Estella González
@cholasalvation.bsky.social
East Los writer living in El Tuce aka Tucson.
Author of the short story collection Chola Salvation and the novel Huizache Women. Both published by Arte Público Press.
www.eastloswriter.com
Author of the short story collection Chola Salvation and the novel Huizache Women. Both published by Arte Público Press.
www.eastloswriter.com
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October 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Mil gracias to Arizona Illustrated and @uapoetrycenter.bsky.social for producing my poem "Everybody Dance." Producer Ozlem Ayser Ozgur was amazingl as we worked out ideas, settings, and music. And big thanks to my hubz for his dj cameo, lighting and disco set.
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Estella González - "Everybody Dance" | University of Arizona Poetry Center Collaboration |
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October 20, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Mil gracias to Arizona Illustrated and @uapoetrycenter.bsky.social for producing my poem "Everybody Dance." Producer Ozlem Ayser Ozgur was amazingl as we worked out ideas, settings, and music. And big thanks to my hubz for his dj cameo, lighting and disco set.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTsj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTsj...
So excited! My poem "Everybody Dance" has been produced as a short video by Arizona Illustrated in conjunction with the the UA Poetry Center. It will screen at at @theloftcinema.bsky.social with video poems by other Tucson poets, including Alison Deming. Please join us for this free event! 🎥🍿
July 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
So excited! My poem "Everybody Dance" has been produced as a short video by Arizona Illustrated in conjunction with the the UA Poetry Center. It will screen at at @theloftcinema.bsky.social with video poems by other Tucson poets, including Alison Deming. Please join us for this free event! 🎥🍿
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The Creative Rebellion of Black Liberated Life: A Reading List for Juneteenth lithub.com/the-creative... #juneteenth2025
The Creative Rebellion of Black Liberated Life: A Reading List for Juneteenth
Juneteenth is for celebration. We celebrate the vitality and creativity of Black people, individually and collectively. But it’s a complicated kind of celebration, because it asks us to recognize t…
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June 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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June 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Burque gente! Please join me next month at the National Hispanic Cultural Center for a reading and signing of my novel Huizache Women as well as a free generative writing workshop! Sponsored by
@aarp
Albuquerque. Free registration here: my.nmculture.org/overv…#huizachewomennovelel ✍ ✍ ✍ ✍
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June 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Burque gente! Please join me next month at the National Hispanic Cultural Center for a reading and signing of my novel Huizache Women as well as a free generative writing workshop! Sponsored by
@aarp
Albuquerque. Free registration here: my.nmculture.org/overv…#huizachewomennovelel ✍ ✍ ✍ ✍
@aarp
Albuquerque. Free registration here: my.nmculture.org/overv…#huizachewomennovelel ✍ ✍ ✍ ✍
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🎭Cover Reveal! 🎭 WAITING FOR GODÍNEZ: A TRAGICOMEDY IN TWO ACTS by @danielolivas.bsky.social is a #Latinx retelling of Waiting for Godot that gives an unflinching look at the absurdity of US anti-immigration policies. 💙📚
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May 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
🎭Cover Reveal! 🎭 WAITING FOR GODÍNEZ: A TRAGICOMEDY IN TWO ACTS by @danielolivas.bsky.social is a #Latinx retelling of Waiting for Godot that gives an unflinching look at the absurdity of US anti-immigration policies. 💙📚
www.unmpress.com/waiting-for-...
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Today's the day! Get your copy of Sing the Truth published by Author's Equity and distributed by Simon and Schuster. It includes my story "Angry Blood" which become a chapter in my novel Huizache Women. Proceeds benefit Kweli Journal, an online literary journal promoting BIPOC authors.
May 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Today's the day! Get your copy of Sing the Truth published by Author's Equity and distributed by Simon and Schuster. It includes my story "Angry Blood" which become a chapter in my novel Huizache Women. Proceeds benefit Kweli Journal, an online literary journal promoting BIPOC authors.
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🔊 SOUND ON!
Get an early listen to "Angry Blood," by @cholasalvation.bsky.social in our upcoming short story collection “SING THE TRUTH," out MAY 13!
