Tucson Festival of Books

Saraciea J Fennell (she/her/hers)


Saraciea J. Fennell is a Black Honduran American writer, founder of The Bronx is Reading program, and creator of Honduran Garifuna writers. She is the editor of the acclaimed anthology “Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed,” and her work has appeared in Popsugar, Refinery29, and Culturess. A veteran book publicist, she champions diverse voices in publishing. She lives in the Bronx with her family and their black poodle, Oreo.

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Awards: Locus Award

Communities: African American, Hispanic or Latinx


Scheduled events:
CATS Friday
The CATS Friday event with area teens is scheduled from 9:00-1:00 and involves an opening panel, workshops on writing and illustrating, and book signing. School groups must be registered ahead of time for this event. Contact Sybil Durand for more info.

Education Room 211 (Kiva) (Seats 200)  View this venue on the Festival map
Fri, Mar 13, 9:00 am - 12:55 pm
Teen
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Lower Level (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Hailey Alcaraz, Scott Campbell, Saraciea Fennell, Idris Goodwin, Tiffany D. Jackson, Lars Kenseth, Adib Khorram, Cynthia Leitich Smith
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Bookmans Entertainment Exchange, HarperCollins Children's Books
Step into the Dark Side of YA
Explore the dark side through horror, gothic fantasy and dark fantasy and enter mysteries in the gothic Belladonna, a fight to survive as a Black girl, and a treacherous pirate adventure. These books invite readers to escape into perilous worlds and confront their fears and flaws.

YA Author Stage (Seats 84)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sat, Mar 14, 10:00 am - 10:55 am
Teen
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Saraciea Fennell, Cassandra James, Sasha Peyton Smith
Moderator: Hannah Gomez
Sponsor: Session made possible courtesy of Vanessa C. Moss, Attorney-at-Law

Books:
The Black Girl Survives in This One
Horror Stories
Teen
Flatiron Books
June 2025
ISBN 9781250871701
368 pages
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Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed
15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora
Teen
Flatiron Books
March 2024
ISBN 9781250763433
288 pages
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