Cynthia Leitich Smith
Cynthia Leitich Smith is the best-selling, acclaimed author of books for all ages, including "Rain Is Not My Indian Name," "Indian Shoes," "Jingle Dancer" and "Hearts Unbroken." She is the author-curator of Heartdrum, a Native-focused imprint at HarperCollins Children's Books, and is on the core faculty of the M.F.A. program in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is an enrolled member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and lives in Austin, Texas.
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Heartdrum: Native Voices and Visions
Three Indigenous authors talk about their new books within an initiative called Heartdrum to publish books that reflect the heartbeat of Native communities. Their stories share their visions of the present and future viewed through their lived experiences as Native creators.
Helios Education Foundation Children/Teen Stage (Seats 1000)
Sun, Mar 7, 9:00 am - 10:00 am
Children / Teens
Panelists:
Christine Day,
Cynthia Leitich Smith,
Brian Young
Moderator: Celeste Trimble
Books:
Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
Children / Teens
HarperCollins Publishers
February 2021
ISBN 9780062869944
320 pages
$16.99, INSTORE
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Rain Is Not My Indian Name
Children / Teens
HarperCollins Publishers
February 2021
ISBN 9780380733002
144 pages
