You are a raging storm of intelligence who decided long ago to stand strong in an unjust world I love you big Bets

Betsy Damon, artist
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'I had an awesome time doing Jo Ann's Top Ten Days. She made everything so easy, I barely had to lift a finger. And the response has been great. I recommend that all Latino/a authors rush to get in the mix. Great experience with a truly inspired and talented woman!'

Matt de la Pena, 'Mexican Whiteboy'
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Jo Ann thank you for the Saturday Blog Brag! I had 100 hits on my blog that day!!!! I picked up one new follower! and it's someone I don't even know! I can't thank you enough!!!!

Nilki Benitez, Writer, Nilkibenitez.blogspot.com
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'It's amazing what you do to help other writers, Jo Ann, keep up the great work!'

Jeff Rivera, author, 'Forever My Lady' and founder of Gumbowriters.com
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If only I had found Jo Ann Hernandez two years ago. She has helped take my book out of the background and into the spotlight. Her blog tour was well-organized, well-calculated and a whole lot of fun! Hats off to one of the best ladies and coolest Latinas in the book world!

Estevan Vega, author of 'The Sacred Sin' and 'Arson'
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Want to make new friends, have tons of fun, and promote your book at the same time? Let Jo Ann Hernadez manage your Latino Virtual Blog Tour!

Raul Ramos y Sanchez, author of AMERICA LIBRE
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By the way, I've been looking over your site and am truly impressed at your effort and perseverance for the written word. Not many people can carry the torch you bear with pride as you do. Great job and much success for your future endeavors!

Margarita Sanchez Tovar, writer, @maggie-atthecafe.blogspot.com

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African-American E-Books & E-Book Reading Challenge
Happy Read An E-Book Week! We kicked things off with an interview with the founder of Read An E-Book Week, Rita Y. Toews earlier in the week, celebrated e-books on the Michigan Writers Network Show last night, and have been hearing from members regarding all the great finds around the internet. For Read An E-Book Week, we [...] […]
E-Book Resources
As we continue celebrating Read an E-Book Week, we wanted to share a list of resources for those interested in e-books. This list is by no way inclusive, but just a bit to get you started in regards to electronic publishing. E-Book Store @ ebookweek.com – official site of Read An E-Book Week African-American Electronic Literary Network [...] […]
3rd Annual Afr’Am Fest Literary Award Program (May 21-23)
As part of SEVAA’s literacy campaign, “Reading is a Family Affair,” launched in 2008, the organization seeks to recognize and support outstanding contributions in the literary arena by African-Americans. Nominations are currently being accepted for its 3rd Annual Afr’Am Fest Literary Awards (AFLA) Program. The program is mainly aimed at small press and self- […]

Noah Lukeman: The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile
Betsy Lerner: The Forest for the Trees
Donald Maass: Writing the Breakout Novel
Renni(Author) ; King, Dave(Author) Browne: Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition: How to Edit Yourself Into Print
Patricia T. O'Conner: Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English, Second Edition
William Knowlton Zinsser: On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
Sol Stein: Stein On Writing: A Master Editor of Some of the Most Successful Writers of Our Century Shares His Craft Techniques and Strategies
On Writing, by Stephen King

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Textnovel.com (www.textnovel.com) is running a contest January 1, 2010 through August 31, 2010 for the best online serial novel. Textnovel allows writers to get attention based on how many followers, views and votes they get and also provides an interactive format for creating the novel. The prize is $1,000 and the winner gets [...] […]
Call for Submissions – William Saroyan International Prize for Writing
Deadline for Entries: January 31, 2010 Nominations for the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing will be accepted through January 31, 2010. This award, given by Stanford University Libraries in partnership with the William Saroyan Foundation, recognizes newly published works of fiction and non-fiction with a $5,000 award for the winner in each cat […]
Writing Contest | “Family Stories” | No Fee
December 21, 2009 to February 23, 2010 There is currently running a free-to-enter short story contest on BookRix for writers and readers. The theme is “Family Stories”. (No page limit) Prizes on the line include $1.800,00 in prize money for writers, “fame!” and Amazon vouchers (each worth $20) for voting readers. Prizes for authors: First Prize: $1000 Second […]

UFWOC grapes. Great deal on bilingual books. Biblioburro.
Hace mucho tiempo, when we were fit enough to carry a picket sign and young enough to walk a picket line holding it, supporting the United Farmworkers (UFWOC) was an easy decision. Hell, back then some of us couldn't even afford to buy grapes, so it wasn't such a sacrifice to stand up for the basic civil/human rights of those who provide our food.I […]
Gente Telling Their Stories
Rights in a Foreign Land: Women, Domestic Violence, and MigrationAraceli Calderón GonzálezMelissa Sánchez writes in the Yakima Herald-Republic about Araceli Calderón González and her book published last year in Mexico, Rights in a Foreign Land: Women, Domestic Violence, and Migration. You can read the entire article, which I recommend, at this link. Calderó […]
remembering that chicanito
I was a librarian in Fort Lupton, Colorado the only time I met Abelardo "Lalo" Delgado. He had driven from Arvada to do a reading at our school as was a common offering of his in small farm towns across Colorado. Lalo arrived a half-hour early and I found him resting (alone) in the counselor's office, sitting with a genuine smile, the one oft […]