Ramona Emerson

Ungelbah Davila Shivers

Ramona Emerson is a Diné writer and filmmaker originally from Tohatchi, N.M. She has a bachelor’s in Media Arts from the University of New Mexico and a Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the Institute of American Indian Arts. After starting in forensic videography, she embarked upon a career as a filmmaker, photographer, writer and editor. She is an Emmy nominee, a Sundance Native Lab Fellow, a Time-Warner Storyteller Fellow, a Tribeca All-Access Grantee and a WGBH Producer Fellow. In 2020, Emerson was appointed to the Governor’s Council on Film and Media Industries for the State of New Mexico. She currently resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where she and her husband, the producer Kelly Byars, run their production company Reel Indian Pictures. "Shutter" is her first novel.

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Awards: National Book Award

Communities: Indigenous or Native American

Twisty Tales

There's always a twist in tales told by T. Jefferson Parker, John Sandford and Wanda Morris. Today they'll give it to us straight: How do they think of these things?

UA BookStore (Seats 150)  
Sat, Mar 4, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Mystery / Thrillers
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA BookStore Lower Level (following presentation)  

Panelists: John Sandford, Wanda Morris, T. Parker
Moderator: Ramona Emerson

Haunting Stories

The world we may not see is often scarier than the one we know. Just ask Ramona Emerson, Charlaine Harris and Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Each comes to the festival with a book that visits a world beyond. Come join in! We promise to leave the lights on.

Student Union North Ballroom (Seats 560)  
Sat, Mar 4, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Multigenre
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Rincon Room (following presentation)  

Panelists: Ramona Emerson, Charlaine Harris, Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Moderator: Karen Odden

Southwest Books of the Year

One of Tucson's oldest literary traditions is the annual set of reading recommendations called "Southwest Books of the Year," a list introduced 40 years ago by the Arizona Daily Star. The program is now managed by the Pima County Public Library. This session will feature five authors whose books were listed as 2022 Southwest Books of the Year!

UA Library - Special Collections (Seats 110)  
Sun, Mar 5, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Southwest Books of the Year
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  

Panelists: Ramona Emerson, Bojan Louis, Lydia Millet, Dan Stuart, Javier Zamora
Moderator: Gregory McNamee

Que Susto: What a Fright!

These authors take you on a roller-coaster ride of terror, horror, and fright. Hold on to your seats!

Nuestras Raíces Stage (Seats 150)  
Sun, Mar 5, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Nuestras Raices
Signing area: Pima County Public Library/Nuestras Raíces/Craft Tent & Signing Area (following presentation)  

Panelists: Ramona Emerson, Juan Martinez, Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Moderator: Megan Hellwig

Book:

Shutter

Mystery / Thrillers
Soho Press
January 2022
ISBN 9781641293334
312 pages