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The Latinx KidLit Book Festival is a virtual celebration of Latinx KidLit authors, illustrators, and books for all readers and educators.
- Keynote sessions, Q&A events, author and illustrator panels, and MORE!
- Resources for educators, students, and librarians
- Streamed live on our YouTube page
- December 4 and 5, 2020
See this link for more information: https://www.latinxkidlitbookfestival.com/festival
Announcing the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival: A virtual celebration of Latinx kidlit authors, illustrators, and books!
Program runs from: December 4-5, 2020
See the YouTube channel for all kinds of great videos!
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Featured Keynote Speakers
*National Book Award finalist*
*New York Times best-selling author*Ibi Zoboi was born in Haiti and immigrated to New York with her mother when she was four-years-old. She lives in Maplewood, New Jersey with her three children, her husband, the art teacher, their cat, Frisky, and three pet turtles named Lucky, Jade, and Leo. As an educator, she is the recipient of several grants from the Brooklyn Arts Council for her community-based programs for teen girls in both Brooklyn and Haiti. She’s worked for arts organizations such as Teachers & Writers Collaborative and Community Word Project as a writer-in-residence and teaching artist in New York City public schools.
*Newberry Medalist*
*New York Times best-selling author*Meg is a first generation Cuban American. She grew up in Queens, New York with her mother and sister. They spoke both Spanish and English at home, although she spoke mostly Spanish to her other relatives. When she’s not writing, Meg works on community projects that support girls, Latinx youth, and/or literacy. She serves on the National Board of Advisors for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and is a faculty member of Hamline University’s Masters of Fine Arts in Children’s Literature. She lives with her family in Richmond, Virginia.
*National Book Award recipient*
*New York Times best-selling author*
*National Poetry Slam Champion*Elizabeth is an Afro-Latinx, Dominican-American performer and author. She holds a BA in Performing Arts from The George Washington University and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Maryland. Acevedo has been a fellow of Cave Canem, Cantomundo, and a participant in the Callaloo Writer’s Workshops. She is a National Poetry Slam Champion, and resides in Washington, D.C. with her love.
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