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The Latinx KidLit Book Festival kicks off its 2022 event this Thursday (see below). The festival then has events–all available to be streamed online–throughout National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month.
From their website:
The Latinx KidLit Book Festival will be streamed live on the festival’s YouTube channel, or YouTube links can also be found on each individual event below. All posted times are in EDT!
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. Sign up for our newsletter to receive links to all the panels directly to your inbox!
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These panels are free! What a great opportunity to connect students with Latinx authors and their work! We are supporting the festival and will remind people of the schedule, but we encourage you to go to their website at www.latinxkidlitbookfestival.com for all the information you need! Below are the scheduled events:
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
FOR WRITERS: MULTICULTURAL PUBLISHING BOOTCAMP, HOW TO ENRICH STORIES WITH MULTICULTURAL ELEMENTS
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
FOR EDUCATORS: REDEFINING THE WRITING WORKSHOP
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
FOR WRITERS: DEBUT AUTHORS, EXPECTATIONS VS. REALITY
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
FOR EDUCATORS: DESIGNING A UNIT ON LANGUAGE, IDENTITY AND COMMUNITY — AN INTENSIVE WORKSHOP
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM
MORNING ANNOUCEMENTS: GIVEAWAYS AND OUR NEW SCHOOL VISITS FUND!
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10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
WE ARE ALL CUENTISTAS: THE POWER OF STORYTELLING
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11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
BEYOND THE SORTING HAT: CELEBRATING LATINX FANTASY
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11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
WE’LL BE BRIEF: WRITING SHORT STORIES
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12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
ARCOÍRIS: QUEER LATINX STORYTELLING
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12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
ILLUSTRATOR DRAW OFF: CHARACTERS IN ACTION!
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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
HIJAS MÁS CHINGONAS: STORIES OF YOUNG WOMEN DOING POWERFUL THINGS
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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
CRAFT WORKSHOP: BASED ON A TRUE STORY
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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
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2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
HIGH SCHOOL, BOY BANDS, AND INSTAGRAM: WRITING CONTEMPORARY STORIES
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2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
EN ESPAÑOL ILLUSTRATOR DRAW OFF: LET’S EAT: PUPUSAS, TACOS AND FLAN FOR ALL!
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2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
A MIDDLE-EARTH OF OUR OWN MAKING: LATIN AMERICAN INSPIRATION IN FANTASY
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3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14
9:40 AM – 10:00 AM
MORNING ANNOUCEMENTS WITH SPECIAL GUEST MARIA HINOJOSA
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10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
PURA AMOR: THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF WORDS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
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11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
ARTES GRÁFICAS: CREATING LATINX HEROES IN GRAPHIC NOVELS AND COMIC BOOKS
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11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
CRAFT WORKSHOP: DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM YOUR FAVORITES!
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12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
ILLUSTRATOR DRAW OFF EN ESPAÑOL: FANTASMAS, CHUPACABRAS Y LA LLORONA!
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12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
A LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELF: WRITING OUR LIVES INTO THE STORIES WE TELL
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12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
NUESTRO MUNDO: KIDS NAVIGATING THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
ILLUSTRATOR DRAW OFF: THE LUNGS OF OUR PLANET, THE AMAZON RAINFOREST
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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
STORYTELLING IN STYLE: WRITING NOVELS-IN-VERSE
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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
RESISTENCIA VIVA: WRITING SOCIAL JUSTICE KIDLIT
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2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
CELEBRATING THE RICHNESS OF LATINX STORIES: A KOKILA SHOWCASE
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3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
SOY YO: IDENTITY, ANCESTRY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE
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