Resources for Latinx Writers

Enormous thanks to the collective Las Musas and author Mayra Cuevas for furnishing this thorough guide to resources for Latinx writers and illustrators. Intended to provide help for writers at any career stage, this resource map includes information on mentorships, grants, and workshops for Latinx authors; contact info for Latinx agents and publishers; and a variety of festivals, literary organizations, and more dedicated to Latinx authors and books.

The Authors Guild’s community resources for writers are produced in coordination with our educational series Business Bootcamps for Writers. We will update and add to these community resource lists over time.

To suggest an addition to the Latinx community resource list, please contact us.

AGENTS

• Andrea Brown Literary Agency / Jen Rofe
• Andrea Brown Literary Agency / Saritza Hernandez
• D4EO Literary/ Megan Manzano
• David Black Literary Agency / Rica Allannic
• Erin Murphy Literary / Tara Gonzalez
• Full Circle Literary / Stefanie Sanchez Von Borstel
• Full Circle Literary / Adriana Dominguez
• Gallt & Zacker / Linda Camacho
• Gallt & Zacker / Marietta Zacker
• Indent Literary / Andrea Montejo
• Indent Literary / Paula Canal
• Jill Grinberg Literary Management/ Larissa Melo Pienkowski
• Ladderbird Literary Agency/Stefanie Molina
• New Leaf Literary & Media / Kathleen Ortiz
• Philip G. Spitzer Literary Agency / Lukas Ortiz
• PS Literary/Cecilia Lyra
• Root Literary/Kurestin Armada
• Root Literary/Melanie Figueroa
• Stonesong Literary / Adrienne Rosado
• Stonesong Literary / Maria Ribas
• Zeno Agency / Kristina Perez
• Writers House/ Johanna Castillo
• Latinx in Publishing’s List of Non-Latinx Agents Interested in Latinx Projects

EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS

• Alex Borbolla / Simon & Schuster
• Amanda Ramirez / Simon & Schuster
• Carolina Ortiz / Harper Collins Children
• Feather Flores / Chronicle Kids
• Joana Cardenas / Kokila
• Mara Delgado Sánchez / St. Martin’s Publishing Group
• Sophia Jimenez / Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• ​Shelly Romero / Scholastic
• Tiffany Colon / Scholastic
• Ars Communis Editori
• Arte Poética
• Arte Público Press
• Aztlan Libre Press
• Bilingual Press
• Cinco Puntos
• Digitus Indie Publishers
• Editorial Casa Vacía
• Evelyn Street Press
• Fabian Flores Publishing
• Floricanto Press
• Jade Publishing
• Kórima Press
• Lee & Low
• Lil’ Libros
• Literal Publishing
• Lugar Común Editorial
• Me+Mi Publishing
• Pandora Lobo Estepario Press
• Reflection Press
• Rio Grande Books
• Suburbano Ediciones
• Sudaquia Editores
• Swan Isle Press
• Tapioca Stories
• Third Woman Press
• Veliz Books
• Veoleo

FREELANCE EDITORS

• Anika Fajardo
• Karla Arenas Valenti (PB editing)
• ​Marcela Landres

TWITTER PITCH EVENTS

• #LatinxPitch

GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

• Angela Johnson Scholarship from Vermont College of Fine Arts
• Children’s Book Academy
• CLASP Américas Award (Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs)
• Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award
• International Latino Book Award

JEANNE CÓRDOVA WORDS SCHOLARSHIP

• ​Letras Boricuas (Puerto Rican specific)
• Pura Belpre Award (American Library Association)
• Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship Fund
• Oregon Literary Fellowships
• SCBWI Emerging Voices Grants
• SCBWI: Volemos: The Meg Medina Grant
• Speculative Literary Foundation: The SLF $500 Diverse Writers and $500 Diverse Worlds Grants
• ​Tu Books – New Vision Award
• Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Scholarship from Hamline College
• Vermont College of Fine Arts: Angela Johnson Scholarship for New Students of Color or Ethnic Minority
• Walter Awards (WNDB)
• We Need Diverse Books: Grants & Mentorships (Multiple)
• Zellerbach Family Foundation for Bay Area Projects

FESTIVALS AND CONFERENCES

• Festival Literario LéaLA
• Latinx Kidlit Book Festival
• KWELI Color of Children’s Literature Conference
• Los Angeles Libros Festival
• National Latinx Writers Gathering
• North County San Diego Latino Book & Family Festival
• Publishing in Color
• The Center for Children’s Literature at Bank Street College of Education Latinx Mini-Conference

MENTORSHIPS

• DVDebut Mentorship
• DVmentor
• Las Musas Hermanas Mentorship
• Latinx in Publishing – Writers Mentorship Program

LITERARY ORGANIZATIONS

• Canto Mundo
• Dignidad Literaria
• DiverseVoices, Inc.
• Dominican Writers Association
• Fundación Cuatro Gatos
• Hispanic Heritage Literature Organization
• Latinx In Kid Lit
• Latinx in Publishing
• Las Comadres Para Las Americas
• Las Musas Books​
• People of Color in Publishing
• Presente
• SCBWI
• We Need Diverse Books

RETREATS AND WORKSHOPS

• Canto Mundo
• Highlights Foundation​ Latinx Symposium
• Macondo
• Voices of Our Nations Arts Foundation