River Island/Isla de Ríos March 19, 2023 – Posted in: Activity, Arte, Books, Cultura, Edwin Fontanez, Espanol, Events, Nature, News, Tainos

Award-winning author, artist, and designer Edwin Fontánez will be among the roster of acclaimed international artists participating in the Kennedy Center’s upcoming festival RiverRun: art nature impact. The festival is inspired by the saying “Rivers are the arteries of life” and will explore and celebrate the culture and art that has been fed by the rivers of the world through exhibitions, performances, lectures, and activities. The festival begins on World Water Day (March 22) and…

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Where Does Time Go? October 28, 2022 – Posted in: Books, Edwin Fontanez, News

I know I’m not alone in wishing for a time-traveling machine that would take me back to those days when life seemed more “benign” and living was easier. But that is just a fallacy, a way of romanticizing the past to find a secure space to hide from the hard times we are facing today as a society. To live in the past is a fool’s errand, but to ignore it also obscures the path…

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The Places I Still Remember October 9, 2022 – Posted in: Books, Edwin Fontanez, News

The story behind my inspiration for One Last Song for My Father Those who experience this memoir, my most personal work to date, will discover messages of longing, loss, and ultimately love. When unforeseeable circumstances threaten to tear apart the family fabric, we all have feelings of hopelessness. Facing my father’s illness compelled me to take on this personal examination of my father’s life. Since his passing at age 92, I sought to find the…

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The Footprint of Memories September 26, 2022 – Posted in: Books, Edwin Fontanez, News

As a young man, like many others my age, I could not wait to get away from the judgmental constraints of my small island. Life seemed bigger on the other side. It was a time to look ahead and not be held back by sentimentality, a feeling that wouldn’t overcome me until I was much older. Nothing could match my endless optimism and youthful arrogance. I was hungry for a new existence. But I never…

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Edwin Fontánez Is… September 21, 2022 – Posted in: Edwin Fontanez, News, Video

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Inside Exit Studio August 21, 2020 – Posted in: Espanol, News, Poetry, Video

Recientemente, invitamos a varios amigos de Exit Studio a narrar poemas del libro Hadas, sirenas y sapos para una serie de videos titulado “Inside Exit Studio”. Nuestros invitados incluyen a los actores Marian Licha y Tony Chiroldes, autores Tina Casanova y Maty García-Arroyo, al igual que Edwin Fontánez. Disfruta de esta maravillosa serie de poemas visuales! We recently invited several friends of Exit Studio to narrate poems from Hadas, sirenas y sapos for a video series…

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The Women of Exit Studio March 3, 2018 – Posted in: Books, Camila, El bosque iluminado, Illuminated Forest, Imaginero, News, Video

Exit Studio celebrates and honors the spirit and resilience of women all around the world and all walks of life and cultures this Women’s History Month. For more than 25 years, Exit Studio Publishing has not only been creating literature with a strong cultural identity, but also featuring strong, positive female characters at the core of all its literary offerings. These characters are not only support the core of most of the stories but also…

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El bosque iluminado: Winner of two ILBA Awards / Ganador de dos premios ILBA September 17, 2017 – Posted in: Books, Edwin Fontanez, El bosque iluminado, Espanol, Illuminated Forest, News

Exit Studio Publishing, continuing its history of excellence, is proud to announce Edwin Fontánez AWA was awarded two awards for his newest illustrated novel El bosque iluminado. The book was given First Place for Best Cover Design and Second Place for Best Young Adult Novel in Spanish. The International Latino Book Awards ceremony took place Sep. 9 in Carson, CA and was attended by almost 100 Latino/a authors. The following day was the LA Latino…

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Galardonado autor e ilustrador puertorriqueño Edwin Fontánez nominado a 2 premios por su primera novela ilustrada, “El bosque iluminado” June 24, 2017 – Posted in: Books, Edwin Fontanez, El bosque iluminado, Espanol, Illuminated Forest, News, Press

El bosque iluminado, la original novela ilustrada del escritor puertorriqueño Edwin Fontánez, acaba de ser seleccionada en 2 categorías: Mejor Libro de Ficción para Jóvenes Adultos en español y Mejor Diseño de Portada al Premio Internacional del Libro Latino 2017 (International Latino Book Awards). La edición original de su novela, The Illuminated Forest, fue tambien Finalista al ILBA 2015 como Mejor Novela de Ficción para Jóvenes Adultos en inglés. Al enterarse de las varias nominaciones,…

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Double ILBA Nominations for “El bosque iluminado” June 17, 2017 – Posted in: Books, Edwin Fontanez, El bosque iluminado, Espanol, Illuminated Forest, News, Press

Exit Studio is proud to announce that El bosque iluminado (the Spanish edition of The Illuminated Forest) has received two nominations for the 2017 International Latino Book Awards: Best Young Adult Novel (Spanish) and Best Cover Design. The awards will be presented in Los Angeles, CA on September 9, 2017. In conjunction with the awards, author and illustrator Edwin Fontánez will appear at the Los Angeles Latino Book & Family Festival on Sunday, September 10…