What does it take to transform lived experience into published work? In this workshop, writer Lorena De Luna, author of Born on the Border, shares her journey of turning her story as a third generation Mexican-American woman into a poetry collection and bringing it to readers through self-publishing.
Drawing on her personal path, De Luna will discuss how to find the right form for your voice, how to shape personal experience into writing that resonates, and what it means to tell stories that often remain unheard. She will also provide practical insights into the self-publishing process, from preparing a manuscript to building an audience outside traditional publishing channels.
This session is designed both for writers exploring how to tell their own stories—especially those shaped by migration and identity—and for anyone interested in alternative routes to publishing.
