Texas Book Festival announces Fiction Writing Contest for grades 7-12

What a great topic! Boy, do I have several stories “from the back of the truck” to share.  Unfortunately I’m a little older than 12 years old, although not by much. Anyhow, my fellow Tejanos… I am sure you have just as many stories “from the back of the truck” that are worth sharing. Take [...]

The Latinidad® Best Latino Books of 2012

The Latinidad® List below features Marcela Landres’ Best Latino Books of 2012, one of which we reviewed here on Sententia Vera. Marcela, a freelance editor, formerly an editor at Simon & Schuster, is also the author of the e-book, How Editors Think: The Real Reason They Rejected You and publisher of Latinidad®, an award-winning e-zine. [...]

2012 PEN Literary Awards

Sententia Vera sends sincere congratulations and appreciation to these dedicated writers, poets, and artists that have gifted numerous readers with wonder-full, literary work. We would also like to give a special recognition to the authors of color and literary translators that gift us with a special cultural experience through the written word. Winners and runners-up [...]

Great Volunteer Opportunities This Fall at the MACC

            An opportunity to practice and experience a foreign language is through the participation in cultural events. Foreign language students internalize a language and their study when they take the initiative and immerse themselves in its culture(s). Here are a few fun opportunities to immerse in the Spanish culture by [...]