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Get an early listen to "Angry Blood," by @cholasalvation.bsky.social in our upcoming short story collection “SING THE TRUTH," out MAY 13!
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May 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🔊 SOUND ON!
Get an early listen to "Angry Blood," by @cholasalvation.bsky.social in our upcoming short story collection “SING THE TRUTH," out MAY 13!
LEARN MORE ➤ authorsequity.com/sing-the-truth
Get an early listen to "Angry Blood," by @cholasalvation.bsky.social in our upcoming short story collection “SING THE TRUTH," out MAY 13!
LEARN MORE ➤ authorsequity.com/sing-the-truth
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April 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Today is your LAST day to sign up for Kweli's COLOR OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE CONFERENCE #Kweli25!
Registration CLOSES TONIGHT, Thursday, Apr 3, at 11:59pm EST.
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Registration CLOSES TONIGHT, Thursday, Apr 3, at 11:59pm EST.
April 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM
⏰ AGAIN, PLEASE NOTE:
Today is your LAST day to sign up for Kweli's COLOR OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE CONFERENCE #Kweli25!
Registration CLOSES TONIGHT, Thursday, Apr 3, at 11:59pm EST.
Today is your LAST day to sign up for Kweli's COLOR OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE CONFERENCE #Kweli25!
Registration CLOSES TONIGHT, Thursday, Apr 3, at 11:59pm EST.
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Happening TODAY! Swing by booth 1045 at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference in Los Angeles to meet @richienarvaez.bsky.social Jasminne Mendez and @cholasalvation.bsky.social and have them sign your books! #AWPConference #MeetTheAuthors #booksigning
March 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Happening TODAY! Swing by booth 1045 at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference in Los Angeles to meet @richienarvaez.bsky.social Jasminne Mendez and @cholasalvation.bsky.social and have them sign your books! #AWPConference #MeetTheAuthors #booksigning
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Today, @theatlantic.com published a search tool that allows authors to check if their works are in LibGen, an illegal pirate site AI companies copied for their AI systems.
Here's what you can do: authorsguild.org/news/meta-li...
Here's what you can do: authorsguild.org/news/meta-li...
March 21, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Today, @theatlantic.com published a search tool that allows authors to check if their works are in LibGen, an illegal pirate site AI companies copied for their AI systems.
Here's what you can do: authorsguild.org/news/meta-li...
Here's what you can do: authorsguild.org/news/meta-li...
Excited to join chingona poets Jami Macarty and Mari Herreras for an afternoon of inspiration this Saturday! Organized by Tucson Arts Poetry Series, the reading will be held at the Tucson Desert Art Museum, 7000 E Tanque Verde Road. Please join us!
March 21, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Excited to join chingona poets Jami Macarty and Mari Herreras for an afternoon of inspiration this Saturday! Organized by Tucson Arts Poetry Series, the reading will be held at the Tucson Desert Art Museum, 7000 E Tanque Verde Road. Please join us!
I'm woefully late but I wanted to express my gratitude to literary scholar Alaíde Ventura Medina for her incredible Spanish translation of my short story "Chola Salvation," published by literary arts journal La Estación in Decmber. Check it out! laestacionrevista.com/ala
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March 14, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I'm woefully late but I wanted to express my gratitude to literary scholar Alaíde Ventura Medina for her incredible Spanish translation of my short story "Chola Salvation," published by literary arts journal La Estación in Decmber. Check it out! laestacionrevista.com/ala
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March 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Buena gente, please join me for poetry, readings and workshops in Tucson, Tejas and Querque. All events are FREE. Let's keep reading, writing and resisting! More info at my website: eastloswriter.com/events.
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March 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Buena gente, please join me for poetry, readings and workshops in Tucson, Tejas and Querque. All events are FREE. Let's keep reading, writing and resisting! More info at my website: eastloswriter.com/events.
