A Grain of Sand into A Pearl: Seminar on the Craft of Writing

My writing career began at age eleven, and my publishing career ten years later. I turn 70 this year and haven’t stopped writing/publishing since. What I will share are lessons that have helped me become better at both writing and living, often one and the same.

This lecture seminar will be tailored for beginning writers, professionals, and non-writers alike. It was originally a lecture I gave for New York University in Paris, Summer 2023. I will adapt it for San Miguel. Class will be in either English or Spanish or both, depending on the attendees.

All proceeds benefit FELISMA, the Spanish language book fair of San Miguel de Allende.

For more information, email info@caminosilvestre.com.mx

Pandora’s Bookstore Meet and Greet with Sandra Cisneros

Join us for a meet and greet with acclaimed author Sandra Cisneros. Books will be available for purchase in store.

Teatro Farolito Presents: Have You Seen Marie/¿Has visto a María?

A bilingual play based on Sandra's book and the Spanish translation by Liliana Valenzuela. Adapted and directed by José Ruben De León.

Tickets: Ticketmaster

Sandra Cisneros and Derek Bermel: Reading, Discussion, and Performance from The House on Mango Street

The Litowitz MFA+MA Program and the Bienen School of Music are proud to present Sandra Cisneros, in conversation with Derek Bermel.

The program will include a reading, a discussion with Derek Bermel, and a performance of a piece from the work-in-progress opera “The House on Mango Street.” A book signing will follow; books will be available for purchase at the event.

Event is sold out but available to livestream here: Northwestern

World Literature: Sandra Cisneros Celebrates 40 Years of The House on Mango Street

City of Asylum welcomes Sandra Cisneros to Pittsburgh to celebrate the 40th anniversary of her contemporary classic, The House on Mango Street.

Info: City of Asylum

“The House on Mango Street”: University Philharmonia Orchestra and SMTD OperaLab Opera Workshop Presentation

SMTD OperaLab and the University Philharmonia Orchestra present a workshop of this stunning and timely new opera, The House on Mango Street. With music by Derek Bermel and a libretto by Sandra Cisneros, the piece is based on Cisneros’ beloved novella of the same name. The House on Mango Street follows Esperanza – a Mexican-American girl coming-of-age in Chicago – and the colorful neighborhood that challenges and supports her.

We invite audiences of all ages to attend this workshop presentation, in advance of the opera’s world premiere at the 2025 Glimmerglass Opera Festival. Derek Bermel and Sandra Cisneros will be in attendance, and the audience will have an opportunity to share their thoughts on the piece in a feedback session following the presentation. In-person and Online

Info: University of Michigan

American Voices: The Sandra Cisneros Symposium at Hunter College

The Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College & Hunter College invite you to attend as part of our commemoration of Hispanic Heritage Month a new public program presented in-person and on Zoom--American Voices: The Sandra Cisneros Symposium at Hunter College. October 1st, in-person and online.

Registration: Hunter College

“I Thought I was Mexican Until I Moved to Mexico”

Raizado Festival Icon Award

Info: Raizado Fest

PIPELINE PREVIEW: THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET opera

“Join us for an exclusive first showing of The House on Mango Street, an opera in its developmental stages. This Pipeline Preview offers a unique opportunity to witness the birth of a captivating musical narrative based on best-selling author Sandra Cisneros’s classic novel of the same name. Engage with the creators, see the unfolding story, and contribute to shaping an opera that promises to captivate hearts. Don’t miss this exclusive chance to witness creativity in its purest form.”

Tickets: Glimmerglass Festival

Sandra Cisneros Discusses The House on Mango Street at 40, with Edwidge Danticat

As The House on Mango Street turns forty and arriving newly minted as the winner of the Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award from the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation, Cisneros will discuss her life as a writer, reading selections from both poetry and prose, including recent work and The House on Mango Street. Our audience will be invited to offer questions.

Books will be available for purchase from Greenlight Bookstore, followed by a signing.

