Thelma T. Reyna is author of The Heavens Weep for Us and Other Stories (2009: Outskirts Press), which has received 4 national honors: National 2010 “Best Books” Award (USA Book News), Finalist, Short Story Fiction; 2011 Eric Hoffer Award, Honorable Mention, Grand Prize Round, General Fiction; The Montaigne Medal 2011, Finalist; and 2011 National Indie Excellence Book Award, Finalist, Multicultural Fiction.
Her stories, poems, essays, book reviews, and other nonfiction have been published in literary and academic journals, textbooks, anthologies, blogs, and in regional media for over 30 years.
Her first poetry chapbook, Breath & Bone (2011), was a Semi-Finalist in the 2010 National Poetry Chapbook Competition by Finishing Line Press.
She has recently completed her second book of short stories and another volume of poetry and plans to publish both in the near future.
Dr. Reyna writes the blogs “American Latina/o Writers Today” (http://www.LatinoWritersToday.blogspot.com ) and “The Literary Self” (http://www.TheLiterarySelf.blogspot.com ). She is also a monthly guest blogger on “Powerful Latinas” (http://www.PowerfulLatinas.com ).
She is also an editor, ghost writer, and writing consultant with her business, The Writing Pros, based in Pasadena, CA (http://www.TheWritingPros.com ). In addition, she serves as a City Commissioner in Pasadena and is an adjunct professor at California State University, Los Angeles.
She is available for readings, signings, class visitations, workshops, and lectures, as well as one-on-one consultations. Her books are available through Outskirts Press, Finishing Line Press, booksellers, and through www.amazon.com.
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