VONA
Voices of our Nations Arts Foundation

was created as  a response to the dearth of opportunities for the
development of writers-of-color in atmospheres that don't tokenize
or marginalize the great traditions of our literature and the talents
of our developing writers. Founders Diem Jones, Elmaz Abinader
and Junot Diaz, in cooperation with the School of Education at
University of San Francisco, designed two weeks of summer writing
workshops that nurture the development of writers-of-color.
elmazAbinader                           country of origin productions
 Educator
Author           Poet           Playwright         Performer         Educator
to reach elmaz             
Diem Jones, Walter Mosley and Elmaz Abinader