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Finalists for 2024 National Book Awards for Young People's Literature Announced bit.ly/3Y3IYp4

“The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky" by Josh Galarza, who is in his third year of the MFA in Creative Writing program at VCU, has been named a finalist for the 2024 National Book Awards. nationalbook.org/2024-national-…

Congrats to Josh Galarza, MFA candidate in VCU’s Dept. of English, on his debut YA novel "The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky" being nominated for the 2024 National Book Award in Young People's Lit! He’ll find out if he wins on Nov. 20! 🎉 bit.ly/3ZMoimB #VCUCHS

Thrilled for my bestie, and for you since you get to read their work!

'The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky,' by VCU student Josh Galarza, named National ... - At 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, Galarza will join Annie Haynos, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, for “The Many ... - ift.tt/Qnmic0y

We’re so excited to announce our 2024 Best of the Net Nominees! ✨ Head to our site to check out all this incredible work from the past year. You won’t want to miss it! #BestoftheNet #WritingCommunity

I’ve been training my whole life for this moment…by reading countless picture books to my students. Forever thankful for those kids! 📚💪🏽📚💪🏽📚

We're thrilled that the 2024 Levis Reading Prize Winner Elisa Gonzalez (@athenek) will be reading from her book 'Grand Tour' in Cabell Library on Thursday, October 10th from 7-8:30pm! Look out for a special feature on Elisa Gonzalez in our upcoming Flight. english.vcu.edu/events/event-i…

#MGBookChat #amreading Just finished this YA novel--a National Book Award Finalist!--by Josh Galarza, and wow. Powerful. Beautiful.

Hard to believe that this is my life 🤩! Kate McKinnon to Host 75th National Books Awards With Musical Guest Jon Batiste (Exclusive) people.com/kate-mckinnon-… via People

Woohoo! My Junior Library Guild pin and certificate arrived today! Their stamp of approval meant everything to this nervous debut author. What a ride it’s been since then. Thank you, JLG editors! #goldstandardselection #JLGgoldstandard #juniorlibraryguild #thebestbooks

Time for another Editor Spotlight! Meet our Associate Nonfiction Editor, Rabeetah Hasnain. Check out the full spotlight on our Instagram @blackbirdjournal.

So excited for #NCTE24 and honored to be presenting with Melissa Stewart Torrey Maldonado Ernesto Cisneros: On Social Media Hiatus Rene Colato Lainez and Cindy L. Rodriguez. Join us to talk about #cultural proficiency #nonfiction and #Latinx #Literature in the #classroom

“My personality is more indebted to The Simpsons than any other book or movie or album or show or art thing.” Meet the 2024 National Book Award finalists while they answer some of our quick questions. lithub.com/meet-the-2024-…

New interview up Literary Hub! So many brilliant minds in one place. Grateful to be in this bunch. ❤️📚🧠🥰 See you at the #NBAwards, one week from today! Meet the 2024 National Book Award Finalists lithub.com/meet-the-2024-… via Literary Hub

Flight v23n1, our latest issue, is OUT NOW! This issue features the luminous artwork of Cliff Tisdell as the backdrop of our stunning collection of poetry and prose. Read at blackbird.vcu.edu or through the link in our bio.

Love this interview with artist Cliff Tisdell!

Can't wait for National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) 2024! So honored and excited to be presenting with Melissa Stewart Ernesto Cisneros: On Social Media Hiatus Torrey Maldonado and Cindy Rodriguez. Hope to see you there! #WritingCommunity #teaching #CulturalHeritage

Love my Blackbird Journal fam!

Announcing the spring season of NBF Presents, a line-up that will bring 30 NBF–honored authors to 16 events taking place online and in 10 cities nationwide from February through June 2025! nationalbook.org/national-book-…