Elizabeth Acevedo Archives

Poetry Foundation Honors Poets Sandra Cisneros and Elizabeth Acevedo

Sofía AguilarSeptember 9, 2022September 12, 2022

by Sofía AguilarSeptember 9, 2022September 12, 202206561

Dominican American writer Elizabeth Acevedo made history when she won the prestigious Carnegie Medal for her debut The Poet X as the first woman of color to win the prize in its 83-year history. The British literary award goes to...

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9 Latinx Poets Who Have Made History & Changed the Literary World

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 29, 2022

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonApril 29, 202203449

As National Poetry Month comes to a close, we can’t help but think of all of the impactful Latinx voices that have made their — and our — stories and struggles known with their words. It’s so often the case...

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15 Books by Latinx Authors Coming Out in 2022 You Need to Read

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonDecember 15, 2021December 16, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonDecember 15, 2021December 16, 2021013983

Books lovers get ready because 2022 has some amazing libros coming from Latinx authors and we cannot wait. This past year brought us some powerful reads including For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts by Prisca Dorcas Mojica...

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Elizabeth Acevedo on Her New Novel ‘Clap When You Land’

Johanna FerreiraMay 13, 2020July 15, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraMay 13, 2020July 15, 2020016448

When most Americans think of the year 2001, the September 11 attacks immediately come to mind. But the Dominican community experienced not just one but two tragedies that year. The crash of Flight 587 took place just two months following...

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Elizabeth Acevedo Features Afro-Dominican Fierceness in New Book Art

Virginia IsaadOctober 8, 2019July 24, 2020

by Virginia IsaadOctober 8, 2019July 24, 202004389

Elizabeth Acevedo is a powerful writer and her books are masterfully done. Part of why readers gravitate to Acevedo is because she makes us feel seen and her latest book cover once again beautifully represents Afro-Latinidad. The Afro-Dominican writer just...

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Elizabeth Acevedo’s Novel ‘With The Fire on High’ Lands a Movie Deal

Virginia IsaadAugust 8, 2019July 29, 2020

by Virginia IsaadAugust 8, 2019July 29, 202003460

Dominican author Elizabeth Acevedo’s bestselling novel, With the Fire on High, is coming to the big screen with company Picturestart acquiring the rights and Acevedo working on the adaptation, Deadline reports. This is major! In an Instagram post, she wrote:...

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Dominican Author Elizabeth Acevedo Becomes First Writer of Color to Win The Carnegie Medal

Virginia IsaadJune 18, 2019August 5, 2020

by Virginia IsaadJune 18, 2019August 5, 202005449

Slam poet and author Elizabeth Acevedo made history when she won the prestigious Carnegie Medal for her debut The Poet X. The British literary award goes to an outstanding English-language book for children or young adults and this is the...

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The American Library Association Announce Elizabeth Acevedo and Meg Medina as Top Literary Award Honorees

Araceli CruzJanuary 29, 2019August 17, 2020

by Araceli CruzJanuary 29, 2019August 17, 202003180

Yesterday, two of our favorite Latina writers won major literary awards for their published works released last year. The American Library Association (ALA) announced that author Meg Medina won the 2019 John Newbery Medal for her children’s book Merci Suárez Changes Gears. Author Elizabeth Acevedo...