The University of Arizona Press
Date: Friday, July 19
Time: 11 a.m., CST
Where: Chamizal Library, 2119 Cypress Ave, El Paso, TX
Tim Z. Hernandez, author of the forthcoming They Call You Back: A Lost History, A Search, A Memoir, offers a free writing workshop sponsored by the City of El Paso Mexican American Cultural Center. During the workshop, participants learn about publishing, editing and the writing process all while creating their own stories and poems with fun and engaging writing prompts. Workshop is designed for participants 16 years of age and older. The workshop is free, and all materials are provided. To register, send email to barrazaim@elpasotexas.gov.
About They Call You Back:
Tim Z. Hernandez’s mission to find the families of the twenty-eight Mexicans who were killed in the 1948 plane wreck at Los Gatos Canyon formed the basis for his acclaimed documentary novel All They Will Call You, which the San Francisco Chronicle dubbed “a stunning piece of investigative journalism,” and the New York Times hailed as “painstaking detective work by a writer who is the descendant of farmworkers.”
In this riveting new work, Hernandez continues his search for the plane crash victims while also turning the lens on himself and his ancestral past, revealing the tumultuous and deeply intimate experiences that have fueled his investigations—a lifelong journey haunted by memory, addiction, generational trauma, and the spirit world.
