Meg Medina
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Finding Hope in the Abyss — The Zena Sutherland Lecture
Meg Medina holds office hours as the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. Photo courtesy of Meg Medina. I have been dedicated to writing for children since about 2006, when I began drafting my first middle-grade novel, Milagros: Girl from Away, which was ultimately published by Henry Holt Books for...
After the Call: A Literary Life
When I won the Newbery Medal for Merci Suárez Changes Gears in 2019, I stepped — starstruck and trembling — into a hundred-year history that included many of the books that had helped me grow up. The seal is our community’s highest honor, one that feels unreal, that boosts your...
What the Pura Belpré Award Means to Me
I was digging into a plate of masitas de puerco at a Cuban restaurant on 46th Street in Manhattan a couple of years ago when the doors opened and in walked Minnie and Mickey Mouse. Nothing is ever really surprising in New York, so I assumed they were on a...
2019 Newbery Medal Acceptance by Meg Medina
Photo: Petite Shards Productions.Good evening. Muy buenas noches.I’m so happy to be with all of you here tonight, and to share this incredible moment on stage with Sophie [Blackall] and to help honor the enormous legacy of Walter Dean Myers. My deepest congratulations to all the winners and honorees of...
The Writer's Page: On Writing the American Familia
I’ve always been fascinated by how people become part of the American tapestry. Some had ancestors who were enslaved. Others fled persecution, poverty, or violence. Their stories are often a potent mix of hope and tragedy.My parents came to the United States during the mass political exodus of the Cuban...
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