Writing Workshop: Julio Enríquez-Ornelas

The Lit & Luz Festival of Language, Literature, and ArtBegan in 2012 (unofficially) with the release of the fully translated—Spanish/English—MAKEMagazineissue 13, "Intercambio/Exchange." In 2014 the Lit & Luz Festival was launched from those pages and ever since has produced yearly events in Mexico City and Chicago, with writers and artists from Chicago, Mexico, and beyond.MAKE Literary Production’s sixth annual Lit & Luz Festival of Language, Literature, and Art, themed "Movement" is an ambitious exchange between Mexico City and Chicago. The week-long festival takes place at over a dozen arts venues and universities throughout Chicago, October 12th-19th. It concludes at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago with our signature event, the “Live Magazine Show." The following February, a similar series of events are held in Mexico City.We are honored to welcome inspiring authors, artists, and arts professionals from Mexico to Chicago. Art and language are key to understanding culture and community, and the cultural exchange between the United States and Mexico. With events such as Lit & Luz, we hope to strengthen the relationship between the two countries, and in particular, to increase the distribution of literature and art from Mexico for Chicago audiences and beyond.

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Storytelling in Community: Migration, Memory, and Family

Lozano Branch, Chicago Public Library

<h2>Storytelling in Community: Migration, Memory, and Family</h2>All are welcome to join Julio Enríquez-Ornelas for this interactive creative writing workshop, moderated by Dr. Xiomara Verenice Cervantes-Gómez. Enríquez-Ornelas will share excerpts from his book, The Children of the Damned One. Join the author and share how his writing is rooted in storytelling found in U.S and Mexican communities, family, memory, trauma and literary forms. Then, those who are interested in writing can participate and become the creators of fiction rooted in their narratives. In this workshop, all participants will need a paper, writing utensil, or an active listener. The goal is to experience a sense of empowerment from the act of storytelling be it in written or oral tradition within your community. Todxs están invitadxs a unirse al taller interactivo de escritura creativa de Julio Enríquez-Ornelas, moderado por la Dra. Xiomara Verenice Cervantes-Gómez. Enríquez-Ornelas compartirá extractos de su libro, The Children of the Damned One. Acompaña al autor y comparte cómo su escritura está arraigada en la narración que se encuentra en las comunidades estadounidenses y mexicanas, la familia, la memoria, el trauma y las formas literarias. Entonces, quienes estén interesados en escribir pueden participar y convertirse en creadores de ficción enraizados en sus narrativas. En este taller, todos los participantes necesitarán un papel, un utensilio para escribir o un oyente activo. El objetivo es experimentar una sensación de empoderamiento a partir del acto de contar historias, ya sea en la tradición escrita u oral dentro de su comunidad. Presented in partnership with Chicago Public Libraries.Presentado en colaboración con Chicago Public Libraries. ~﻿~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A﻿bout the Lit &amp; Luz Festival of Language, Literature, and ArtNow in its ninth cycle, MAKE Literary Productions’s<a href="https://www.litluz.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> Lit &amp; Luz Festival of Language, Literature, and Art</a> continues to support the creation of new art through international collaboration, and make space for essential dialogues between residents of Mexico and the United States.The 2022 festival is themed “Revision”—re-envisioning the arts in light of the pandemic, reconsidering the canon, and revising for the future.This cultural festival runs October 31-November 5 with more than a dozen free, bilingual events taking place at venues throughout Chicago, as well as online. Programming partners include Chicago Art Department, Contratiempo/Co-Prosperity Sphere, and the Hideout.The festival’s signature event, the Live Magazine Show, is co-presented on November 3rd with the University of Chicago’s Logan Center for the Arts. At this ticketed program, six pairs of Mexico- and Chicago-based participants debut multimedia collaborative pieces they have been working on the prior months.The festival is honored to host an exemplary cohort of Mexican writers and artists. For complete bios of this cycle’s Collaboration Cohort, visit this link: https://www.litluz.org/2022-collaboration-cohortAura Arreola, Baram Bartolomé, Dolores Dorantes, Héctor Jiménez Castillo, Robin Myers, Mariana Oliver, and yolanda seguraChicago-based participants include: Visual artists Amber Ginsburg, Victoria Martinez, and Laleh Motlagh; and writers Antonio Díaz Oliva, Gabriel Ojeda-Sagu, and Marty McConnellThis project is supported in large part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional partners include El Museo Universitario del Chopo, Illinois Humanities, the Consulate General of Mexico in Chicago, and many more.Lit &amp; Luz is a produced by MAKE Literary Productions, NFP. MAKE supports, promotes, and engages contemporary writers, artists, and audiences through publishing, multidisciplinary arts events, and international cultural exchange.Meanwhile, sign-up for our Lit &amp; Luz newsletter for more details and special notices. Be sure to follow MAKE Lit on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram! Keep up with the Fest and contribute your own Tweets and IG pics by adding #litluz.

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