The Austin Latinx Micro-Book Festival

Operating since 1981, Red Salmon Arts (RSA) is home to a Chicana/o/x/Latina/o/x/Native American community center, recognized as one of Austin’s oldest bookstores, and is the longest running Latinx-focused bookstore in the Southwest. Our two-day festival will include writing workshops, readings, book signings, music, and mixers that will celebrate the literacy and literature of Chicanx, Latinx, and Indigenous writers, authors, storytellers and cultural keepers across the state of Texas. In addition, the public is invited to browse our books, enjoy music, children’s activities, and community at this family-friendly event! Confirmed writers include: Liliana Valenzuela Osmani R. Ochoa Emmy Pérez (Texas Poet Laureate 2020) mónica teresa ortiz Reyes Ramirez (Houston Poet Laureate) Thelma Ortiz Muraida Carmen Tafolla Violeta Garza Juania Sueños Barbie Hurtado Jorge Renaud Tabling at the event will feature regional booksellers, small presses, literary organizations and vendors including Aztlán Libre Press, Torch Literary Arts, Infrarrealista Review, Flowersong Press, Mouthfeel Press, Macondo Writers Workshop, Mexamericon, Latinx Pop Lab, Abode Press, Host Publications, and more! Workshops are free. Registration is encouraged as they will fill up fast. Register for a workshop here: https://forms.gle/ugut6TeRFZYdFDAeA Check our website and socials for changes and updates! https://www.resistenciabooks.com/austin-latinx-micro-book-festival Instagram |Threads: @redsalmonarts Website: www.resistenciabooks.com

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