PANEL SHOW: GANGS IN THE MEDIA AND WRITING

Welcome to this esteemed panel authors Bernard Maestras, Christina Hoag and Bruce Coffin to talk about gangs in America. Street gangs, in other countries, fighting for turf and territory and how does their real life jobs come into play when writing about gangs, gang wars and those young people that get roped into joining them considering them their family. Young people that get into trouble on the street, do drugs, smoke and drink often find themselves falling prey to these gangs to get money, feel safe and protected. Author Christina Hoag's novel Skin of Tatoos and Bernard's Novel Concrete Smile will illuminate readers about this topic. Bruce Coffin is a detective and deals with this issue in his job. Welcome these great authors to this panel. Fran Lewis: Just reviews/MJ magazine