Description: Latinx authors who write from and on Chicago read from their creative work. The authors are from diverse national origin groups and speak of the Latinx experience that exists in and emerges from the geographic, cultural, and political space that is the city of Chicago.

Presider

Carmen Lamas, U of Virginia

Speakers

Brenda Cárdenas, U of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

José Olivarez, Young Chicago Authors

Coya Paz, DePaul U

Daniel Borzutzky, Wright C

Paul Martínez, Triton College

Reynolds Andújar, Governors State U