Sunday, September 7th 4pm CT - Center Stage Margarita Saona was born in Lima, Peru. She currently teaches literature and cultural studies in Chicago. Her academic work deals with gender and national identity, memory, and, most recently, medical humanities. She writes short fiction, poetry, and mix-genre non-fiction. Her work has appeared in English and Spanish. ... Read more

Sunday, September 7th 2pm CT - Center Stage Alicia Ross is a bookseller at Booked, Evanston’s cozy independent bookstore! A Northwestern alum, but originally from the south, she was sucked in by the cuteness of Evanston and the clout of telling out-of-towners she lives in Chicago (they can't prove otherwise). Alicia hosts Sunday Smut, the ... Read more

Sunday, September 7th 4pm CT - Center Stage Born in Mexico, Julio Rangel lives in Chicago since 2000. In Mexico he was a journalist and rural teacher. Along with a group of Latino writers, he cofounded Contratiempo magazine in 2003. His essays have appeared in Marcos Raya: "Fetishizing the Imaginary" and René Arceo: "Between the ... Read more