C. M. MAYO Author of The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire, etc.

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November 10, 2011 San Miguel de Allende Author's Sala Reading: C.M. Mayo (and Sandy Baum) 5- 7: 30 pm Posada San Francisco (across from the Jardín) 70 peso Donation * 50 pesos for Sala Members Complimentary Wine Reception Sandy Baum, professional photographer and pilot, will give a talk, "A Tale of Two Cities" and C.M. Mayo will present and discuss her translation—the first into English— of Francisco I. Madero's secret book, the Spiritist Manual. http://sanmiguelliterarysala.org/monthly-reading-archives/november-2011/ October 18, 2011 Mexico City Palacio Nacional, Recinto Homenaje a Don Benito Juárez Interview with C.M. Mayo by Bertha Hernández about the historical novel based on the true story, El último príncipe del Imperio Mexicano. 5 pm. Free. Part of the series on the Mexican historican novel hosted by Random House Mondadori and SHCP. September 24, 2011 Bethesda MD "Techniques of Fiction " One Saturday only. 10:00 am - 3:00 PM (includes a one hour break for lunch on your own)* The Writers Center $75 per person Click here to register on-line For both beginning and experienced fiction writers, "Techniques of Fiction" focuses on generating new material with exercises addressing specificity, point of view, synesthesia, imagery, image patterning, plot, rhythm, and the use and misuse of dialogue. The goal is that by the end of the workshop, your writing will be of notably higher quality. *Bring a brown bag lunch or, just around the corner, there are several restaurants and cafes. Visit my Workshop Page for more workshops and a rich array of resources for writers June 11, 2011 Bethesda MD American Independent Writers Conference The Writer's Center 3:50 pm. Panel on Writing Historical Fiction C.M. Mayo, Barbara Esstman, Natalie Wexler, with David Taylor, moderator >>See blog post, "The Arc of Writerly Action" Visit my Workshop Page for more workshops and a rich array of resources for writers May 28, 2011 Mexico City Techniques of Fiction Writing Workshop = SOLD OUT = One Saturday only 10 am - 2 pm Dancing Chiva Literary Arts, S.C. For both beginning and experienced fiction writers, "Techniques of Fiction" focuses on generating new material with exercises addressing specificity, point of view, synesthesia, imagery, image patterning, plot, rhythm, and the use and misuse of dialogue. The goal is that by the end of the workshop, your writing will be of notably higher quality. >>Want to be notified when a new Dancing Chiva workshop is scheduled for Mexico City? Click here to learn about the Dancing Chiva mailing list. May 26, 2011 Mexico City Book presentation, El último príncipe del Imperio Mexicano La novela por C.M. Mayo (Traducción de Agustín Cadena) (Grijalbo Random House Mondadori) Palacio Nacional, Biblioteca Ortiz Mena 19:00 pm Moderador, Dr Javier Garciadiego; Eduaro Turrent; Carlos González Manterola; y el novelista Carlos Pascual. April 17, 2011 Bethesda, MD "Techniques of Fiction " SOLD OUT One Sunday only. 10:00 am - 1:00 PM The Writers Center Link to register on-line coming soon For both beginning and experienced fiction writers, "Techniques of Fiction" focuses on generating new material with exercises addressing specificity, point of view, synesthesia, imagery, image patterning, plot, rhythm, and the use and misuse of dialogue. The goal is that by the end of the workshop, your writing will be of notably higher quality. Visit my Workshop Page for more workshops and a rich array of resources for writers February, 20, 2011 San Miguel de Allende, Mexico San Miguel Writers Conference. Hotel Real de Minas conference room 12:15 Brief reading from the novel The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire during the conference lunch; 3:15 pm 90 minute workshop: "Techniques of Fiction: A Supersonic Overview" For both beginning and experienced fiction writers, this 90 minute mini-workshop covers a broad array of techniques, from the basic to the rare, for creating and sustaining the "vivid dream" or "virtual reality" in the reader's mind. We will look at at specificity, point of view, synthesia, imagery, image patterning, plot, rhythm, and the use and misuse of dialogue. The goal is that the next time you sit down to write, your fiction will be of notably better quality. Visit my Workshop Page for more workshops and a rich array of resources for writers February 18, 2011 Querétaro, México 18:00 hras Presentación de libro, El último príncipe del Imperio Mexicano Galería DRT 5 de Mayo No. 80, esquina Altamirano, Centro Histórico www.galeriadrt.com.mx January 19, 2011 San Miguel de Allende, Mexico PEN Writers Aloud Reading Series 3 pm, Sala Quetzal of the Biblioteca C.M. Mayo will read from and discuss The Last Prince of the Mexican Empire and, time permitting, new work. Cost: 70 pesos; students 50 pesos. All proceeds help support PEN and the Biblioteca Scholarship Fund. >>Listen to the podcast of this event. >>Get it on iTunes.