Palabra Book Fest at MasArte Gallery in Santa Ana

Join us for the first Palabra Book Fest independent publisher fair at MasArte Gallery in Santa Ana presented by Media Arts Santa Ana and El Martillo Press!

Independent publishers from Los Angeles to Tijuana, special booksignings and reading, and an open mic highlight this special literary event at Media Arts Santa Ana's MasArte Gallery and TVGB Digital Maker Space, located at 1666 N Main in Santa Ana (at 17th & Main across from Norms).
MasArte Gallery is located at 1666 N Main in Santa Ana, conveniently accessible via the 17th St exit on the 5 freeway. Free parking is available on 16th and Bush streets and in the back parking lot of the Dollar Tree at 1514 N Main Street. Metered parking is available on Main and Sycamore streets.
Invited Authors include: Herbert Sigüenza, Darren J. DeLeon, Diosa Xochiquetzalcóatl and MORE!

For more information, email [email protected] or visit www.masamedia.org.

Invited presses include:

· El Martillo Press (Los Angeles)
· Hinchas Press (Los Angeles)
· Daxson Publishing (Los Angeles)
· Editorial Halfbreed (Tijuana)
· Second Sutter (LA/SF)
· Moon Tide Press (Whittier)
· Paleta Press (Santa Ana)

· Plus Open Mic!

Invited Authors include: Herbert Sigüenza, Darren J. DeLeon and Diosa Xochiquetzalcóatl.

Special conversation with Herbert Sigüenza and signing for his new book Anthology of Latino Plays: El Henry & 5 Others, plus readings by Darren J. DeLeon (Los Delicados, The Hoops and Crosses of Mt Vernon) and Diosa Xochiquetzalcóatl (West of the Santa Ana & Other Sacred Places)!

INVITED AUTHORS

Diosa Xochiquetzalcóatl

El Martilo Press

Herbert Sigüenza
Matt Sedillo
David A. Romero
Jozer Guerrero, poet featured on HBO
Ceasar K. Avelar, Pomona Poet Laureate
Donato Martinez, professor at Santa Ana College

Hinchas Press

Darren J. DeLeon

Daxson Publishing

Peter Lechuga
Sammy Herrera

Moon Tide Press

Gustavo Hernandez, Orange County Poet Laureate
Ellen Webre
Eric Morago

Paleta Press

Victor Payan
Pocha Peña

Dec 06, 2025, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Masarte Gallery, 1666 N Main St, Santa Ana, CA 92701, USA

Palabra Book Fest is presented by Media Arts Santa Ana (MASA) and El Martillo Press!

Media Arts Santa Ana (MASA)

Media Arts Santa Ana (MASA) is a community-based digital arts organization whose mission is to inspire and empower the next generation of digital visionaries through free and accessible youth media classes, workshops, screenings, workforce development, networking opportunities, cultural agility, access to technology and creating pathways to 21st Century jobs. MASA’s core programs include the OC Film Fiesta multicultural film festival, the OC Cinema Camp, the Youth Murals and Media Class and MILPA, the Millennial Producers Academy. MASA is a project of Community Partners, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and donations to support our free and accessible programs are tax deductible.

El Martillo Press

Founded by Matt Sedillo and David A. Romero, El Martillo Press publishes writers whose pens strike the page with clear intent; words with purpose to pry apart assumed norms and to hammer away at injustice. El Martillo Press proactively publishes writers looking to pound the pavement to promote their work and the work of their fellow pressmates. El Martillo is the builder of bridges and the destroyer of walls.Dec 06, 2025, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

Masarte Gallery, 1666 N Main St, Santa Ana, CA 92701, USA

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