INVITED TALKS

Ismée talks about the biracial/bicultural experience in the Opening Session of nErDcampCT.

 

Ismée Williams interview on Briggs on Books TV show

For Writers

 

Who is Your Audience? Writing Across Age Categories with Nonieqa Ramos, Monica Brown, and Laekan Zea Kemp at the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival

What’s the difference between writing a young adult novel versus a middle grade? How easy is it to hop over into picture books and chapter books? Join NoNieqa Ramos (They Thought They Buried Us), Laekan Zea Kemp (Desert Song), Monica Brown (Doña Fela's Dream), and Ismee Williams (Abuelo, the Sea, and Me) as they talk about how they explored different age categories and what challenges came with writing for each audience. Sponsored by SCBWI.

 

Multicultural Publishing Bootcamp with Pam Muñoz Ryan and Jacqueline Alcántara at the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival

 
 

Author-Agent Q&A with Jim McCarthy of Dystel, Goderich & Bourret

 

How to Plot, Structure and Outline Your Novel with Mayra Cuevas and Ismée Williams

 

Craft Insight: Fiction Writing for Teens

 

For Educators

 

Integrating Latinx Texts into the Classroom with Lorena Germán and David Bowles at the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival

 

Ismée Williams (THIS TRAIN IS BEING HELD), Natasha Díaz (COLOR ME IN), Saraciea Fennell (WILD TONGUES CAN'T BE TAMED) and Charles Rice-González (CHULITO) discuss the wide experiences of the Latinx communities that make up NYC for the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival

 

How to Diversify Your Library by Mayra Cuevas and Ismée Williams

 

FLIPGRID VIDEOS

FlipGrid Video for nErDCamp CT

 

FlipGrid video for nErDCamp PA

 

Interviews

Ismée Williams Book Journey Interview with Zoraida Córdova

 

Book Journeys with Ismée Williams and Mayra Cuevas, author of Salty, Bitter, Sweet

 

Ismée interviews I.W. Gregorio, author of THIS IS MY BRAIN IN LOVE

 

Ismée interviews Jacqueline Firkins, author of HEARTS, STRINGS, AND OTHER BREAKABLE THINGS.