Colorado Alliance of Latino Mentors and Authors CALMA
Discovering, supporting, and promoting the Latino writers and authors in Colorado
La Alianza de Autores y Mentores Latinos de Colorado busca brindar estrategias prácticas para los autores latinos aspirantes al brindar foros, lugares, tutoría y entrenamiento para promover y comercializar su trabajo y, además, elevar y celebrar a los escritores y autores actuales en Colorado.
If your organization has a board of directors or an advisory body, are at least 25% of the members Latino or Hispanic?
Is your Organization affiliated with UnidosUS in Washington, DC?
Are more than half of the participants or people served by your organization Latino or Hispanic?
Are at least 25% of the people who lead your organization Latino or Hispanic?
CALMA welcomes the thinking and input from all Colorado Latino/a authors in designing the most supportive and impactful platform to support everyone. CALMA will strive to:-Identify and acknowledge current Latino authors from or living in Colorado, -Help to promote and market the work of Latino authors in Colorado, -Inspire, mentor and coach aspiring writers and authors in Colorado, -Promote the mantra to write and tell "our own" stories and history by featuring excerpts on the website of various Colorado authors and writers, -Provide bi-monthly "round table" discussions with topics to support authors, -Provide links as resources for tips and suggestions regarding self-publishing and ISBN numbers, Library of Congress acceptance and more-Become a hub of information pertaining to graphic design art, formatting/editing, publishing, feedback, beta readers, potential agents and more.