My October author newsletter went out. This month I end my newsletter trilogy set in summer Crete and accompanied by Sumerian poetry, which started with declension and the evil eye, then continued last month where I shared my deathbed reveries and brush fires. The trilogy now ends with me walking into the sunlight where I…
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A Masterclass with Evi Photopoulos
I had the absolute pleasure of taking a masterclass with afternoon tea with the artist Evi Photopoulos at the Waldorf Astoria. The purpose of the class was to explore inner worlds (not master painting craft if you are a novice), learn more about her works on exhibit at the Waldorf Astoria where she has an…
Being Super at New York Comic Con
New York Comic Con 2026 is a wrap! My EVENT HORIZON: STORIES OF NO TURNING BACK had an eventful presentation in a conversation around Latines in Comics at the panel Super! Latines Making Comics! I talked around the question: What is Latinxfuturism, and how do you represent it in your collection, Event Horizon? I walked…
La Feria 2026: Publication News
A walk through the Janus Point Press table with author Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos at NYU’s 2026 La Feria by the Latinx Project. Includes our publishing announcement for 2027!
Latina Themes in Event Horizon
Talking through the Latino a/x/e representation in the book Event Horizon: Stories of No Turning Back (Janus Point Press, 2024). From the writer and co-publisher (author Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos), the book designer, the reviewers, the academics who wrote the introductions, the artists who bring these stories to visual life and the themes of the stories…
The Works of Alfredo Véa
Dive into the wonderful and masterful works of author Alfredo Véa. You should firstly do this if you like quality literary fiction. We are also entering Hispanic Heritage Month and October is Filipino American History month, a perfect crossover. Véa’s works employ comic book realism (literary fiction that exercises an evolution of Latin American magical…
DR163: Graphic Novella
A long-lost graffiti artist and trauma surgeon form an unlikely friendship when the magic of their hands turns them into midnight vigilantes. It’s the vertical scroll down graphic novella DR163. Aaron Guzman‘s art is a magical scroll down a mind-bending story written by Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos of a doctor in need of healing and the…
Latines Making Comics: New York Comic Con
Nerd power on: Join me and these powerhouse authors/artists/publishers/editors (we wear a lot of hats) in talking about creating comics and literary works from Latino a/x/e identities. ¡Súper! Latines Making Cómics! at New York Comic Con Sat, Oct 10, 2026 at 12pm – Room 1C03, Javits Center, NYC Featuring Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez, Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos, Melanconnie,…
Returning to NYU’s La Feria: The Latinx Project
October 3rd 11am-6pm. 20 Cooper Square, NYC. I’m excited to be selected again to exhibit at this year’s La Feria in NYU under my imprint Janus Point Press. You’ll find not only my own novels and artist’ books, but also works from a bunch of anthologies I am in from other publishers, unique art prints,…
The Wines and Vineyards of Iliana Malihin
Hellenic Viticulture Heritage and Eco-Sustainability When a mild-mannered mid-western Ivy-League good boy brings a potty-mouthed New Yorker firecracker to a wine tasting in southern Crete. It’s the Odd-Couple—what happens when you put a dreamy Pisces woman and grounded Capricorn male together—tasting the exquisite wines of Iliana Malihin and some of her vineyards in Crete. Participating…
