Washington Writers' Publishing House - America's Future Hosted by Caroline Bock and Jona Colson
Join Washington Writers’ Publishing House for a special test run of WWPH TALKS, a new half-hour live video podcast featuring writers from DC, Maryland, and Virginia; including Diana Rojas (novelist and essayist).​
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World-building Real-Life Cultures with Diana Rojas
Real-world cultures come up all the time in any genre of writing, but it can be difficult to world-build with something so nuanced. Host Abi Newhouse speaks with The Inner Loop's July Author's Corner spotlight, Diana Rojas, about creating stories from our own cultures.
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Good People Have Dark Thoughts Daily: An Interview with Novelist Diana Rojas
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By Abby Higgs
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Vol. 1 Brooklyn sat down with Diana Rojas to discuss how her latest novel – which is part thriller, part drama, part lesson in self-preservation – came to fruition, and why she chose to write from the perspective of “the falsely accused.”
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Exploring family, darkness,
and betrayal
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An interview with Diana Rojas
By Tamar Shapiro
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Diana Rojas’ They Hold Grudges (Arte Publico Press, 2026) is a taut and compelling story of family, loyalty, and betrayal. Rojas introduces us to the joys of a large, tight-knit family—gatherings, gossip, and a deep sense of belonging—only to tear this image apart piece by piece. Childhood memories shape-shift, gossip is never harmless, and the bonds of family are not what we expect. We watch with growing fascination and horror as one questionable decision leads to another until our very understanding of what it means to be a family is shaken. Rojas is unafraid to tackle difficult topics and expose the darkness that people hold deep inside.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Diana Rojas is the author of
the novel They Hold Grudges
(Arte Público Press), the novella collection Litany of Saints:
A Triptych (Arte Público Press), and the forthcoming children’s book,
Clara’s Big Green Coat
(Piñata Books, 2027).
Her essays are featured in
Grit & Gravity, The Washington Independent Review of Books, Barrelhouse, Latin@ Literatures, Anti-Heroin Chic, Folio, Latino News Network, among others. A member of
the Board of Directors of the PEN/Faulkner Foundation and
a 2026 participant in the
Macondo Writers Workshop,
she lives taxed and unrepresented
in Washington, DC.
Keep up to date with Diana's events and news
