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Language is the most powerful mechanism ever created by man. But what happens when you experience your mother tongue from the distance? 11 min interview by Carmen Sanjulián, at Instituto Cervantes Dublin. (In Spanish)
El lenguaje es el mecanismo más potente jamás creado por el hombre. ¿Pero qué pasa cuando la lengua materna se vive desde la distancia? Entrevista de 11 min por Carmen Sanjulián de Instituto Cervantes Dublín. (En Español)
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Because I also use ink to escape, I will be reading my prose in this amazing event! The Riverside/ 20th March. Sheffield, UK.
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Stretching the Micro Story: Once Upon a Time Latin America. Talk and workshop given part of SHU Fest, at Sheffield Hallam University.
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Photo Leopoldo Orozco
Short Story: Africa
Helen has participated with her short story Africa in the latest short story anthology of Grupo Editorial BENMA publishers. Lujuria (Lust) from the series Pecados capitales (The Seven Deadly Sins) will be presented this 11th January at 18:30 hrs in Librerías Porrúa by Bosque de Chapultepec, in Mexico City.
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As part of the four days Day of the Dead celebration, at Cantor Building- Sheffield Hallam University, Helen will be reading and performing some of her Obscure Short Stories.
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Throughout September, Radio UNAM is broadcasting the vignettes that contain Our Language Garden – El Jardín de Nuestra Lengua; there will be a new one each day, repeated twice daily. Carlos García de Alba, Mexican ambassador in Ireland, will be featuring as a special guest. For this production, we had the vital support of Radio UNAM producers, Arfaxad Ortiz and Emiliano López Rascón, research input from philosopher Paniel Reyes Cárdenas, and the inspired musicalisation of Xanic Galvan Nieto. After ten months of production, the project hits the airwaves!
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Book launch – La otra historia clínica (The Other Medical Story)
Helen participated with her short story No te vayas sin darme un beso Supermán (Do Not Leave Without a Kiss Superman) in the anthology of short stories La otra historia clínica (The Other Medical Story). The second book launch of this anthology will be held in the assembly hall of FFYL (Literature and Philosophy Faculty) at UNAM, National Autonomous University of Mexico. Comments will be held by Dr. Eduardo Casar, Dr. Herlinda Dabbah Mustri, Dr. María del Carmen Trueba and Dr. Alberto Lifshitz.
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Review in The Economist for the anthology Nosobiografías
The Economist wrote a review of the book Nosobiografias published by Palabras y Plumas Editores. Helen participated in this anthology with her story No te vayas sin darme un beso Supermán (Do not Leave Without a Kiss Superman).
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Short story: La Condesa, Third Call
Editorial BENMA publishers have informed us that their anthology Invierno (Winter) from their series Estaciones (Stations) has just been released from the printers. Helen participated there with her short story La Condesa, Tercera llamada (La Condesa, Third Call).
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Guest on BBC Radio Sheffield on Paulette Edwards Show
Helen spent this morning at the BBC as a member of the panel on the Paulette Edwards show. They explored the news of the day and shared personal stories.
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Our Language Garden
Helen’s radio project El Jardín de nuestra lengua (Our Language Garden) has inspired one hour of Rony Robinson’s show on BBC Radio in Sheffield, England. Helen and a series of Mexican and British guests brought one wordand a personal story linked to that word. For the entire show, Mexican and English people were part of our garden… Our Language Garden.
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Story: The Primary or Stepping on Cracks
Helen participated with her short story La primaria y las rayas que no pisé (The Primary or Stepping on Cracks) in the anthology Otoño (Autumn), from the serial Estaciones (Stations) by BENMA publishers. This book was launched in La Casa del Tiempo.
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By Jo Davison
Published on Wednesday 1 February 2012 09:20
Story: On Where the Birds Fly
The room was full and Helen read for the audience her published story De donde vuelan los pájaros (On where the Birds Fly). Benma Publishers launched their anthology Primavera (Spring) in a beautiful room of La Casa del Tiempo, in Mexico City.
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Interview on BBC Radio
Invited to the Rony Robinson Show, Helen spoke about turning points in her life: her father’s death, the 1985 earthquake in Mexico City, how she chose art over death, and the secret writings of her Russian grandmother.
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On Pain, the Dead and Other Delicacies – Radio Sheffield Live 93.2 FM
With Helen as a producer, De dolores moridos y otras delicias (From Pain, the Dead and Other Delicacies) was a two hour radio special in English and Spanish about the celebration of the Day of the Dead in Mexico. This was transmitted by Radio Sheffield Live 93.2 FM in the city of Sheffield, England. The short stories were written by José Montini, Pilar Flores del Valle, Luciana Silveyra, and Helen Blejerman; the anthropological essay was written by philosopher Paniel Reyes Cárdenas.
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Proyecto Calavera – A literary, gastronomic, and cultural project
Proyecto Calavera was a literary, gastronomic, and cultural project – collaboration between The Street Food Chef, Radio Sheffield Live! 93.2 FM, Helen, and special participation of The Institute of Life Long Learning from Sheffield University. Helen and Philosopher Paniel Reyes Cárdenas, broadcast over the radio, the cultural explanation of the one hundred Mexican poems Calaveras that Helen wrote for the commission. All the project was a celebration for the Mexican Day of the Dead.
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Story: Amongst Marbles and Memories
The short story Entre cuerod y recuerdos (Amongst Marbles and Memories) was translated into English and then published by the art and culture English publication Now Then Magazine.
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Story: On Where the Birds Fly and review of ‘Numbers’ in New York by Migala Magazine
Art magazine Revista Migala online wrote a review of Helen’s work Numbers that was exhibited in New York. They also published her short story De donde vuelan los pájaros (On Where the Birds Fly).
