Andrea L. Rogers (she, her, hers)

Andrea L. Rogers is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. She grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but currently attends The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville as a doctoral student in English. Andrea graduated with an MFA from the Low Rez program at the Institute for American Indian Arts. Andrea has three wonderful children and taught Art and HS English in public schools. Her work includes essays, picturebooks, middle grade stories, and one comic. So far. She comes to the festival with the picturebook "Chooch Helped" and the YA novel"The Art Thieves." 

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Awards: Walter Award from WNDB

Communities: LGBTQ+, Indigenous or Native American, Cherokee

The Price of Freedom in a Dark World

Three authors explore the world as a dark place where bad things happen to those who struggle for social justice and freedom to make their own decisions. The price for freedom is often high, whether the world is historical, a fantasy with demons, or Cherokee futurism.

YA Author Stage (Seats 84)  
Sat, Mar 15, 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Teen
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  

Panelists: Libba Bray, Kyle Lukoff, Andrea Rogers
Moderator: Jana Maiuri

Home Meets the Heart in Words & Images

How do words and images come together to tell stories of heart? Join bestsellers Matt de la Peña and Loren Long, as they share their collaboration to create "Home." Andrea Rogers and Rebecca Lee Kunz share their collaboration to tell a family story based in Cherokee cultural traditions, "Chooch Helped."

Education 211 (Seats 200)  
Sat, Mar 15, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  

Panelists: Matt de la Peña, Rebecca Lee Kunz, Loren Long, Andrea Rogers
Moderator: Cyndi Giorgis

Amplifying Indigenous Voices

Andrea L. Rogers (Cherokee), Daniel W. Vandever (Diné), Stanley Milford Jr. (of Navajo and Cherokee descent), and Tom Holm (Creek/Cherokee) discuss their recent books, steeped in indigenous experiences past, present, and future.

Nuestras Raíces Stage (Seats 150)  
Sun, Mar 16, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Nuestras Raices
Signing area: Pima County Public Library/Nuestras Raíces/Craft Tent & Signing Area (following presentation)  

Panelists: Tom Holm, Stanley Milford Jr., Andrea Rogers, Daniel Vandever
Moderator: Lucero Ramirez

Donning Horror Goggles to Tell Scary Stories: YA Workshop

Horror writers see & hear & taste the world differently. Maybe that hang up was just a wrong number. . . or maybe something more sinister? Let’s use our horror filter to see the world and take notes. . . surely, we’ll be safer together. Andrea Rogers is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and writes YA horror, including "Man Made Monsters" and "The Art Thieves."

UA Library YA /Room 254 Main Floor (Seats 55, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sun, Mar 16, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Teen
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  

Panelist: Andrea Rogers
Moderator: Deborah Dimmett

Books:

Chooch Helped

Children
Levine Querido
October 2024
ISBN 9781646144549
48 pages

The Art Thieves

Teen
Levine Querido
October 2024
ISBN 9781646143788
400 pages