CHARLIE VÁZQUEZ
Charlie
Vázquez is a Bronx-bred writer of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent.
His fiction and essays have been published in various anthologies and his writing
has appeared in print and online publications such as The Advocate,
Chelsea Clinton News, New York Press, and Ganymede Journal. Charlie hosts
a monthly reading series called HISPANIC PANIC! in the East Village, which focuses
on original fiction, memoir and poetry. He
is a former contributor to the Village Voice’s Naked City blog
and a retired experimental musician and photographer.
His second novel Contraband was published by Rebel Satori Press in spring 2010 and his third, Corazón, is wrapping up for
future publication. His first novel, Buzz and Israel, will be republished by Rebel Satori Press in 2012. He is also working on a short story collection and co-edited a gay Latino fiction anthology with novelist and cultural producer Charles Rice-González, titled Macho to Mariposa: New Gay Latino Fiction (Lethe, 2011). Meditations/Meditaciones - Bronx/Salsa is his first-ever published collection of bilingual poetry.
Charlie Vázquez has lectured and participated on panels relating to gay and/or Latino literature and culture at Columbia University, Fordham University, New York University, Hunter College, the CUNY Graduate Center, Portland State University, Barnes and Noble, and various other learning and cultural institutions. He has been interviewed by CNN and New York's Daily News and has appeared on New York's WNYW Channel 5 show Good Day Street Talk.
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Charlie Vázquez es un escritor de descendencia puertorriqueña y cubana, nacido y criado en el Bronx. Sus ficciones y ensayos se han publicado en varias antologías y sus escrituras han aparecido en publicaciones como The Advocate,
Chelsea Clinton News, New York Press, y Ganymede Journal. Charlie organiza una serie de lecturas llamada HISPANIC PANIC! en el East Village, dedicada a ficción, memoria y poesía original. Es un retirado contribuidor al blog Naked City del Village Voice y un músico y fotógrafo jubilado.
Su segunda novela Contraband fue publicada en abril 2010 por Rebel Satori Press y su tercera, Corazón, la está cumpliendo. Su primera novela Buzz and Israel, sería republicada por Rebel Satori Press en 2012. También está cumpliendo una colleción de cuentos cortos y acaba de co-editar una antología de ficción gay latino con novelista y productor cultural Charles Rice-González, titulada From Macho to Mariposa: New Gay Latino Fiction (Lethe, 2011). Meditations/Meditaciones - Bronx/Salsa es su primera publicada colleción de poesía bilingüe.
Charlie Vázquez ha lecturado y participado en paneles a relación a gay y/o latino literatura y cultura en Columbia University, Fordham University, New York University, Hunter College, the CUNY Graduate Center, Portland State University, Barnes and Noble y varias otras instituciones culturales. Ha sido entrevisado por CNN y el Daily News de Nueva York y ha aparecido en el programa de televisión Good Day Street Talk, por WNYW canal 5 en Nueva York.
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Read a four-star review for CONTRABAND as published by Three Dollar Bill Reviews
Read another great review for CONTRABAND as published by Out in Print
Read the interview I did with Charles Rice-González as featured in Homo Neurotic
Read the new interview I did with Lambda Literary
Read my interview with Professor Arnaldo Cruz-Malavé in The Advocate
Read
my article on homeless NYC queer youth, as published in New York Press
Read a review of my first novel Buzz and Israel