by Kasie Griffitts | Apr 21, 2022 | Media, News, Updates
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.
by Kasie Griffitts | Feb 13, 2022 | Awards
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 who was a...
by Kasie Griffitts | Jan 30, 2022 | Media, News, Updates
“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 in the careful hands of Ecco and my...
by Kasie Griffitts | Feb 18, 2021 | Awards, News
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 read more about the award...
by Kasie Griffitts | Dec 14, 2020 | Updates
Just in case you missed it, Liz recently sat down with PBS News Hour’s Joshua Barajas and discussed the loneliness of being on the road (pre-covid). You can find the text of their conversation...
