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Bellevue Literary Event (ArtsCrush) Lit Twice: Luminado Dos Veces

nbencomm@gmail.com (Nilki Benitez) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:09:00 +0000

Hey ya'll I'm super excited to be featured at this event produced by La Sala, as part of ArtsCrush taking place Wednesday October 12th at Bellevue Arts Museum! Hope to see you there! LIT...

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Award-winning author Michael Hogan on Writing

nbencomm@gmail.com (Nilki Benitez) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:00:00 +0000

I'm super thrilled to be sharing with you today a guest post on "Writing" by author Michael Hogan. Today is Day One of the author's virtual book tour of The Irish Soldiers of Mexico presented...

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Condor Book Tours Presents: The Irish Soldiers of Mexico by Michael Hogan~A virtual book tour

nbencomm@gmail.com (Nilki Benitez) — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 03:35:00 +0000

Condor Book Tours is proud to present The Irish Soldiers of Mexicoby Michael Hogan August 22 thru September 2 On the eve of Mexican-American War of 1848, a group of recently...

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Seattle Event: Represent! A Multicultural Playwrights' Festival

nbencomm@gmail.com (Nilki Benitez) — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 02:44:00 +0000

The Hansberry Project Hosts REPRESENT! A Multicultural Playwrights’ FestivalJuly 19 – 24, 2011 Represent! A Multicultural Playwrights’ Festival Stage readings of new plays by Keith Josef Adkins,...

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Condor Book Tours Author Interview Series: Robert Renteria

nbencomm@gmail.com (Nilki Benitez) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:00:00 +0000

Condor Book Tours presents Mi Barrio by Robert Renteria6/20-7/1 Today I'm honored to share with you an audio interview with author Robert Renteria. Renteria's book From the Barrio to...

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Condor Book Tours Presents: Mi Barrio by Robert Renteria ~ A Virtual Book Tour

nbencomm@gmail.com (Nilki Benitez) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:47:00 +0000

ECONDOR BOOK TOURSPRESENTSMi Barrio by Robert Renteria (SmarterComics/Writers of the Round Table, 2011) As Told To Corey Michael BlakeIllustrated by Shane Clester ISBN-10:...

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Seattle Event: Ethnic Heritage Council Presents Ethnic SpringFest

nbencomm@gmail.com (Nilki Benitez) — Wed, 11 May 2011 19:45:00 +0000

You're Invited! Please join Ethnic Heritage Council for an evening of Friendship and Celebration! Friday May 20, 2011 5:30pm House of Hong409 8th Ave South, Seattle in the International...

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Seattle Events: eSe Teatro presents Luís Alfaro's Electricidad at ACT

nbencomm@gmail.com (Nilki Benitez) — Tue, 03 May 2011 21:57:00 +0000

eSe Teatro: Seattle Latinos Take Stage presentLuís Alfaro'sELECTRICIDADa staged reading directed by Rose Cano 5/20 & 5/21A Contemporary Theatre700 Union Stdowntown Seattle 7:30pm BUY YOUR...

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Get to Know: Ethnic Heritage Council, Seattle Washington

nbencomm@gmail.com (Nilki Benitez) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:42:00 +0000

I'm super thrilled to share with you that I'm a newly elected member of the Board of Directors of Seattle's Ethnic Heritage Council. If you've spent any amount of time in Seattle, you've...

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Seattle Poetry Event: Rock Wilk's "Broke Wide Open" March 12, 2011

nbencomm@gmail.com (Nilki Benitez) — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:49:00 +0000

So here I am, putting these songs out into the universe for everyone to hear, and I hope that you feel them and enjoy them as much as I do. Rock Wilk'sBroke Wide Open "Unplugged"Seattle...

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Seattle Poetry Event: Sonya Renee Taylor & A Little Truth on Your Shirt

nbencomm@gmail.com (Nilki Benitez) — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:27:00 +0000

Condor Book Tours presents: Award-Winning Performance Poet & Social Activist Sonya Renee Taylor to Visit Seattle in Honor of Women's History Month Seattle Poetry SLAM * Seattle...

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eSe Teatro: Seattle Latinos Take Stage, and The Central Heating Lab at ACT present "Passport"

nbencomm@gmail.com (Nilki Benitez) — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:50:00 +0000

Saturday February 26 and Saturday March 5theSe Teatro: Seattle Latinos Take Stagepresent Gustavo Ott's "Passport" One Play, Two Languages, Four Actors. No Theater Ensemble Has Ever...

