Remember These Authors and Their Books

Lilliam Rivera completed the Emerging Voices program of Los Angeles' PEN Center USA in 2013. It's designed to give aspiring writers who haven't gone to graduate school that education and then some: Fellows are mentored by professional writers, take workshops in writing and the world of publishing and are even trained in public speaking. There are no guarantees for those who go through the program, but one of its alumni, Natashia Deon, had big success last year with her debut novel “Grace.”