JAQUIRA DÍAZ

Reading at University of Miami

12/1/2014

 
You're invited! I'll be reading at the University of Miami as part of its USpeak reading series!

February 26th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
University of Miami CAS Gallery
1210 Stanford Drive
Wesley Foundation Building
Coral Gables, FL 

Reading at Books & Books

12/1/2014

 
You're invited! I'll be reading at Books & Books with several 15 Views of Miami contributors, including Lynne Barrett, Evelina Galang, Geoffrey Philp, John Dufresne, and M.J. Fievre.

Monday January 19th @ 8:00 pm

Books & Books 

265 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134

2015 Florida Individual Artist Fellowship

12/1/2014

 
Jaquira has been selected to receive a 2015 Individual Artist Fellowship by the Florida Department of State Division of Cultural Affairs.

15 Views of Miami: Stories

11/20/2014

 
Just released, 15 Views of Miami (Burrow Press) is a literary portrait of the Magic City told in fifteen loosely linked stories by fifteen award-winning authors. Sprawling from Hialeah to Homestead, from Wynwood to Stiltsville, these stories cover a range of cultures, languages and lives, reflecting the diversity and drama of a large and often misunderstood city.

Contributors include:  Phillippe Diederich, M. Evelina Galang, Melanie Neale, Lynne Barrett, Susanna Daniel, Corey Ginsberg, Geoffrey Philp, Leonard Nash, M.J. Fievre, J. David Gonzalez, Ricardo Pau-Llosa, Ian Vasquez, Patricia Engel, Jennine Capó Crucet, and John Dufresne. 
Get your copy from Burrow Press!

15 Views of Miami on the Radio!

11/17/2014

 
Tonight, the Only in Miami Show will feature 15 Views of Miami! Tune in to AM 880 The Biz at 7pm to hear me and 15 Views contributor Evelina Galang! 
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Reading in Saint Paul, MN

10/12/2014

 
Minneapolis/St. Paul: I'll be reading at Metropolitan State University on Wednesday October 15th, 2014. (Metropolitan State University, 700 E Seventh Street, Saint Paul, MN 55106)


I'll be reading across from the Saint Paul campus, at The Dancing Goat, 699 East 7th Street, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Tin House Writers' Workshop

7/17/2014

 
I'll be reading with other participants at the Tin House Writers' Workshop! Check it out.

Where? 
Reed College, 3203 SE Woodstock Blvd., Portland, OR 
(Cerf Amphitheater)

When? 
Friday July 18th, 4:30pm - 6:00pm

Summer Literary Seminars

4/11/2014

 
Summer Literary Seminars announces the winners of their 2014 writers' contests! Jaquira was selected by Phillip Lopate as the nonfiction winner, and will be attending SLS Kenya in December. (Read the complete announcement here.)  

Las Damas: The New Generation of Latina Writers

4/6/2014

 
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On the Ploughshares blog, Daniel Peña discusses the new generation of Latina writers, and has some very nice things to say about my story on Salon. 

Sunday Salon New York, March 16th

3/11/2014

 
I will be reading at the Sunday Salon NYC's Bread Loaf Writers from the Dark Tower show, hosted by Ru Freeman, alongside Jessamine Chan, Nathan McClain, Phillip B. Williams, Chaney Kwak, and Ayodele Alofe. 

When? Sunday March 16th @ 7pm.
Where? Jimmy's No. 43 in the East Village.

Hope to see you there!

The Rumpus Interview with Adriana Páramo

3/10/2014

 
Today on The Rumpus, Adriana Páramo and I discuss her books, leaving Colombia, her work with women in Kuwait, and migrant farm workers in rural Florida. Check it out!

AWP Seattle

2/18/2014

 
I will be reading at The Kenyon Review's 75th Anniversary Reading alongside Charles Baxter and Kimiko Hahn. Editor David Lynn will be moderating. Come say hello! 

AWP Seattle 
Thursday February 27th 2014
3:00p.m. to 4:15p.m.  
Room 304, Western New England MFA Annex, Level 3 

A reading from writers featured in the Winter 2014 issue of The Kenyon Review, our 75th anniversary issue. The Winter 2014 issue marks our ongoing commitment to publish the very best writing from established and emerging writers. Founded in 1939 at Kenyon College and first edited by poet-critic John Crowe Ransom, The Kenyon Review continues in its 75th year to celebrate writing that maps the spiritual, intellectual, and emotional tides of our contemporary culture.




KR Online's "Why We Chose It"

1/15/2014

 
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In The Kenyon Review Online's "Why We Chose It," editor David Lynn discusses Jaquira's short story, "Ghosts." 

"Love in a time of war--one of literature's most ancient, most lasting, themes. And "Ghosts" thrusts its dramatic tensions upon us right from the start..."  
(Click to read full text.) 


Holiday Story in Salon

12/30/2013

 
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My two-sentence holiday story appears in Salon, alongside stories by some amazing writers, including Lauren Groff, Owen King, Elliott Holt, and Porochista Khakpour. 








Interview with The Kenyon Review 

12/15/2013

 
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The Kenyon Review interviewed me as part of The KR Conversations, which is funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. I discuss (briefly) writing influences, place, and literary horror, among other things. Check it out.    










Holiday Reading Recommendations from The Kenyon Review

12/10/2013

 
Need some book recommendations for the holidays? Check out The Kenyon Review's December newsletter, which includes some picks from editors and contributors. Also, I discuss how much I love Ru Freeman, Lindsay Hunter, and Adriana Paramo. 



MacDowell Colony 

10/9/2013

 
Jaquira has been awarded a Fellowship to the MacDowell Colony. Read more about MacDowell here.  





NEA Fellowship

8/26/2013

 
Jaquira has been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Distinguished Fellowship for a residency at the Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts. 





Bread Loaf Writers' Conference

5/26/2013

 
Jaquira has been awarded a work-study scholarship (waitership) to attend the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference this summer. 






"Girl Hood" on Junot Diaz Daily website

2/7/2013

 

Jaquira gets a major shoutout from the Junot Diaz Daily website! Check out this excerpt of "Girl Hood" on The Cheater's Guide.



Craft Talk in The Southeast Review

1/28/2013

 
Jaquira has a Craft Talk in the latest installment of the Southeast Review's Writing Regimens. Find out more by visiting the Southeast Review's website.



15 Views of Miami to be published by Burrow Press

1/27/2013

 
Mark your calendars! 15 Views of Miami, a collection of linked short stories edited by Jaquira, will be published  November 2014 by Burrow Press. More information about the release party at the Miami Book Fair International coming soon.



"Girl Hood" published by Her Kind

1/22/2013

 
Jaquira has a personal essay up at Her Kind, the blog powered by VIDA: Women in Literary Arts. Check it out!


Best American Essays 2012

8/30/2012

 
Jaquira's short memoir, "Baby Lollipops," which was originally published in The Sun Magazine, was named a Notable Essay in Best American Essays 2012.  


Sewanee Writers' Conference

5/10/2012

 
Jaquira will be a Tennessee Williams Scholar in Fiction at the Sewanee Writers' Conference this summer!




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