CONTRATIEMPO is a dynamic, multi-faceted nonprofit literary organization that has become the epicenter of Hispanic literature and culture in Chicago. Contratiempo’s mission is to promote and highlight the cultural contributions of the Spanish-speaking population in the United States.
All of Contratiempo’s programs are conceived, organized, and implemented by volunteer and immigrant writers, poets, administrators, artists, and performers gathered around the organization’s mission.
Bio as of 3/2025