Daughters of the Stone
A novel by BWC Fellow and BCA BRIO winner Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa

Daughters of the Stone follows the lives of five generations of Afro-Puerto Rican women focusing on the legacy passed from one generation to the next. How does each generation deal with that legacy given changing environments, culture? How does the environment change the legacy? What happens to communication when language and culture are truncated? What legacy does a woman who owns nothing, not even her own body, leave for her daughter? What happens to a storyteller when she can no longer tell her stories? Can one build for the future without coming to terms with the past?

Dahlma Llanos Figueroa was born in Puerto Rico and grew up in the Bronx. She was a teacher and librarian in the New York City School system until her retirement. Her life experiences in Puerto Rico and the Bronx, as well as her African heritage, form the core of her work. Dahlma lives still in the Bronx with her husband Jonathan Lessuck.

Daughters of the Stone can be pruchased at Barnes & Noble at Bay Plaza, located at 290 Baychester Avenue in the Co-op City section of the Bronx. To find out about literary activities that are held at the store, please call 718-862-3945 or visit http://www.barnesandnoble.com (click on "Stores and Events").

Free Literary Programs from the Bronx Writers' Center

The Bronx Writers’ Center (BWC) presents free literary programs through May 1st at the Longwood Art Gallery @ Hostos Community College, the Huntington Free Library at Westchester Square, and at Barnes & Noble Bay Plaza. See calendar listing below.

Thurs / Jan 7, 2010 / 5:30pm – 7:30pm
Bronx Writers’ Center / Westchester Square Library / 2521 Glebe Avenue / 718-931-9500 x21
Monthly Writers’ Meeting – Bronx writers are invited to network and to discuss their work.

Fri / Jan 22, 2010 / 7:00 – 8:30pm
Barnes & Noble Bay Plaza / 290 Baychester Avenue / 718-931-9500 x21
10 Publishing Secrets Revealed – A free seminar presented by BCA’s Bronx Writers’ Center. Is your book ready to be published? Wondering how to get it done? Just want the process demystified? Maria Romano, Director of the Bronx Writers’ Center and a writer with more than 15 years of experience in the publishing industry, reveals the hows, whys and whats of the publishing industry. Included are frontline reports about self-publishing, querying and agents, among other topics. Questions from the audience are encouraged. For additional information, call 718-931-9500 x21 or e-mail maria@bronxarts.org. Barnes & Noble at Bay Plaza is located at 290 Baychester Avenue in the Co-op City section of the Bronx. To find out about other literary activities at the store, please call 718-862-3945 or visit www.barnesandnoble.com (click on "Stores and Events").

Thurs / Jan 28, 2010 / THIS EVENT WILL BE RE-SCHEDULED
Huntington Free Library / 9 Westchester Square / 718-931-9500 x21
Writers Workshop – What a Literary Agent Reads That Will Get You Published. Synopsis and query letter writing for the almost-ready-to-be-published.

Sat / April 2010
Location(s) TBD / 718-931-9500 x21
The Big Read in the Bronx Begins – Everyone reads Sun, Stone and Shadows, a collection of Mexican short stories. Free copies distributed and events held to celebrate the book.

Sat / Apr 24, 2010 / 3:00 – 5:00pm
Huntington Free Library / 9 Westchester Square / 718-931-9500 x21
Short Story Writing Seminar – First of a two-part short story writing seminar. Details TBA.

Sat / May 1, 2010 / 3:00 – 5:00pm
Huntington Free Library / 9 Westchester Square / 718-931-9500 x21
Short Story Writing Seminar – Second of a two-part short story writing seminar. Details TBA.

Bronx Writers’ Center is located at 2521 Glebe Avenue (at the Westchester Square Library) Bronx, NY 10461.

The Longwood Art Gallery is located on the Campus of  Hostos Community College at 450 Grand Concourse and 149th Street.

The Huntington Free Library is located at  9 Westchester Square, next to Apple Savings Bank.

Barnes & Noble Bay Plaza is located at 290 Baychester Avenue in the Co-op City section of the Bronx.

For additional information
e-mail maria@bronxarts.org or call 718-931-9500 0x21

Visit www.CrossBRONX.org for original writing and news from the Bronx Writers’ Center

Professional Development Seminars

Every year, BWC offers a series of professional develoment seminars designed to help writers get their work into print. Previous seminars have included The Author/Agent Relationship, Publishing 101 and From Rejection to Publication.

This section is currently being updated.

Locations of Events and Activities

• Hostos Community College (718-518-6728) is located at 450 Grand Concourse (at 149th Street) at a busy Bronx intersection just steps from the subway station and bus stop. By subway, take the #2, 4 or 5 IRT trains to 149th Street and the Grand Concourse; By bus, take the BX1 or BX19 to 149th Street and the Grand Concourse.
   
• Kingsbridge Branch of the New York Public Library is located at 280 West 231st & Corlear Ave, Bronx, NY. Telephone: 718-548-5656. Take the #1 Train to 231st and walk 2 blocks west to Corlear Avenue.
   
• Lehman College is located at 250 Bedford Park Boulevard West in the Bronx. By train, take the #4 or “D” Train to Bedford Park Blvd. Walk west to campus; By bus, take BX 1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 12, 22, 26, 28, or 34. Ask for the stop nearest the campus.
   
• Longwood Art Gallery (718-518-6728) is located in Hostos Community College.
  
• Riverdale Community Center (718-796-4724) is inside M.S./H.S. 141 (Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy) located at 660 West 237th Street in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. By public transit: take #1 train to 231st Street. Transfer to BX10 or BX20 buses towards Riverdale. Get off at the 235th Street bus stop, walk over pedestrian footbridge to cross Henry Hudson Parkway. Walk away from the parkway one block to Independence, and make a right. Walk one block to 237th Street Southbound bus to 236th Street and follow directions above. By car: from Henry Hudson Parkway; southbound, exit at 237th Street; or northbound, exit at 232nd Street, make left to cross over parkway, make right on Independence Avenue. The Center is located one block west of the Parkway at 237th Street.

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