2023 Latina Writers Conference

We're back! This time around, our conference will be held from July 30th to August 5th, with our culminating celebration taking place on August 6th. Join us on the 6th to celebrate the diversity of our Latina writing community! Our three roundtable discussions will be happening simultaneously and will be centered on PR/Business, Healing, and Publishing—you choose your interest. You'll want to stay after the discussions as the Chulita Vinyl Club will be spinning tunes to dance to while we serve dinner (first come first serve) and welcome special guest performances. We'll also have plenty of vendors, so bring your cash! And Latino Arts Network will be presenting our 2023 Maestra Award!

You may also share the event with your friends and colleagues, and those inspiring writers in your familia, just please let us know that you are coming! Bring your children - care for children ages 5 and over, with lots of activities, will be provided free of charge!

Tickets are free, but EARLY REGISTRATION IS ENCOURAGED!

The 2023 Latina Writers Conference will be held throughout several venues across our beautiful Southern California from July 30th through August 5th, with the culminating event on August 6th at 3pm. Tickets on this site are for the August 6th culminating celebration.

For more information about each event, please contact the venue directly or visit this page soon as we continue to update it with the latest information and links.

Read Our Rebellion: Riot of Roses Publishing House Author Reading & LitCrawl, Starting at Midnight Books LA located at 7201 Greenleaf Ave. Suite D, Whittier CA 90602. And culminating at Uptown Plants at Casa Verde LA located at 12909 Philadelphia St., Whittier 90601.

Latina Writers in Animation: From Starting Out to Showrunning, Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles CA 90042

Mujer Peligrosa: Poetry and Life of tatiana de la tierra, Altadena Library, 600 Mariposa Street, Altadena, CA 91001

When Where You Are From Has a Bad Reputation, Virtual

Make Yourself Unforgettable - Branding Your Authentic Story, Casa 0101, Boyle Heights

Cuentos de Mi Gente: Telling Your Personal and Community Stories, Escuela de la Raza Unida; 137 N. Broadway; Blythe, CA 92225

Celebrating Women of Resilience, Beyond Baroque, Venice

Current & Future Latina Writers: Rise Up!, LACHSA's Caroline's Loft - Circle Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90032

Gothic Latinas/Mujeres de Horror: A Reading, Matilija Lending Library, 3571 Lexington Avenue, El Monte, CA 91731

Latina Writers Conference — Pachanga & Roundtables

The Latina Writers Conference is a program that gathers Latina creatives from the Southern California region to discuss topics central to their work as writers, performers, agents, editors, publishers, producers, and booksellers. LWC supports the wider representation of Latina voices in publishing, production, and performance, and celebrates all that Latina writers have accomplished, continue to accomplish, and will accomplish into the future.

LWC maintains the need to honor and serve a specific group of creatives and is open to those who identify as Latina including woman-identifying, trans, and nonbinary people. LWC also welcomes engagement from those who may not identify as Latina, but are inspired by the Latina experience.

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Plaza de la Raza Cultural Center

3540 N. Mission Road, Los Angeles 90031

in Lincoln Park in Lincoln Heights.

PARKING---

FREE parking for the Latina Writers Conference will be available directly across the street from Plaza de la Raza Cultural Center at the DMV, Lincoln Heights located at 3529 N. Mission Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90031. Please use the crosswalk when making your way to the center.

Plaza de la Raza’s small ADA compatible parking lot is accessible on Mission Road, before Lincoln Park Avenue at 3540 N. Mission Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90031. If you have a blue handicapped placard, you are welcome to park in Plaza’s lot just outside the center in Lincoln Park.

Nearby residential streets and parkside streets also offer plenty of FREE parking. Please read and follow all posted signs.

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