Beacon High School University of Maryland The George Washington University
Alma mater
George Washington University University of Maryland
Genre
young adult fiction
Notable works
The Poet X; With the Fire on High; Clap When You Land
Notable awards
National Book Award Carnegie Medal
Spouse
Shakir Cannon-Moye
Website
www.acevedowrites.com
Elizabeth Acevedo is a Dominican-American poet and author.[1] In September 2022, the Poetry Foundation named her the year's Young People's Poet Laureate.[2]
Acevedo is the author of the young adult novels The Poet X, With the Fire on High, and Clap When You Land. The Poet X is a New York Times Bestseller,[3] National Book Award Winner,[3] and Carnegie Medal winner.[4] She is also the winner of the 2019 Michael L. Printz Award, the 2018 Pura Belpre Award, and the Boston-Globe Hornbook Award Prize for Best Children's Fiction of 2018. She lives in Washington, DC.[5][6]
^"EXCLUSIVE: Afro-Latina Slam Poet, Elizabeth Acevedo, Debuts First Novel 'Poet X'". LATINA. Retrieved 2018-09-29.
^Schaub, Michael (2022-09-09). "Elizabeth Acevedo Is Young People's Poet Laureate". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
^ ab"Young Adult Hardcover Books - Best Sellers - April 22, 2018 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
^"The Poet X". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
^"About". 7 February 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
^Sutherland, Amy. "Bibliophiles: Elizabeth Acevedo talks about YA, sci-fi, and romance". Boston Globe. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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