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San Miguel PEN presents...Sandra Cisneros & Judyth Hill
No Fan of Book Bans: ¿Por que fue mi libro prohibido?
Across the US and the globe, books are being banned at a rate never before seen in our lifetimes. In the last five years, PEN America records almost 23 thousand cases of book bans across 45 US states—almost four thousand individual book titles in the last school year alone. “Never before,” writes PEN, have “so many stories been stolen from so many children.” Come hear Sandra Cisneros, author of the widely banned The House on Mango Street; and Judyth Hill, poet and PEN International Women Writers Committee Chair, discuss what it’s like to have your book banned and what book banning means for writers, children and other readers, the US and the world.
About the Venue
San Miguel PEN Presents Winter Series will take place at JC3, Jewish Cultural & Community Center, located in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato—the perfect place for conversations of such profound importance.
About the Speakers
Sandra Cisneros’s novel, The House on Mango Street, has sold over eight million copies and been required reading in schools and universities nationwide; it is now widely banned. She is also the author of A House of My Own: Stories from My Life; the novel Caramelo; three bilingual and/or illustrated novels; a short-story collection; four poetry collections and a children’s book. Her many awards include a MacArthur Fellowship and the National Medal of Arts. She lives in San Miguel.
Judyth Hill is the author of the internationally acclaimed poem, “Wage Peace” and nine poetry collections. She is Chair of the PEN International Women Writers Committee; Managing Editor of the hybrid publishing company, Wild Rising Press; and Special Programs Director for the San Miguel Writers’ Conference. She conducts workshops at conferences world-round and on Zoom and leads Muse on the Move Literary Adventures.
Why Attend?
Don't miss out on this timely, important and exciting presentation of one of the most important issues of our time!
Date & Time
Tue, February 24, 2026 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Venue Details
JC3 - Jewish Cultural & Community Center
Calle de las Moras 47 (at Calle Cinco de Mayo)
San Miguel de Allende CP 37760
Guanajuato, Mexico
Date & Time
Tue, Feb 24, 2026 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Venue Details
JC3 - Jewish Cultural & Community Center
San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato 37760