Thank you to the students of ACP Alhambra College Prep Charter School - Your imagination soars!; Brunson-Lee Elementary School-touched my funny bone; Kiva Elementary School in Scottsdale; Greek myths came alive! Thanks to Cataline Ventura in the Alhambra School District for the wonderful poetry and prose created during my fabulous time at your school. Residencies at Desert Canyon Elementary School in the Scottsdale School District, Brooks Academy in the Roosevelt School District, Laveen Writers Club, and 21st Century Students After-School Program at Capitol School in the Phoenix 1 School District were all filled with brilliant writers. YOU ARE ALL AMAZING!! Poetry Central Students from Phoenix Union High School District, and NORAZ Teen Poets of Flagstaff, YOU ROCK!! Stella's Up-Coming Events are FREE to the public, unless otherwise noted. If you would like to be on our mailing list to receive information on upcoming events, please contact Stella! SEE CLASS OFFERINGS ON HOME PAGE July 22-24 MALCS (Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social) ASU Conference Downtown Thursday & Friday and ASU West on Saturday. A dynamic time for full exploration of SB1070 and other policies now causing havoac in the Mexican/Latino community. Plenary sessions, strategizing workshops, discussion and a Noche de Cultura. Stella will present as a featured speaker on Friday July 23 in Noche de Cultura, and as luncheon speaker on Sat. at ASU West. FEMININE ARCHETYPES IN CHICANO HISTORY. Register. Contact: Gloria.Cuadraz@asu.edu or smmendez@asu.edu July 26, (Monday) 2010 Changing Hands Bookstore-Writing Workshop PAINTING PICTURES WITH WORDS: How to Write Unforgettable Stories, will be the topic of this eye-opening writing workshop. How do words get from a writer's mind, onto the page, and into the hearts of readers? In this workshop, Stella will cause imaginative sparks to fly, as she engages writers in creating scenes with sizzling action, and characters that will 'walk off the pages' into readers' lives. Bring pen, writing notebooks and your writing spirit! Changing Hands Bookstore, 6428 S. McClintock Dr., Tempe, AZ 85283, 6:30-8:30 p.m, (480) 730-4828. Register ASAP. Workshop fee: $20.00. All writers welcome! Contact Pinna Joseph pinna.joseph@changinghands.com July 28-31, 2010. Aguila Symposium. ASU West Talented Aguila youth will share in meeting with community leaders, joining in workshops, discussing current issues, preparing for entrance to universities, and performing/sharing artistic endeavors. Contact: rosemary@aguilayouth.org or dulcejuarez224@yahoo.com All welcome! September 8, 2010 El Grupo Back by popular demand to El Grupo, Stella will discuss her new work, WOMEN WHO LIVE IN COFFEE SHOPS AND OTHER STORIES, and walk down memory lane with participants--the focus is Van Buren Street. Meeting is at 9:00 a.m. at Bitzee Mama's Restaurant in Glendale. More info to follow. September 25, 2010 Border Regional Library Association/Texas Texas Library Association District 6 Fall Conference is proud to announce its keynote conference speaker this year will be, Stella Pope Duarte. Keynote address will be followed by a writing workshop. You will not want to miss this highly inspiring author as she offers a panoramic view of writing, living as a writer, and opening new pathways that will enrich and surprise you. For more information contact Ellen C. Eyberg: EybergEC@elpasotexas.gov September 29, 2010 Scottsdale Society of Women Writers The 5th Anniversary of the Society of Women Writers is scheduled at The Marriott Old Town, 7325 E. Third Avenue, Scottsdale, Az, 85251. All women writers are welcome to join with this dynamic group of Arizona women writers. Stella will give the keynote address and all will share in the beauty of writing which keeps us grounded in story, and raised on high by the power of words. 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Your cost is a dinner order. RSVP to Patricia Brooks, patricia@plbrooks.com |