03/21/2019
The Guest Writers Series at the University of Utah presents the Borderlands Conference at the Downtown Salt Lake City Public Library!
Thursday, April 4th, 7 PM, SLCPL Auditorium: Readings by Francisco Cantú and Antonio Ruiz-Camacho, followed by a Q&A and book signing
Friday, April 5th, 1 PM, SLCPL 4th Floor: Readings by Yuri Herrera and Natalie Scenters-Zapico, followed by a Q&A and book signing
Friday, April 5th, 2 PM, SLCPL 4th Floor: Roundtable Discussion, including Francisco Cantú, Antonio Ruiz-Camacho, Yuri Herrera, and Natalie Scenters-Zapico
All events are free and open to the public
Books will be available for purchase on site from The King's English
Author Bios:
Francisco Cantú is the author of The Line Becomes a River, a finalist for the 2018 National Book Critics Circle Award. A former Fulbright fellow, he is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize and a 2017 Whiting Award. He lives in Tucson, Arizona.
Antonio Ruiz-Camacho is the author of the story collection Barefoot Dogs, which won the Jesse H. Jones Award and was named one of the best books of 2015 by Kirkus Reviews, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Texas Observer and PRI’s The World. Born and raised in Toluca, Mexico, he now lives in Austin, Texas.
Natalie Scenters-Zapico is the author of two poetry collections, The Verging Cities (winner of the PEN America/Osterweil, GLCA, and Utah Book Awards) and Lima :: Limón. She is a fronteriza from the sister cities of El Paso, Texas, and Cd. Juárez, México. She teaches poetry at Bennington College.
Yuri Hererera is the author of three novels, including Signs Preceding the End of the World, which won the 2016 Best Translated Book Award. Born in Actopan, Mexico, he currently teaches at Tulane University.