Connie Pertuz-Meza

Fiction and creative nonfiction. Pen America Fellow 2022. VONA, Tin House, Roots Wounds Words, Kweli, and Catapult.

[Connie Pertuz-Meza @MezaConnie]

Delores, a 15 year old in Sunset Park, Brooklyn in the nineties, has the dream of being a teacher and inspiring others. But in order to fulfill this dream, she needs to escape her overbearing mother… #YA #LatinxPitch #Agented

[Connie Pertuz-Meza @MezaConnie]

My So Called Life Meets the hood. A coming of age story about a chubby Colombian American girl who dreams of being a teacher in the swirl of chaos that’s her home and neighborhood. #YA #LatinxPitch #author

[Connie Pertuz-Meza @MezaConnie]

@jamiattenberg @rachsyme NYC twenty one year teacher, looking to have a paid subscription. I have taken part of 1000 words summer in 2021 and now 2022.

[Connie Pertuz-Meza @MezaConnie]

@jamiattenberg Nyc public school teacher 21 years. Would love the free subscription, email:[email protected]

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‘To Be Well’: An Unmothered Woman’s Search for Real Love. My writing teacher in all things personal essay!!!!! https://t.co/Xhvl6x3eZD

[Connie Pertuz-Meza @MezaConnie]

The Latina Writers Who Raised Me https://t.co/QI4OTS7UCv

[Angie Thomas @angiecthomas]

I don’t know who needs to hear this but stop just thinking about that book and start writing it.

[Connie Pertuz-Meza @MezaConnie]

New Releases and More for July 2, 2019 | BOOK RIOT https://t.co/jPaehmciUQ

[Connie Pertuz-Meza @MezaConnie]

No One Survives the Smoke – Gay Mag. I’m such a fan!!!!!!⁦@NicoleShawan⁩ https://t.co/3Qs8bHOYW1

[Gay Magazine @GayTheMagazine]

A stunning essay about family, addiction, and crime today from @NicoleShawan https://t.co/uewrtuI3QN

[Connie Pertuz-Meza @MezaConnie]

Voices On Addiction: Happy Birthday To Me - The https://t.co/OAPyoKgeRg https://t.co/HDTSU8R7DG

[Connie Pertuz-Meza @MezaConnie]

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[Kelly what’s left of a real cool chick Thompson @stareenite]

What a way to celebrate #VoicesonAddiction @The_Rumpus three year anniversary!

[Kelly what’s left of a real cool chick Thompson @stareenite]

@leapof @The_Rumpus Haha What a way to celebrate 3 years! @MezaConnie #voicesonaddiction essay selected as one of Longreads Top 5 this week! Go VOA and shoutout to my partner @Vanessa_LaLoba

[Connie Pertuz-Meza @MezaConnie]

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[Colleen Cruz @colleen_cruz]

Read this 👇🏼. @MezaConnie is in my writing group and is on 🔥

[Connie Pertuz-Meza @MezaConnie]

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[Marietta B Zacker @AgentZacker]

You ready #Kweli19? So excited to join @MimaWrites @ibizoboi @ABBalzer @Tweetpathi @GraceKendallLit @ericsmithrocks and An Na on stage. My prep this morning? Reading my bag over and over. 💃🏽😳😬👍🏽

[Connie Pertuz-Meza @MezaConnie]

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