About Us

Jade Publishing is a new American publishing company dedicated to the promotion of Latin American and world literature. It seeks to publish the best emerging Latin American talent in both English and Spanish, and enrich the international literary scene with breathtaking stories of explosive literary vibrance. For purchase inquiries please contact us at [email protected]. 

Publishers

Rossy Evelin Lima (Veracruz, México) is an international award-winning Mexican poet and linguist. She has published her work in numerous journals, magazines and anthologies in Spain, Italy, Canada, UK, United States, Mexico, Venezuela, Chile, and Argentina. In 2018, she was recognized as Poet of the Year by The Americas Poetry Festival (TAPFY). She has been awarded the Premio Internazionale di Poesia de la Finestra Eterea award in Italy, the Gabriela Mistral Award by the National Hispanic Honor Society, the Premio Internazionale di Poesia Altino in Italy, the International Latino Book Award, and the Premio Orgullo Fronterizo Mexicano award by the Institute for Mexicans abroad, among many others. She is the President and Founder of the Latin American Foundation for the Arts, the Founder of the International Latin American Poetry Festival (FeIPoL), as well as the co-founder of Jade Publishing. 

Gerald A. Padilla (Los Angeles, CA) is a publisher, translator, educator and cultural promoter. He is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Latino Book Review and the Co-founder of Jade Publishing. He is the Vice-President of Centro LATIR located in Corpus Christi, TX, an organization focused on uplifting the Latinx community in through education and cultural programs. He has been a national juror for the National Scholastic Writing Awards twice and received the Spirit of MLK Exemplary Award by Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi's Islander Cultural Alliance for his outstanding contributions in championing Latinx literature.

Vale Rendón (Mazatlán, México) is a publisher, writer, academic, and journalist. He has written three novels and has lived in five different countries. During his years as a journalist, he worked for more than a decade as editor, foreign correspondent, TV reporter, multimedia reporter, and editor-in-chief for several media outlets. Then he joined academia and has worked teaching and doing research at higher education institutions for eight years; his main areas of academic study are focused on media narratives about minorities in different social contexts. Throughout his life he has received several awards and grants that support both his academic and creative work.

Alliances

Latin American Foundation for the Arts is an organization that amplifies the spirit of the Latin American community by creating culture projects that inspire.

The International Latin American Poetry Festival (FeIPoL) unites artists from all around Latin America through poetry, visual arts and music. 

Latino Book Review is a platform that hosts, exposes and promotes contemporary Latin American literature ranging from well established to promising emerging authors.