Events
Upcoming and past events with Diana Rojas
IN-STORE - Diana Rojas - LITANY OF SAINTS
Revealing the cultural dissonance experienced by immigrants, Diana Rojas’ characters grapple with their self-perception as they consider what they’re supposed to be and who they want to be. Issues of individualism versus community, loyalty to a distant homeland and a divided sense of identity pepper this intriguing debut.
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Friday, November 15, 6:30 PM
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Poetry in Translation Salon
How do we connect across cultures through literature? Join Washington Writers’ Publishing House for a multi-lingual evening of Literary Cross Currents. We will read and discuss prose and poetry in translation and participate in a dual-lingual workshop with prompts inspired by our authors, then a reading from our featured writers that include Naomi Ayala, Dan Vera, Elizabeth Bruce, Diana Rojas, Caroline Bock, and Jona Colson. You do not need to speak Spanish or English to attend this salon. A reception and book signing will follow the reading.
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Tuesday, September 17th, 5:30 PM
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New Central American Voices
Central American authors Anna Lapera, Bessie Flores Zaldívar, John Manual Arias, and Diana Rojas will discuss their recent book releases. Teaching for Change board member Nancy Raquel Mirabal will emcee the discussion. Free and open to the public. Order food and drinks throughout. Books available for purchase and signing.
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Hosted by Teaching for Change and
Busboys and Poets
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Wednesday, September 25th, 6:30 PM-8:30 PM
Location: 625 Monroe St NE, Washington, DC
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More than Saints:
Diana Rojas in conversation with Ofelia Montelongo
The Writer’s Center welcomes Diana Rojas for a discussion of her debut collection of novellas, Litany of Saints: A Triptych. Diana will be in conversation with Ofelia Montelongo, author and Writer’s Center board member.
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Ofelia Montelongo is a bilingual writer from Mexico. Her work has been published in The Rumpus, Latino Book Review, Los Acentos Review, and she edits the Latine Monsters issue at Barrelhouse. Currently a teacher at the University of Maryland, she is a PEN/Faulkner writer in residence, a Macondista & a PEN America Emerging Voices Fellow.
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Thursday, September 26th, 7:30 PM-8:30 PM EDT
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Diana Rojas in Conversation with Annell Lopez
Join us as we celebrate Diana Rojas’ debut book, Litany of Saints: A Triptych. Diana will be in conversation with Annell Lopez. The discussion and reading will be followed by an audience Q&A and a book signing.
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Wednesday, October 2nd, 6:30 PM-8:00 PM
Venue: Blue Cypress Books
8123 Oak Street, New Orleans, LA 70118
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Latine Representation in Literature
Join us for an Author Talk this Latine Heritage Month as we discuss representation with authors across literary genres.
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Sunday, October 13th, 2:00 PM-3:00 PM
Venue: People’s Book
7014-A Westmoreland Ave., Takoma Park, MD 20912
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Imperfect Paradise: A Litany of Saints
Diana Rojas discusses her collection of three novellas that center around the experiences of Costa Rican immigrants. Each novella displays characters who are grappling with their identities while struggling to balance the expectations and presumptions of others with their own desires.
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Thursday, October 17th, 3:00 PM
Location: Wilkins Plaza Tent, between the Johnson Center and Horizon Hall, George Mason University.
Home and Away: Writing About Place
How does the concept of “home” present in your writing? From setting stories in your hometown to exploring what it means to remake a home after immigration to creating new versions of home altogether, home can be its own sort of character. Mai Sennaar, author of They Dream In Gold, Diana Rojas, author of Litany of Saints, and Amanda Shaw, author of It Will Have Been So Beautiful, discuss how they navigate the idea of home to expand their stories and poems.
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Politics and Prose at Union Market
1270 5th Street Northeast Washington, DC 20002
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Tuesday, August 13th, 7:00 PM-9:00 PM EDT
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Books & Books in Coconut Grove – in conversation with Christopher Alonso
Books & Books is proud to present an evening with Diana Rojas discussing her book with Christopher R. Alonso. Alonso was born and raised in Miami, FL. He has worked as an indie bookseller and is a graduate of the NEOMFA program.
This event is FREE and open to the public and books will be available for purchase the night of the event!
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Thursday, August 22nd, 6:30 PM
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Inner Loop's Author Corner
The Inner Loop's Author's Corner program supports the recent works of local authors from independent publishers by spotlighting them across all our programming and through community collaborations. These nine authors will be highlighted at our reading events, interviewed on The Inner Loop Radio, featured in a guest post in the Washington Independent Review of Books, invited to panels at local bookstores, and more!
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Join her, and fellow Author's Corner writers Amanda Shaw and Mai Sennaar, at a panel discussion on Home and Away: Writing About Place at Politics and Prose, Union Market on August 13.
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Listen to her read from her debut fiction at the Inner Loop's reading on August 20.
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Diana Rojas was the featured author for the month of July.
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Listen to her podcast discussing Litany of Saints on Inner Loop Radio on June 24.
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Sign up for her workshop on using journalism skills in creative writing at the DC Writer's Salon on July 13.
Using Journalistic Skills in Creative Writing
Join journalist/writer Diana Rojas in an interactive workshop that will explore how the skills learned in journalism school – constructing stories to inform readers what's happening that also draw them in and get them interested in reading to the end – can inform the different creative writing genres.
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This event is a collaboration between the DC Writers' Salon and Inner Loop.
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Saturday, July 13th, 11:00 AM-12:30 PM EDT
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