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Dominican, Inheritance, Poetry, Verse Novels Comments Off on Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien
Dominican, Inheritance, Poetry, Verse Novels Comments Off on Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien
by Wadzanai Mhute for Oprah Daily “They call them wild curls I call them breathing Ancestors spiraling” Watch Elizabeth read from her visual poem “Inheritance” here.
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Inheritance, Poetry Comments Off on “Elizabeth Acevedo Wants Young Women of Color to Be Represented Tenderly and with Love”
Inheritance, Poetry Comments Off on “Elizabeth Acevedo Wants Young Women of Color to Be Represented Tenderly and with Love”
The Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award, presented annually by ALAN, is an award in the United States for a book that exemplifies literary excellence, widespread appeal, and a positive approach to life in young adult literature. Named for Amelia Elizabeth Walden … Continue reading
Awards
Clap When You Land, Dominican, Latin X, Latina, YA, Young Adult Comments Off on CWYL Wins The Walden Award
Clap When You Land, Dominican, Latin X, Latina, YA, Young Adult Comments Off on CWYL Wins The Walden Award
“This novel has been humming underneath my skin for close to a decade and I’m delighted to share it with the world. Of all the places that could have helped usher it into being, it feels auspicious the manuscript landed … Continue reading
Clap When You Land has been added to the longlist for the 2021 CILIP Carnegie Medal – the UK’s most prestigious and oldest youth literature award. Elizabeth Acevedo won the Carnegie Medal in 2019 for The Poet X. You can … Continue reading
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Clap When You Land, Novels-in-Verse, Poetry, Verse Novels Comments Off on Clap When You Land Longlisted for Carnegie Medal!
Clap When You Land, Novels-in-Verse, Poetry, Verse Novels Comments Off on Clap When You Land Longlisted for Carnegie Medal!