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Upcoming Poetry Event--Seattle

nbencomm@gmail.com (Nilki Benitez) — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:55:00 +0000

Photographic Letters: An afternoon of poetry.A reading of new work by author Eugenia Toledo. Seattle Public Library, Downtown.Saturday - January 15th, 20112 pm – 4 pmLevel 4, Room...

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Cyber Monday Book Buying Event: Buy Books Win Big!!

nbencomm@gmail.com (Nilki Benitez) — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:24:00 +0000

LATINO BUSINESSES COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT LATINO AUTHORS IN BOOK BUYING EVENT Normal 0 0 1 337 1923 16 3 2361 11.0 0 0 0 ...

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Reading of Joyce Carol Oates' I Stand Before You Naked to benefit Safe Horizon

nbencomm@gmail.com (Nilki Benitez) — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 00:19:00 +0000

photo credit chrisfelver.com On Sunday November 28th, John Jay College in New York City will host a special reading of Joyce Carol Oates' I Stand Before You Naked to raise funds for the nonprofit...

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Born in the USA: Writing Contest Submission Alert for Writers in WA, OR, ID, & MT

nbencomm@gmail.com (Nilki Benitez) — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:48:00 +0000

photo credit culture mob Seattle's Richard Hugo House is a thriving center for literary arts that supports the creation of new works. Their mission is to provide writers with...

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Now Accepting Submissions Alert: (and this one's for a great cause!)

nbencomm@gmail.com (Nilki Benitez) — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 20:29:00 +0000

The anthology A Bowl of Bread: Poetry of Community is currently accepting submissions, deadline November 30, 2010. Clare House of Hospitality. Bloomington, Illinois (photo credit: Shae...

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Free Upcoming Event for Latina Writers!

nbencomm@gmail.com (Nilki Benitez) — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:15:00 +0000

Thanks to editor extraordinaire Marcela Landres for alerting me to this fascinating author panel and event taking place at the Newark Public Library on November 6, 2010 from 2-4pm featuring women...

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Panel Discussion and Presentation of Hispanic New York: A Source Book

nbencomm@gmail.com (Nilki Benitez) — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:22:00 +0000

The Hispanic New York Project (hosted by Columbia University's Center for American Studies) is proud to present the publication of Hispanic New York: A Sourcebook (Columbia University Press, 2010)...

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From Uphook Press: Hell Strung and Crooked

nbencomm@gmail.com (Nilki Benitez) — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:12:00 +0000

Our friends at Uphook Press celebrate the release of their 2nd anthology: hell strung and crooked Poetry taken to the edge and back round again Featuring forty-one poets, hell strung and...

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Q&A with Poet Oscar Bermeo

nbencomm@gmail.com (Nilki Benitez) — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 03:37:00 +0000

"It took me a long time to figure out that any poem I write is political just based on who I am and my background."--Oscar Bermeo "Bronx-raised, Ecuadorian-made" poet Oscar Bermeo is the...

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Q&A with Filmmaker Frances Negrón-Muntaner

nbencomm@gmail.com (Nilki Benitez) — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:29:00 +0000

I'm thrilled to share with you this Q&A with award-winning filmmaker and author Frances Negrón-Muntaner, which, due to her incredibly busy schedule, has been a long-time coming. I am...

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U.S. Poets in Mexico: Nurturing Creativity & Collaboration

nbencomm@gmail.com (Nilki Benitez) — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:53:00 +0000

Through the fabulosity of Facebook (yes, I'm a true believer of it's powers to connect!) I've come across a great organization I want to share with you. U.S. Poets in Mexico brings American and...

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Condor Book Tour of Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion by Father Greg Boyle July 5-30

nbencomm@gmail.com (Nilki Benitez) — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:47:00 +0000

Condor Book Tours is proud to present Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion (Free Press) by Gregory Boyle. There will be daily reviews and articles about the book throughout the...

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Q&A with Editorial Consultant Marcela Landres

nbencomm@gmail.com (Nilki Benitez) — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:30:00 +0000

Marcela LandresAuthor of the e-book "How Editors Think: The Real Reason They Rejected You"http://www.marcelalandres.com/E-book.html When I became committed to my journey to publication, one of...

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