“When I first started to wrap my mind (and life!) around the idea of switching for journalism to fiction, you were the FIRST person to offer encouragement and to show me and a room full of hopeful writers the path forward. I was still breastfeeding my son when I travelled from Los Angeles to New York to attend a seminar you gave and hear you share your knowledge and tell us it was possible. And it was for me and I’m eternally grateful. Thank you again, Marcela!”—Margo Candela, author of The Neapolitan Sisters
WHAT: One-on-One Manuscript Reviews for the Dominican Writers Conference 2026: Reclaiming Our Palabras
WHEN: May 1–3, 2026
WHERE: John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City
Marcela Landres 