Pamela Avila

Pamela Avila is a freelance writer and social media producer based in Los Angeles. She has a B.A. in Literature from UC Santa Cruz. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter @bypamelaavila.

Articles

Rigo 23 Honors Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier with a Nine-Foot Statue
Portuguese artist Ricardo Gouveia honors Native American activist Leonard Peltier at the Main Museum in DTLA.
Pamela AvilaSep 8, 2018
Disruption for Change: An Interview with Celeste Ng
Pamela Avila interviews Celeste Ng about her latest novel "Little Fires Everywhere."
Pamela AvilaApr 21, 2018
Dillon Chitto’s Bingo Hall at The Autry Puts the Pueblo Community Front and Center
Pamela Avila on Dillon Chitto's play "Bingo Hall," currently showing at The Autry.
Pamela AvilaMar 23, 2018
Sabrina Rodriguez is Expanding the Canon One Instagram at a Time, with LatinxReads
19-year-old Sabrina Rodriguez has created an extensive online database of Latinx literature through her Instagram account, LatinxReads.
Pamela AvilaMar 17, 2018
John Legend and Bryan Stevenson Discuss Mass Incarceration, the Criminal Justice System, and Holding On to Your Hope at Into Action in L.A.
Pamela Avila visits the “The Criminal Justice Moment in Los Angeles” panel at Into Action in L.A., with Bryan Stevenson and John Legend.
Pamela AvilaFeb 1, 2018
Ta-Nehisi Coates Discusses We Were Eight Years In Power, the Trump Administration, and the Influence of Hip-Hop on His Writing
Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses his new book "We Were Eight Years in Power: An American Tragedy," at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles.
Pamela AvilaNov 18, 2017
Eve Ewing Bends Time and Space in Electric Arches
Pamela Avila interviews Eve Ewing, author of new collection "Electric Arches."
Pamela AvilaOct 28, 2017
Christine Granados Brings Together Mexican-American Writers for a Literary Pachanga at the Historic Tia Chucha’s
Pamela Avila visits the literary Pachanga at Tia Chucha's with author Christine Granados.
Pamela AvilaAug 7, 2017
Junot Díaz Talks Civic Duty, Dystopias, and Lunching with Obama
Pamela AvilaApr 3, 2017
On the Immigrant Experience in Film, Finding Yourself, and the Making of Namour: An Interview with Filmmaker Heidi Saman
On the Immigrant Experience in Film, Finding Yourself, and the Making of Namour: An Interview with Filmmaker Heidi Saman - BLARB
Pamela AvilaMar 4, 2017
Only Light Can Do That
Pamela Avila for BLARB: ONLY LIGHT CAN DO THAT, an evening of readings at the Last Bookstore, hosted by PEN Center USA and the Rattling Wall.
Pamela AvilaDec 17, 2016