DWA Team3 days ago2 minCall for Submissions Un Corito SanoESPAÑOL ABAJO. Deadline: July 31st, 2022 11:59 PM (EST) Aligned with Dominican Writer's mission to elevate local narratives and stories,...
DWA TeamJun 178 minThe Mamiti by Mauricio Castillo My mother is a stereotype killer. I'm sure you've heard of the stereotype surrounding Dominican mothers and their...
DWA TeamJun 173 minReflection by Amaris Castillo Hypocrisy lodged somewhere between our mothers' lungs and arms. We recognized it early on. As niñas, we are told by...
DWA TeamJun 176 min¡Como los Chivos Sin Ley! by Henry Suarez Mira, ahi estaba llamando una tal Karina. ¿Quien es esa muchachita? Una niña de mi clase, Mami. Bueno mas te vale que te...
DWA TeamJun 175 minEso te Pasa Por Ser freca by Luz Mack I don't know how my grandmother was as a child, but I knew mamá Luz as kind, quiet, giving, stoic; a devout catholic who many...
DWA TeamJun 172 minBanda de Chismosas by Cindy Burgos "Oye muchachita, tu no llamas," she says, skipping past the pleasantries to make her complaint known. It had only been 48...
DWA TeamJun 155 min A Comer Se Ha Dicho: Phrases Dominican Mothers Feed their Dominicanyork Children Angelina Altagracia Vargas Me: "Maaaaaaa, tengo hambre!" Mami: "Ah, pues bebe agua." Uff, besides my grandfather responding, "Ah, pues...
DWA TeamMay 2710 minAdriana Herrera on 'A Caribbean Heiress in Paris' and the Hustle of Dominican WomenBy Amaris Castillo In the summer of 2019, Adriana Herrera got the idea for a new romance book when she learned the Dominican Republic had...
DWA TeamMay 245 min'Neruda on the Park' is a masterfully intricate story about gentrification, home, and loveBy Amaris Castillo On the very first page of Neruda on the Park, debut author Cleyvis Natera drops readers into the boom and crash of a...
DWA TeamMay 1711 minCleyvis Natera on ‘Neruda on the Park’ & the Deliciousness of Being DominicanBy Amaris Castillo Over the course of 15 years, Cleyvis Natera quietly worked on a story about a Dominican mother and daughter who take...
DWA TeamMay 22 minCall for Submissions for Ción papiESPAÑOL ABAJO. Deadline: June 19th, 2022 11:59 PM (EST) Aligned with Dominican Writer's mission to elevate local narratives and stories,...
DWA TeamMay 25 minElizabeth Acevedo on transforming her viral hair poem into 'INHERITANCE: A Visual Poem'By Amaris Castillo In 2009, Elizabeth Acevedo wrote a poem about hair as part of her honors thesis. In it, the New York-born dominicana...