Prose Month at SOMOS: Readings by David Perez & Andre Vargas
David Pérez is a writer, editor, actor, radio host, and performance teacher with decades of experiences in the literary and performing arts. He heads Verdad Creative, which offers a full range of writing, editing, and performing services. David is the author of two memoirs, WOW! (11B Press, 2011) and WOW! 2 (Nighthawk Press, 2016), both of which chronicle his multi-faceted coming of age. Latinostories.com has cited David as "One of the Top Ten Latino Authors to Watch and Read." His editing clients include both established and emerging writers and poets. Among those is the critically acclaimed “The Murder of Fred Hampton” (Laurence Hill Books, 2009) by attorney Jeff Haas, which is now in its fourth printing. He was principal editor for “Transitions of a Nuyorican Cinderella,” by poet Maria Aponte. The book won Second Place for Best Poetry Book in English from the 2013 International Latino Book Awards. Andres Vargas: Andres is a retired attorney and was a judge for Probate Court from 2006-14 in Taos. He is working on a full-length memoir about his childhood growing up in New Mexico.