Eleven Resources

The digital home of Sandra Cisneros. You can learn about the author, her works, and even read her archive of letters, if that's your thing.

This short biography of Cisneros has all the makings of her unique stories.

Cisneros spends the day with children at the Brooklyn Public Library. One of the many surprising facts you'll learn is that this famous author was a C and D student in grade school. Why? Read on to find out.

Robert Birnbaum sits down to talk with Cisneros about her then upcoming book, Caramelo. The conversation turns to topics such as Latino identity and the blending of fact and fiction, which may just relate to some other works by the author.

Cisneros talks about the craft of writing and what it means for a work to be a story. The answers are anything but textbook, and that's why we love her.

Publisher weekly reviews and gives Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories its stamp of approval.

Tuscon school administrators banned several books, telling teachers to stay away from works in which "'race, ethnicity and oppression are central themes.'" Care to guess whose stories made the list?

Cisneros provides a public reading of her short story "Eleven" and gives some behind-the-scenes history of this wee-short story.

After the Tuscon schools banned Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories, virtual reading took place in protest. Here is one such example.

A retelling of "Eleven" using pictures and a soundtrack featuring Pirates of the Caribbean and Aerosmith. No words; we have no words.

Cisneros discusses her writing and how she got started in her story-telling ways. Four minutes of your time will net you a fascinating take on the craft.

Not just "Eleven" but the entirety of Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories has gotten the audiobook treatment for your listening pleasure.

Cisneros shares the songs that get her moving and a grooving.

Can Literature Book Reviews provide an entire review in thirty measly seconds? Find out!

This authorial photograph of one Sandra Cisneros is far more colorful than your typical author fare.

This first-edition cover art features art work that is as simple, engaging, and interesting as the stories within it.

The current cover features a river against a dark background that just feels… ominous for some reason.

A ghastly take on the La Llorona ghost.