MacGabhann
Jasmine Respess
Coral Gables, Florida
Poetry with Cyrus Cassells
Karla María Gutiérrez
San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico
Journalism with Tyrone Beason and Alicia Quiñones
Libertad Pantoja
Mexico City, Mexico
Manuscript Seminar with Verónica Murguía
Lisa López Smith
Zapotlanejo, Jalisco, Mexico
Poetry with Cyrus Cassells
Magda Schonfeld
Garrison, New York
Writing of Witness with Elizabeth Rosner
Marcela Santos
Mexico City, Monterrey
Poetry with David Huerta
María José Gomez Castillo
Mexico City, Mexico
Manuscript Seminar with Verónica Murguía
María Minguez Arias
Guadalajara, Spain/ Bay Area, California
Literatura y testimonio with Sandra Lorenzano
Marianne Smith
Oakland, California
Writing of Witness with Elizabeth Rosner
Marissa Revilla
San Crístobal, Chiapas, Mexico
Journalism with Tyrone Beason and Alicia Quiñones
Mariya Taher
Boston, Massachusetts
Manuscript Seminar with Aysegül Savaş
Marlon Pérez Velasco
Tijuana, Mexico
Poetry with David Huerta
Mateo Correa
Brooklyn, New York
Poetry with David Huerta
Mauricio Ruiz
Mexico City – Brussels
Manuscript Seminar with Aysegül Savaş
Miguel Torhton
Mexico City, Mexico
Fiction in Spanish with Alberto Chimal
Nancy Foley
Hood River, Oregon
Manuscript Seminar with Ayşegül Savaş
Nick Fitzgerald
London, UK
Literary Launchpad with Tim MacGabhann
Nivea Castro
New York & Georgia, US
Literary Launchpad with Tim MacGabhann
Nz Tyehemba
New York, New York
Poetry with Cyrus Cassells
Oscar Molina V.
Quito, Ecuador
Journalism with Tyrone Beason and Alicia Quiñones
Patricia Carrillo Collard
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Prince Shakur
Columbus, Ohio
Writing of Witness with Elizabeth Rosner
Ramón Alfredo Blanco
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Escritura y Testimonio with Sandra Lorenzano
Reggie Scott Young
San Antonio, Texas
Writing of Witness with Elizabeth Rosner
Richard Lloyd
London, UK
Literary Launchpad with Tim MacGabhann
Robert Mcqueen
Stratford, Canada
Poetry with Cyrus Cassells
Ruy Feben
Mexico City, Mexico
Manuscript Seminar with Verónica Murguía
Seamus Mullin
Brooklyn, NY
Literary Launchpad with Tim MacGabhann
Sheila Breen De Urquidi
Seattle, Washington & Tepoztlán, Mexico
Poetry with Cyrus Cassells
Selene Ángeles
Tijuana, Mexico
Poetry with David Huerta
Sindy Nanclares
New York/Medellín, Colombia
Journalism with Tyrone Beason and Alicia Quiñones
Stella Santamaria
Albion, Michigan
Poetry with Cyrus Cassells
Susana Marcelo
Los Angeles, California
Writing of Witness with Elizabeth Rosner
Taylor Cleland
Tucson, Arizona
Literary Launchpad with Tim MacGabhann
Teresa Peña
Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico
Fiction with Alberto Chimal
Tiffany Fritz
Tucson, Arizona
Literary Launchpad with Tim MacGabhann
Tochukwu Okafor
Worcester, Massachusetts
Manuscript Seminar with Ayşegül Savaş
Adam Willis
Washington, DC
Journalism
Ambar Briseida Barrera
Puebla, Mexico
Investigative Journalism
Ann Folwell Stanford
Chicago, Illinois
Poetry in English
Ann Rauhala
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Literary Non-Fiction
Anna Maconochie
London, UK
Fiction in English
Anthony Esposito
Mexico City/New Jersey
Journalism
Claire Mullen
Mexico City; San Francisco
Literary Non-Fiction
Daniel Escoto
Mexico City
Fiction in Spanish
Deborah Bonello
Mexico City/UK/Malta
Investigative Journalism
Deborah Casillas
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Poetry in English
Dorothy Potter Snyder
Hillsborough, North Carolina
Fiction in English
Elizabeth Camacho
La Paz, Baja California
Poetry in Spanish
Elizabeth Hutchings
Brighton, UK
Fiction in English
Emily Withnall
Missoula, Montana
Literary Non-Fiction
Enriqueta Lunez
San Juan Chamula, Chiapas
Poetry
Fernanda Reyes Retana
Miami, Mexico City
Manuscript Seminar in Spanish
Fey Berman
New York/Mexico City
Manuscript Seminar in English
Frida Esquivel Mejía
Mexico City
Screenwriting
Geri Smith
Washington, DC
Manuscript Seminar with Elizabeth Rosner
Gina Balibrera
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Fiction in English
Jennifer González
Aguascalientes, México
Journalism
Jessica Camille Aguirre
California/Karlsruhe, Germany
Investigative Journalism
Joana Medellin Herrero
Mexico City
Poetry
Julia Love
Mexico City
