Join Word Up to celebrate Aster(ix) Journal’s Spring 2025 debut fiction issue with editor-in-chief Angie Cruz and guest editor Cleyvis Natera. Aster(ix) is a transnational feminist literary arts journal committed to social justice and translation, placing people of color at the center of the conversation. Founded in 2013 by novelist Angie Cruz and nonfiction writer Adriana E. Ramírez, the journal loves to feature the intimate, the honest, and the beautiful.

WORD UP MEMBERS are invited to a pre-event reception with local authors Angie Cruz and Cleyvis Natera.

This event is a $5 suggested donation ticket with 100 max attendees in person and livestreamed via Zoom. Please register in advance.

In compliance with Word Up Community Safety guidelines, all attendees are encouraged to stay masked at all time.

Recirculation, a project of Word Up Community Bookshop, is located at 876 Riverside Drive (near 160th St.) in Washington Heights, NYC. You can take the 1 train to 157th St., A/C train to 163rd St., and the M4 and M5 to Broadway and 159/160th.