More info: Brooklyn Public Library

House on Fire: Sandra Cisneros, with writers Samuel Te Kani, Tayi Tibble, Jane Smiley, Emma Hislop, Anne Enright and Lynn Davidson

Why are some of us are driven to write so that we can find our home, while others write to escape from home. Join poet, short story writer, novelist, essayist, performer, and artist Sandra Cisneros, with writers Samuel Te Kani, Tayi Tibble, Jane Smiley, Emma Hislop, Anne Enright and Lynn Davidson as they share new pieces of writing on what home means to them. Live musicians weave their stories together while the big cinema screen will illustrate ""home"" with images of our artists' choice.

Tickets: Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts

Glorious in Her Skin: Sandra Cisneros in Conversation with Tayi Tibble

As part of the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts, join Sandra Cisneros for a conversation with Tayi Tibble, about the roots of the writer, the metamorphosis of the writer, and the celebration of the reader.

Tickets: Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts

Stay the Line: Poetry in Response to “Mettle”

A stellar line-up of poets perform works in response to ‘mettle’; featuring Tayi Tibble, Arihia Latham, Chris Tse, Sam Duckor-Jones, Ken Arkind, Khadro Mohamed, essa may ranapiri, Hannah Mettner, Morgan Bach, Nicole Titihuia Hawkins, Hera Lindsay Bird and Sandra Cisneros (Mexico/US). Hosted by Sinead Overbye.

Tickets: Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts

First Penned: Sandra Cisneros, Tusiata Avia, and Sinead Overbye

What is it about books like The House on Mango Street and others like them, which make them slide so naturally into the realms of the classic? Do certain books get better with time? How does the relationship between the author and the writing change as years pass? Sinead Overbye speaks with these incredible writers to discover what makes certain books speak to multiple generations with ease.

Tickets: Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts

Weaving Words: An Evening with Sandra Cisneros & Woven Writers

The University of Waikato, in partnership with the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts, is thrilled to present Weaving Words - a literary event bringing together acclaimed international author Sandra Cisneros (The House on Mango Street, Woman Without Shame) with writers from Woven, a stunning new collaborative anthology of First Nation poets. The evening will open with an in-depth conversation with Sandra Cisneros, hosted by celebrated local poet essa may ranapiri, then Sandra and essa will join Woven poets Australia's Raelee Lancaster, and Aotearoa's Cassandra Barnett for a shared poetry reading along with Waikato Writer in Residence Ben Brown.

Following the event join us for a book signing and the opportunity to meet the writers

Info: Event Brite

Sandra Cisneros in Conversation with Cherríe Moraga

Open to the public, no tickets needed. Live streaming available.

For information: Las Maestras Center

Macondo Celebrates National Poetry Month - Featuring Richard Blanco, Gloria Muñoz, Amy Alvarez, Sandra Cisneros, and Luis Rodríguez.

Virtual Reading and Scholarship Fundraiser to support writers attending the 2023 Macondo Writers Workshop.

Register Here: Macondo Writers

Build Love EHTP James Baldwin Award

Event honoring Sandra Cisneros as the 3rd Annual EHTP James Baldwin Award Winner

For Information: EHTP

All This Life: Examining Maud Martha

On June 7th, Gwendolyn Brooks' Birthday, Brooks Permissions returns with our JUNE GB7: ALL THIS LIFE: an examination into Gwendolyn Brooks' semi-autobiographical book, Maud Martha, celebrating its 70th publishing anniversary this year.

To RSVP for Virtual Event: Click Here

In Conversation with Amra Mutapčić-Čengić

In Conversation with Ulvija Tanović and Jasna Karaula

Reading with Alex Dimitrov and Kevin Young

Migrant women and translators: three perspectives: Sandra Cisneros, Elena Poniatowska and Liliana Valenzuela

Moderated by Luz Elena Gutiérrez de Velasco as part of FILUNI 2023

Info: FILUNI 2023

An intimate chat with Sandra Cisneros & Ana Veciana-Suarez

To register: Teleconference Sign Up

Chicago Humanities Fall Festival Presents Sandra Cisneros: On Being a Mexican Woman and Searching for Home

For tickets and information: ChicagoHumanities.org

Sandra Cisneros Fundraiser for Nuestra Palabra

For tickets and information: NuestraPalabra.org

Event Info: Bookshop Santa Cruz