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Sergio Troncoso is a sought-after speaker at high schools, colleges, and universities across the nation. To schedule a reading or appearance, or to arrange for him to talk with your book club or school group, contact him at SergioTroncoso@gmail.com.

See the section Book Reviews for discussion questions for his books.

Schedule of Readings and Appearances for Sergio Troncoso

See the video of Sergio Troncoso’s speech, “From Literacy to Literature,” to the American Library Association in Boston, MA. Listen to his radio interview about growing up in El Paso, Texas: KTEP Interview.

Past Schedule of Readings and Appearances

Readings in 2012

February 8, 2012---Rancho Alamitos High School, Garden Grove, CA.

February 9, 2011, 11AM-1 PM---University of California at Los Angeles, guest speaker in Chicana/o Studies class “Chicano 132: Border Consciousness,” Bunche Hall, Room 3211, Los Angeles, CA.

February 10, 2011, 1-3 PM---University of California at Los Angeles, reading followed by reception at Young Research Library Presentation Room, Los Angeles, CA.

March 3, 2012, noon-1:15 PM---The Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference, “Talking the Talk: Writing Fiction for Today’s Latino Teens,” Hilton Chicago, Astoria Room-3rd floor, 720 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL.

March 4, 2012, 4:30 PM---Hudson Valley Writers’ Center, 300 Riverside Drive, Sleepy Hollow, NY.

March 10-11, 2012---Tucson Festival of Books, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.

March 24, 2012, 3-5 PM---Kent Memorial Library, 32 North Main Street, Kent, CT.

March 31, 2012---New Jersey Council of Teachers of English, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Ave, Upper Montclair, NJ.

April 19, 2012, 8-9:30 AM---Texas Library Association’s Annual Conference, “Latino Literature: Then and Now,” George R. Brown Convention Center, 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston, TX.

April 19, 2012, 7 PM---Brazos Bookstore, 2421 Bissonnet Street, Houston, TX.