Palabras del Pueblo Summer 2026
PLEASE READ ALL OF THIS APPLICATION AND THE QUESTIONS CAREFULLY.
DEADLINE to apply:  May 20th

Thank you for your interest in the Palabras del Pueblo Workshop!
The workshop happens:
June 6-7 &13-14
9am to 1pm Pacific Time.

We seek to create a space for Xicano/a/x writers to connect, learn, and write towards their community rather than outsiders/gatekeepers.  Our goal is to be low-cost and accessible to our community, which gets sidelined in other spaces.

This is not a Hispanic or Latino Workshop. 

Read our FAQ on our website: https://palabrasdelpueblo.org/

On notification of acceptance, payment ($100) must be made within a week (7days). Sponsorships are available. 

Be sure to include a second choice as classes fill up. You may only be offered your second choice.
While this workshop is open to beginning writers, applicants do get rejected. Effort into the application improves your chances. 

You can only take ONE CLASS. They happen at the same time. There is no switching, or mix and matching of classes.
For more info on the classes, please see our website https://palabrasdelpueblo.org/
or our Instagram: @palabrasdelpuebloworkshop or @scottrussellduncanfernandez

The class will be over two long weekend sessions: 
June 6-7, and 13-14, mornings 9am to 1pm Pacific Standard Time online via Zoom.
The week in-between is intended to give an opportunity to reflect and edit as well as provide some flexibility for work schedules. Again, one workshop class happens over two weekends.

We also have presentations the first hour to all participants, this session from:  

Please read below:
  • Fill in the form completely. (Can't stress this enough).
  • Recommendation can be from anyone who is familiar with your work (friend, family member, or teacher) and can be entered in on your own. 
  • Each class has a general limit of 12 students. You might be asked to go into your second choice.
  • The workshop is free to apply. 
  • The minimum cost is $100, payable after acceptance before the class begins. If you can't afford $100, please contact us for options at  scottrussellduncan@gmail.com. We cannot accept trade.
  • Please take the application seriously: no emoji, fragmented sentences, or snark. Applicants are judged by writers and editors and you must display a certain level of writing ability.

If you have any questions about the questionnaire or workshop, please email Scott at scottrussellduncan@gmail.com or Jenny at jennyirizary@gmail.com.

Sponsorships: 
If interested in a sponsorship, each sponsorship is decided by your answer to a question on this form. Comprehension of the question figures greatly into who wins, read all the question. If you win the sponsorship, you do not have to pay for the class.

Our sponsors this sessions are:

Palabras del Pueblo is a project of Maiz Poppin' Press and is proudly associated with Raza Unida.





Email *
Name *
Have you read the FAQ?
Link: https://palabrasdelpueblo.org/
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Are you over 18? *
Where do you live? (City, State)
What gender do you prefer to be referenced as?
Are you Xicana/o/x? (or Mexican American, Chicanx, Raza) *
If you are not Xicana/o/x, how are you connected to the community? What do you bring to Palabras del Pueblo Workshop? Are there any conditions that prevent you from taking other workshops we should be aware of? And would you be comfortable with the center of the workshop being Xicanx? 
What is your highest level of education 
(no formal training is required for the workshop):
Clear selection
Have you attended Palabras del Pueblo before?
Clear selection
How did you hear about Palabras del Pueblo? *
Would this be your first writing workshop? 
Clear selection
Are you a Raza Unida Member?  *
Which Palabras del Pueblo class are you applying to? (First Choice) 
Class size is limited to 12. If your first choice becomes full, you will be considered for your second choice.
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Which Palabras del Pueblo class are you applying to? (Second Choice) 

If your first choice becomes full, you will be considered for your second choice. If offered your second choice, please don't ask to go into the first. *
Raza Unida Sponsorship
If you would like to be considered for the Raza Unida Sponsorship, let us know what makes liberation necessary below.  What you write here is how we decide who receives the sponsorship (if you are selected the workshop is free). *
Brown Book Club Sponsorship
If you would like to be considered for the Brown Book Club Sponsorship, let us know what your favorite Xicanx book is and why below.  What you write here is how we decide who receives the sponsorship (if you are selected the workshop is free).
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Tales From Aztlantis Sponsorship
If you would like to be considered for the Tales From Aztlantis Sponorship, let us know what is your favorite Xicanx historical event here in Aztlan and why below.
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Why are you interested in taking this workshop and what do you hope to achieve? (up to 500 words) *
What background do you have in writing? Education, other workshops attended, or publications.
Are you working on a large writing project? Tell us about it (elevator pitch) 50 words or less.
Do you belong to any groups involved in social justice? If so, which ones and what other involvement do you have?
Tell us a little about yourself! What are your interests and/or dreams for the future?
Do you agree to the following ethics guidelines for the course?  
1. No plagiarism. 
2. Be respectful and supportive of others and their work in your feedback or critical discussion. 
3. No harassment, sexual or otherwise. 
4. All material shared in the workshop is the property of the authors and cannot be shared outside the workshop.
5. No deliberate misgendering of attendees. 
6. Workshop discussion must remain in the workshop, not on social media, or elsewhere. (Do not reveal personal information contained in a poem, essay or story that is not your own.) 
7. Everyone in the class is authentic.
8. The use of AI generated works is not permitted.
Clear selection
Recommendation: 
Please paste in a short recommendation here from anyone who knows your writing and tell us who they are (friend, teacher, spouse, cousin, etc.) 100 to 500 words. Again, this can be anyone familiar with your writing, it doesn't have to be a teacher, professor, etc.
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A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.
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