Macondo Writers’ Workshop

Macondo Writers’ Workshop
Invites You to Join A Free Seminar
for Teachers and Educators

Wednesday, July 29, 2009 4-6pm
Our Lady of the Lake University
Fine Arts Building, Rm 200
San Antonio, Texas.

Join award-winning writers Amada Irma Pérez and René Colato Laínez for this free workshop as they share their ideas, experiences and tips on using children’s books in the community to foster knowledge and understanding. Come and learn how they have transformed their children’s memories into a valuable and educational resource. Get ready to be inspired! For More Information Contact Yvette DeChavez at ydechavez@macondofoundation.org

Amada Irma Pérez is a former teacher and the author of the award-winning bilingual books Nana’s Big Surprise/Nana !Que Sorpresa!, My Very Own Room/Mi Propio Cuartito and My Diary From Here to Here/Mi Diario de Aqui Hasta Allá.

René Colato Laínez has been a bilingual elementary teacher for many years. He is also the award winning author of Waiting for Papá, Playing Lotería and I Am René. His two forthcoming books are René Has Two Last Names (Piñata Books, Fall 2009) and The Tooth Fairy Meets El Ratón Pérez (Tricycle Press, Spring 2010).