Starting on February 22, 2010, we will be offering two intensive writing e-workshops. One is for participants who are interested in writing contemporary women’s fiction (including but not limited to the ever-popular “chick lit.â€Â) The other is for those who...

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I was seven years old when my abuela took me to the library to get my first card. Every week after, I returned to visit new worlds that were beyond my imagination. Transported from my working-class neighborhood to other countries,...

Currently, I'm working on a creative non-fiction memoir. I'll be working on this piece at VONA this summer in San Francisco. I'm excited about being accepted to VONA and I'm looking forward to the structure and support this space will...

Sofia, my business partner and all around homegirl and I decided to apply to the Massify/Killer Films Concept (www.massify.com) contest where they will choose one short film project to produce. Of course, we were made aware of this competition at...

Last week, I was on the road from Maine to Boston with RACISM on the membrane. Often times, living in New York I can go weeks without dealing with white people. And the white people in my life, well, they...

Just posting something about an amazing website created by Iris Morales about Puerto Rican History on the island and in the United States. This is an incredible resource for anyone wanting to learn about our REAL history. Check out the...

I decided to start the Creative Everyday Challenge by Leah Piken Kolidas.  I was yearning to explore other forms of creativity beyond wearing my writers hat. Perhaps that is why I also love being a film director as it allows me to use my visual sensibilities. Given that I'm not a/… Read full post »

By MARC LACEY

Mexico City — Mexico can be intolerant of homosexuality; it can also be quite liberal. Gay-bashing incidents are not uncommon in the countryside,… Read full post »

Five years ago, I quit my fulltime job and never looked back.  Never having to punching a 9 to 5 clock is something I'll never miss.  However, being an independently employed artist is never easy, and often times I've found myself working WAY beyond the 40 hour work week.  During these… Read full post »

After an amazing day working with Lillian Jimenez, (the current Executive Director of Chica Luna Productions and a film director/producer of a documentary entitled "Antonia Pantoja: Presente!)  I say to myself, "Elisha it's Friday, treat yourself to a pedicure."  

Being a woman who works a… Read full post »