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author Cynthia Leitich Smith
Created on 2007-02-16 15:48:32 (#12299272), last updated 2009-12-30
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| Name: | cynleitichsmith |
|---|---|
| Location: | Austin, Texas, United States |
| Website: | Cynthia Leitich Smith Official Web Site |
Cynthia Leitich Smith is the award-winning author of JINGLE DANCER (Morrow, 2000), INDIAN SHOES (HarperCollins, 2001), and RAIN IS NOT MY INDIAN NAME (HarperCollins, 2001)(Listening Library, 2001). She is a member of faculty at the Vermont College M.F.A. program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. Her website at www.cynthialeitichsmith.com was named one of the top 10 Writer Sites on the Internet by Writer's Digest and an ALA Great Website for Kids. Her Cynsations blog was listed as among the top two read by the children's/YA publishing community in the SCBWI "To Market" column. Cynthia's more recent titles include two young adult Gothic fantasy novels, TANTALIZE (Candlewick, 2007) and ETERNAL (Candlewick, 2009). Her forthcoming works include BLESSED (Candlewick, 2011) and TANTALIZE: KIEREN'S STORY (a graphic novel adaptation)(Candlewick, TBA) as well as the picture book HOLLER LOUDLY (Dutton, 2010). She makes her home in Austin, Texas; with her husband, author Greg Leitich Smith.
Cynsations is a source for interviews, reading recommendations, publishing information, literacy advocacy, writer resources, news in children's and teen literature.
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