Diana Washington Valdez will sign copies of her book Harvest of Women, Safari in Mexico (1993-2005): The Truth About the Murders of Girls and Women in Juarez, Mexico at the conclusion of the Justicia en Cd. Juarez conference (at the entrance to the Stark Gallery) at the Multicultural Student Center (MSC) at Texas A&M.

About the author

Diana Washington Valdez is an award-winning journalist who has worked at newspapers in the Southwestern United States. Her 2003 series about the Juarez women's murders "Death Stalks the Border" was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. It received a First Place Award from the Texas Associated Managing Editors. She is considered a foremost expert on the Juarez femicides, Mexican politics and the drug trade. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute honored her in 2006 with a Latina Leader in the Media Award for her work on the topic. In 2006, she received the National Association of Social Workers-Texas Media Person of the Year Award for journalism that advances social justice. Her book in Spanish, Cosecha de Mujeres: Safari en el desierto Mexicano, published by Oceano de Mexico and Oceano de España, was a 2006 nominee for the Ulysses Lettre Award for international reportage.

The Killing Fields: Harvest of Women, released last year in English, contains extensive updated material. In 1998, Ms. Washington Valdez was chosen to participate in the North American Journalism Exchange Program, selecting Mexico as her host country. She has collaborated on various projects related to U.S.-Mexico border topics for publications and documentaries in the United States, England, Poland, Austria, Mexico, Canada and Germany. Over the years, she has received numerous other journalism awards and recognitions. She has a bachelor's degree in journalism and a master's degree in political science from the University of Texas at El Paso. She teaches political science at El Paso Community College. She is a member of Investigative Reporters & Editors, the Committee for the Protection of Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. She is a U.S. military veteran who held a top secret clearance while in the service.

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