Annenberg Beach House Artist in Residence

Desiree Zamorano will read from her women centered fiction, The Amado Women, during the 11/14 public evening program in the Marion Davies Guest House parlor. Desiree is the second of three panelists being highlighted in anticipation of next Tuesday evening's reading and conversation with three established and published women of color fiction writers.

What attracted me to Desiree's work is her ability to float between genres--dramatic fiction to mystery writing, but all carry her signature smoothly connected, fast moving storylines. I am in love with how she incorporates the different parts of LA into her work and hope you will be, too. The objective of the second program is to engage writers who are established in their craft and may develop stories "outside the lines," challenging traditional assumptions about what women of color choose to write about.

Désirée Zamorano has wrestled with culture, identity, and the invisibility of Latinas from early on. Her commentaries have appeared in the LA Times, NPR's Latino USA and Publishers Weekly. She delights in the exploration of contemporary issues of injustice and inequity, via her mystery series featuring private investigator, Inez Leon. ​

​Human Cargo,

​ first in the series, was Latinidad's mystery pick of the year. ​

A Pushcart prize nominee and award-winning short story writer, her most recent novel, the critically acclaimed The Amado Women, Cinco Puntos Press, is about four women linked by birth, separated by secrets. 

She is the director of Occidental College's Community Literacy Center.​

Reception at 6:00 pm / Program commences at 6:30 pm in the Marion Davies Guest House parlor / RSVP via Eventbrite for this free public program