Journalism
Karen Codner
Santiago, Chile
Manuscript Seminar in Spanish
Keila Vall De La Ville
Venezuela / New York City
Manuscript Seminar in Spanish
Keitje Kuipers
Seattle, Washington
Fiction in English
Laura Wagner
Durham, NC
Literary Non-Fiction
Libertad Pantoja
Mexico City
Fiction in Spanish
Agustín B. Ávila Casanueva
Cuernavaca Mexico
Journalism
Liliana López Bocanegra
Tepoztan, Mexico
Poetry
María José Gomez Castillo
Mexico City
Fiction in Spanish
Mariela Castañeda
Puebla, Mexico
Journalist
Mateo Correa
Brooklyn, NY
Fiction in Spanish
Octavio Rivera
Michoacán, Mexico; South Texas
Investigative Journalism
Olivia Teroba
Mexico City
Manuscript Seminar in Spanish
Pia Jensen
Norway/Mexico
Fiction in English
Radhiyah Ayobami
Brooklyn, NY/Oakland, California
Literary Non-Fiction
Robin Myers
Mexico City, US
Poetry in English
Rosalina Arteaga
Mexico City
Poetry in Spanish
Roxana Von Kraus
Boston/Bucharest, Romania
Fiction in English
Ruy Feben
Mexico City
Fiction in Spanish
Shakthi Shrima
Berkeley, California
Poetry in English
Sydney Valerio
New York City
Poetry in English
Yhair Mendoza
Cuernavaca, Mexico
Journalism
Zaira Arumir
Tepoztlan, Mexico
Screenwriting
Alberto Salazar
St. Louis, Missouri
Fiction
Ann Folwell Stanford
Chicago, Illinois
Poetry
Anna Maconochie
London, England
Fiction
Ariane Blackman
Toronto, Canada
Memoir
Avi Asher-Schapiro
Brooklyn, New York
Journalism
Bridget Galsworthy Estavillo
Tepoztlán / Mexico City
Manuscript Seminar
Carina Del Valle Schorske
New York, New York / San Juan, Puerto Rico
Poetry
Casey O’Brien
Berkeley, California
Journalism
Catherine Hamilton
London, England
Fiction
Chris Hansen-Nelson
New York City
Poetry
Cmarie Fuhrman
Boise, Idaho
Poetry
Daniel Escoto
Mexico City
Fiction
Diego Courchay
Mexico City
Journalism
Don Cellini
Savannah, Georgia
Poetry
Edna Carolina Nava Plascencia
Cuernavaca, Mexico
Journalism
Elisa Díaz
Mexico City
Poetry
Erin Soros
Toronto, Canada
Fiction
Gabriela Damián
Mexico City
Fiction
Garance Franke-Ruta
Washington, D.C.
Memoir
J.J. Stranko
Boston, Massachusetts
Manuscript Seminar
Jason Buch
Seattle, Washington
Journalism
Jimena Jurado
Morelos, México
Poetry
Joana Medellin Herrero
Mexico City
Poetry
John David Werner
New York City
Memoir
Jonah Herzog-Arbeitman
Northampton, Massachusetts
Poetry
Jorge Bello
Mexico City
Journalism
Keila Vall De La Ville
Venezuela / New York City
Fiction
Khaldoon Ahmed
London, UK
Memoir
Kristina Bicher
New York City
Poetry
Lázaro Tello
México City
Poetry
Leslie Boyer
Tucson, Arizona
Manuscript Seminar
Liliana López Bocanegra
Tepoztán, México
Poetry
Louisa Reynolds Fernández De Lara
Mexico City / Guatemala
Journalism
Lucero Hernández García
Puebla, México
Journalism
María Fernanda Reyes Retana
Miami, Florida
Fiction
María Vinós
Tepoztlán, México
Memoir
Marilyn Levine
Salem, Massachusetts
Memoir
Martha Mega
Mexico City
Poetry
Martha Pskowski
United States
Journalism
Maureen Fan
Berkeley, California
Memoir
Melissa R. Sipin
Carson, California
Fiction
Micaela Sánchez
Tepoztlán, Mexico
Poetry
Montserrat Rodríguez Ruelas
Tijuana, Mexico
Fiction
Natalie Hart
London, UK
Fiction
Nora Kipnis
New York City
Fiction
Pedro Martín
Mexico City
Poetry
Red Samaniego
Bio:
Fiction
Sergio Lima
Long Beach, California
Poetry
Shakthi Shrima
Berkeley, California
Poetry
Simone Haysom
Cape Town, South Africa
Journalism
Tracy Yu
Evanston, Illinois
Fiction
Yhair Mendoza
Cuernavaca, Mexico
Journalism
Yvette Cabrera
San Francisco, California
Journalism
Gobi Stromberg
Cuernavaca, México
Manuscript Seminar
Sabrina Orah Mark
Fiction
Verónica Murguía
Manuscript Seminar (Spanish)
Tyrone Beason
Senior Reporter, Los Angeles Times
Francisco Cantú
Author of The Line Becomes a River
Alex Jennings
Author of The Ballad of Perilous Graves
Devi Laskar
Author of The Atlas of Reds and Blues
Jonathan Levi
Author of the novels Septimania and A Guide for the Perplexed.
Julie Otsuka
Novelist
Ayşegül Savaş
Author of the novels Walking on the Ceiling and White on White.
Valeria Souza Saldivar
Evolutionary Biologist
Institute of Ecology UNAM
Luisa Valenzuela
Argentine Novelist
Javier Zamora
US-Salvadoran Poet & Memoirist
Elizabeth Rosner
Writing of Witness
Rafael Segovia
Poesía
Sheree Reneé Thomas
Fiction
Socorro Venegas
Coaching para libros en prosa con