Join Us for Hispanic Heritage Month

SEPTEMBER September 15, 2022 | 6:30 – 9:30 pm Showcase of Latino Performing Arts Moores Opera House/University of Houston (3333 Cullen Blvd,  Houston, TX) Celebrate Arte Público Press’ 40th anniversary with food, drink and performances by Mariachi Puma, Sambabom, River Oaks Chamber Orchestra, Solero Flamenco, and Houston Grand Opera. Tickets and more details here.   September 15-17, 2022  La Raza Unida Party 50th Anniversary Conference   University of Texas San Antonio – Downtown Campus (501 W. Cesar E. Chavez, San Antonio, TX) Arte Público Press founder/director Dr. Nicolás Kanellos speaks about publishing opportunities for Latinos. More details here.   September 23, 2022 | 10 am – 4:30 pm Latin American Book Fair Love Park (1501 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia, PA) Authors and illustrators share their work, including children’s book author Raquel Ortiz, who will delight audiences with her musical storytelling! More details here.   OCTOBER October 1, 2022 | 1 – …

Arte Público Authors to Speak at 2014 Texas Book Festival

HOUSTON, TX October 2014— Numerous Arte Público authors are slated to participate in this year’s Texas Book Festival on October 25-26 in Austin, Texas. The festival is a weekend-long celebration of literature, authorship, literacy, and diversity in Texas. Established in 1995 by former first lady Laura Bush, the event typically hosts 250 authors each year. This year, Arte Público is proud to report that eight of our authors and illustrators will be in attendance at the festival. Rolando Hinojosa Diane Gonzales Bertrand Sergio Troncoso René Saldaña, Jr. Carolyn Dee Flores Pat Mora Gwendolyn Zepeda Thelma Muraida To learn more about the various panels that the authors will be participating in, click on their names. You can also learn more by visiting the Texas Book Festival’s website.