2023 Latinx Kidlit Book festival- October 6

 

From: https://www.latinxkidlitbookfestival.com

Join us LIVE from your classroom, library or home for FESTIVAL FRIDAY. Meet your favorite Latinx creators of picture books, middle grade and young adult novels, poetry, comic books and graphic novels!  

 

Enjoy four Fridays (September 22, September 29, October 6, and October 13) of creative language arts and visual arts content for students of all ages.

 

 

October 6

 

ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT)

 

Watch the Latinx KidLit Book Festival streamed live (for free) on the festival’s YouTube channel! 

Sessions can be safely streamed into the classroom and shared with students using an educator's account. Classrooms can engage with festival authors and illustrators using the live-chat option! All video content will be recorded and available after the festival.

 

Headliner: We Are Not Alone

10:00 AM  11:00 AM

Join award-winning author Javier Zamora as he discusses his Alex Award winning novel, Solito, and how he took his real life journey and brought it to the pages of his gripping memoir. In conversation with critically acclaimed young adult author, Jenny Torres Sanchez (We Are Not From Here).

 

Craft: Creating a Graphic Novel in 4 Easy Steps!

11:00 AM  12:00 PM

Join Frontera co-creators Julio Anta and Jacoby Salcedo in this graphic novel craft workshop as they break down their creative process and how you can create a graphic novel in four easy steps!  Bring your notebook or laptop and come ready to write!

 

Draw Off: Treasures From Home

12:00 PM  1:00 PM

What reminds you of home? Join our illustrators Rachel Más Davidson (I Love You Mucho Mucho), Robert Liu-Trujillo (Fresh Juice), Sendy Santamaria (Yenebi's Drive to School), and Elisa Chavarri (A Crown for Corina) as they draw out what home is for them. From small treasures and special mementos, our illustrators will draw out YOUR ideas. Bring your prompts to this live event and you might even see your own treasures on the big screen!  

 

Storytime: Con Familia

1:00 PM  2:00 PM

Join award-winning and debut picture book authors Gabriela Orozco Belt (Only for a Little While), Ruth Behar (Pepita & Bebita) and Juana Martinez-Neal (Alma & Her Family), and moderator Emma Otheguy (Martina Has Too Many Tias) for an interactive read aloud on the topic of familia! Grab a pillow and a blanket and snuggle in!

¡Únete con autores Gabriela Orozco Belt (Solo Por Un Ratito), Ruth Behar (Pepita & Bebita) y Juana Martinez-Neal (Alma y su Familia), and moderador Emma Otheguy (Martina Tiene Muchas Tias) para una lectura interactiva sobre el tema de familia! Agarra una almohada y ponte cómodo/a.

 

Games: How to Break a Heart in 3 Easy Steps

2:00 PM  3:00 PM

Join young adult rom-com authors James Ramos (The Wrong Kind of Weird), Jessica Parra (Rubi Ramos's Recipe for Success), Ella Cerón (Viva Lola Espinoza), and Elle Gonzalez Rose (Caught in a Bad Fauxmance) as they put their characters to the test! Pulling scenarios from their upcoming romances, as well as classic love stories from the ages, they’ll either break hearts or save them!

 

Conversations: Finding Familia

3:00 PM  4:00 PM

Whether connected by blood or circumstance, family is everything and the power of acceptance and love can move us through many obstacles. Join Elizabeth Santiago (The Moonlit Vine), Jonny Garza Villa (Ander and Santi Were Here), Letisha Marrero (Salsa Magic), and moderator Rebecca Balcárcel (Boundless) as they discuss the power of community and family.