R306. The Cultural Responsibility of Magical Realism
Thursday, March 28, 2019
4:30 pm to 5:45 pm
Magical realism is a hot buzzword in both children's and adult fiction—but what is it, really, and how can writers best honor the genre's revolutionary Latinx roots? Join us for a conversation on the cultural underpinnings of magical realism and who has the right to claim that label, as well as a dialogue about how to describe works of contemporary magic that lack the cultural element necessary in true magical realism.
Participants
Moderator:
Cindy Baldwin is a novelist, essayist, and poet. Her debut middle grade novel, Where the Watermelons Grow, was named an ABA Indies Introduce/Indie Next title for the Summer/Fall season in 2018. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
Anna Meriano is the author of Love Sugar Magic: A Dash of Trouble. She earned her MFA from The New School, works with Cake Literary, and is represented by Victoria Marini.
Jenny Ferguson is Métis, an activist, a feminist, an auntie, and an accomplice with a PhD. She believes writing and teaching are political acts. Border Markers is her collection of linked flash fiction narratives.
Michelle Ruiz Keil
Ann Dávila Cardinal
