Join us for a fright-filled evening as three Southern Californian writers of Mexican descent: Pedro Iniguez (“The Build-a-Monster Workshop”), David A. Romero (“The Enemy Sleeps”), and Natalie Sierra (“Beyond the Grace of God”) discuss how they blend the iconography and tropes of horror with the genres of science fiction, romance, and mystery to craft unique and compelling literary creations! Readings followed by a Q&A.
Pedro Iniguez is a Mexican American Bram Stoker, Elgin, and Dwarf Stars Award–winning science fiction and horror writer from Los Angeles. He has also been a Pushcart Prize finalist and a Best of the Net nominee. He is the author of “Mexicans on the Moon: Speculative Poetry From a Possible Future,” “Fever Dreams of a Parasite,” “Echoes and Embers: Speculative Stories,” “The Fib,” “The Build-a-Monster Workshop,” “Synthetic Dawns & Crimson Dusks,” and the science-fiction novel “Control Theory.”
David A. Romero is a Mexican American poet, novelist, and publisher from Diamond Bar, California. He is the cofounder and editor-in-chief of El Martillo Press. Romero is the author of the novel “The Enemy Sleeps” and the books of poetry “My Name Is Romero” and “Diamond Bars 2.”
Natalie Sierra (she/they) is the third poet laureate of Pomona, California. She is a poet, author, and editor. Natalie is the president of Café Con Libros Press, a nonprofit bookstore in downtown Pomona.
Presented by El Martillo Press. Moderated by David A. Romero.