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Ballet Arizona’s “Frida" capped a weekend of love: Love for comunidad y mi amor. Valentine's dinner with hubz was tasty. In Phoenix, caught the ballet which included Chavela Vargas songs. At the Arizona Latino Art and Cultural Center, I had a moment with Frida. Belated feliz día de San Valentín. ❤️❤️❤️
February 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Ballet Arizona’s “Frida" capped a weekend of love: Love for comunidad y mi amor. Valentine's dinner with hubz was tasty. In Phoenix, caught the ballet which included Chavela Vargas songs. At the Arizona Latino Art and Cultural Center, I had a moment with Frida. Belated feliz día de San Valentín. ❤️❤️❤️
Mil gracias to Nuestras Raices Pima County Public Library for including #HuizacheWomen on their recommended list for Southwest/Borderlands Historical Fiction. Such an honor to be listed with other amazing novels 😊 📚
For the full list see: pima.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
For the full list see: pima.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
February 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Mil gracias to Nuestras Raices Pima County Public Library for including #HuizacheWomen on their recommended list for Southwest/Borderlands Historical Fiction. Such an honor to be listed with other amazing novels 😊 📚
For the full list see: pima.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
For the full list see: pima.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
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Listen to author @cholasalvation.bsky.social on 90.1 FM KPFT Houston's AMPLIFIED HOUSTON show from Monday! She's the first guest and shares all about her novel HUIZACHE WOMEN and what inspires her writing. Visit archive.kpft.org and select "Amplified Houston Monday" under "All Shows"!
December 20, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Listen to author @cholasalvation.bsky.social on 90.1 FM KPFT Houston's AMPLIFIED HOUSTON show from Monday! She's the first guest and shares all about her novel HUIZACHE WOMEN and what inspires her writing. Visit archive.kpft.org and select "Amplified Houston Monday" under "All Shows"!
Que honor to be in this wonderful collection! Kweli was the first to publish my stand alone chapter “Angry Blood” from my novel Huizache Women. So grateful 🥹
We're so grateful for this chance to gather stories by 15 brilliant writers of color, incl @susanmd.bsky.social & @cholasalvation.bsky.social to celebrate Kweli Journal's 15th anniversary. Read the publisher's note on the book & stay tuned for pre-orders 💫 www.simonandschuster.com/books/Sing-t...
December 12, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Que honor to be in this wonderful collection! Kweli was the first to publish my stand alone chapter “Angry Blood” from my novel Huizache Women. So grateful 🥹
Mil gracias to Ted Prezelski @pochohetman.bsky.social for having me on his program "Words and Work," for National Writers Union-Tucson Chapter and Downtown Radio Tucson 99.1 FM. We talked Chicanx lit, Huizache Women and @lindaronstadt.bsky.social
Check it out: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ted...
Check it out: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ted...
December 8, 2024 at 11:26 PM
Mil gracias to Ted Prezelski @pochohetman.bsky.social for having me on his program "Words and Work," for National Writers Union-Tucson Chapter and Downtown Radio Tucson 99.1 FM. We talked Chicanx lit, Huizache Women and @lindaronstadt.bsky.social
Check it out: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ted...
Check it out: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ted...
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December 2, 2024 at 6:17 PM
🎉 Make 2025 the year you write your novel. Join us online THIS SATURDAY, 12/7, 1-4PM EST to get a head start w/ debut novelist Alejandro Heredia.
Learn which characters to follow as you start a novel, how and when to reveal info, and more. For novelists at any stage. SIGN UP: tinyurl.com/4sy5p2z7
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Happy Caturday to all who celebrate!
November 23, 2024 at 7:17 PM
Happy Caturday to all who celebrate!
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have said this elsewhere but offering the thought here in case it’s useful to anyone:
when I’m especially scared, it helps me to remind myself that probably all of my women ancestors had harder lives than I’ve had. & their strength is in me, is part of the fabric of who I am & what I can perhaps do
when I’m especially scared, it helps me to remind myself that probably all of my women ancestors had harder lives than I’ve had. & their strength is in me, is part of the fabric of who I am & what I can perhaps do
November 18, 2024 at 1:43 AM
have said this elsewhere but offering the thought here in case it’s useful to anyone:
when I’m especially scared, it helps me to remind myself that probably all of my women ancestors had harder lives than I’ve had. & their strength is in me, is part of the fabric of who I am & what I can perhaps do
when I’m especially scared, it helps me to remind myself that probably all of my women ancestors had harder lives than I’ve had. & their strength is in me, is part of the fabric of who I am & what I can perhaps do