Speaking Like An Immigrant, the 2nd edition of this one-of-a-kind bilingual collection by Mariana Romo-Carmona, contains stories of childhood, family, and immigration; stream of consciousness and magical realism, political awakenings, lesbian fantasy, surrealism, militant witchcraft and science fiction, the journey of an immigrant to a new country, and from one century to another. Winner of a Lambda Literary Foundation Award, and an Astraea Lesbian Fiction Award, Romo-Carmona is the author of a novel in English, Living At Night, and co-editor of the ground breaking Cuentos: Stories By Latinas. She was on the faculty of the Goddard College MFA In Writing Program for twelve years, and is on the faculty of the JSM Institute for Labor Studies/CUNY where she teaches literature since 2001. She writes about teaching Latin American literature in English at http://MarianaRomo-Carmona.blogspot.com. Born in Santiago, Chile, she resides in New York City.

Hello, FastPencilers-- I'm a semi-retired writer/professor (who isn't these days?); currently teaching Comparative Lit at JSM Institute for Labor Studies/CUNY. I am originally from Santiago, Chile, and I live in New York City.

My blog about teaching and literature is
http://marianaromo-carmona.blogspot.com

In December 2010 I published Speaking Like An Immigrant, and 3 other books in 2011-- Sobrevivir y otros complejos, my English translation of La muchacha de ojos tristes and the memoir collection by Catalan writer, Mercedes Salvador-- Viviendo campo a través, translated into English by myself and Ken Green.

My next projects at Fast Pencil are both novels: Residence on Earth and Lo que queda en la memoria.

Thanks for looking,
Mariana