Interview with Sandra Cisneros, Writer's Symposium by the Sea 2025
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Sandra Cisneros will join Dean Nelson for an interview as part of the 2025 Writer's Symposium by the Sea, Writing That Redeems
Sandra Cisneros is a Latina American short-story writer and poet regarded as a key figure in Chicano literature. Cisneros is best known for her first novel, "The House on Mango Street," and her subsequent short story collection, "Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories." Her most recent books are "Martita, I Remember You: A Story in English and Spanish" and "Mujer sin vergüenza." Cisneros is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, a Ford Foundation Art of Change Fellowship, the USA Literary Award, a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, and more. She established the Macondo Writers Workshop, which provides socially conscious workshops for writers, and she founded the Alfredo Cisneros Del Moral Foundation, which awards talented writers connected to Texas.
Included in the ticket is live music from Shhhhh to begin at 6:15, when doors open for general admission seating. More info about Shhhhh at www.shhhhhtheband.com.
The 30th Anniversary Writer's Symposium by the Sea will be February 24-26, 2025, also featuring award-winning writers Jesmyn Ward and Mitch Albom. For more info, visit here: https://www.pointloma.edu/2025writers.
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Point Loma Nazarene University
Point Loma Nazarene University is a selective, Christian liberal arts university located in San Diego, California, with graduate program regional centers throughout Southern California. Home to approximately 2,400 undergraduates and 1,100 graduate students, PLNU is committed to teaching, shaping and sending students into the world prepared to use their gifts. PLNU’s undergraduate programs are offered at the Point Loma campus. Renowned for its whole-person approach, PLNU's undergraduate educational opportunities include research, honors projects, study abroad, short-term mission trips, student ministries, chapel services, athletics and a host of clubs and organizations that enrich the classroom experience. Spiritual growth and putting faith into action through service are central here. Point Loma Nazarene University Point Loma Nazarene University also offers graduate education in biology, business, education, nursing and theology. PLNU’s School of Education offers graduate programs at four regional centers in Arcadia, Bakersfield, the Inland Empire (including Corona), and San Diego’s Mission Valley. Master’s degrees, an education specialist degree, credentials and certificates are available. In addition, the Mission Valley Regional Center offers programs in business (MBA) and nursing (MSN and post-MSN certifications). Graduate programs in biology (M.A. and M.S.), ministry (M.Min.) and theology (M.A. in religion) are offered on the Point Loma campus. Directions and Maps
