Natalia Sylvester
@nataliasylv.bsky.social
Author of novels: BREATHE & COUNT BACK FROM TEN, RUNNING & more. Pura Belpré & Schneider award honoree. Disabled Latina immigrant. 🇵🇪🇺🇸Bookings: @hownowbooking
Years ago someone told me not to write Latine characters unless I had a “reason” to. Hi!! Five books (& counting later) my reason is that we exist & we’re not going anywhere & our stories deserve to be told & celebrated unapologetically 365 days a year. Happy Latinx Heritage Month!
September 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Years ago someone told me not to write Latine characters unless I had a “reason” to. Hi!! Five books (& counting later) my reason is that we exist & we’re not going anywhere & our stories deserve to be told & celebrated unapologetically 365 days a year. Happy Latinx Heritage Month!
We have a cover! NO WAY NEVER SISTERS, the enemies-to-bffs/sisters MG novel I co-wrote with @chantelacevedo_author, is out 3/10 in hardcover & paperback! Illustrated by @solenedebies designed by Laura Lyn DiSiena. www.simonandschuster.com/books/No-Way... goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
July 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
We have a cover! NO WAY NEVER SISTERS, the enemies-to-bffs/sisters MG novel I co-wrote with @chantelacevedo_author, is out 3/10 in hardcover & paperback! Illustrated by @solenedebies designed by Laura Lyn DiSiena. www.simonandschuster.com/books/No-Way... goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
Before merMay ends & Hip Dysplasia Awareness Month begins, fyi I have the perfect book for both! 🧜♀️📚💜 Breathe and Count From Ten is about a disabled Peruvian American teen’s summer of first love, mermaid auditions & advocating for her body. Get a copy & share this post! bookshop.org/p/books/brea...
May 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Before merMay ends & Hip Dysplasia Awareness Month begins, fyi I have the perfect book for both! 🧜♀️📚💜 Breathe and Count From Ten is about a disabled Peruvian American teen’s summer of first love, mermaid auditions & advocating for her body. Get a copy & share this post! bookshop.org/p/books/brea...
El Paso friends! I’m so excited to visit EPCC Thursday to discuss writing, the hybridity of language, how being bilingual & bicultural made me a writer—and a storytime reading of A Maleta Full of Treasures! It’s going to be a really special time & it’s free & open to the public!
December 4, 2024 at 5:19 PM
El Paso friends! I’m so excited to visit EPCC Thursday to discuss writing, the hybridity of language, how being bilingual & bicultural made me a writer—and a storytime reading of A Maleta Full of Treasures! It’s going to be a really special time & it’s free & open to the public!
Librarían & author friends, will you be at FAME? Lmk so I can be sure to say hi! So excited to be part of these events & talk children’s books & YA alongside so many amazing authors! #librarians #kidlit
November 20, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Librarían & author friends, will you be at FAME? Lmk so I can be sure to say hi! So excited to be part of these events & talk children’s books & YA alongside so many amazing authors! #librarians #kidlit
Y'ALL! I'm sending a set of TEN Post-Its with book annotations to everyone who pre-orders the paperback of BREATHE AND COUNT BACK FROM TEN, coming 10/3! Please share! Plus, you'll be entered to win a hardcover annotated edition with pretty stationery.
More info:
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More info:
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August 31, 2023 at 4:20 PM
Y'ALL! I'm sending a set of TEN Post-Its with book annotations to everyone who pre-orders the paperback of BREATHE AND COUNT BACK FROM TEN, coming 10/3! Please share! Plus, you'll be entered to win a hardcover annotated edition with pretty stationery.
More info:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
More info:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
I didn't think I'd attend #AWP24 but when I was invited to be on these panels, the topics spoke to me. Grateful we'll have important conversations on girlhood stories + self-care when writing from the margins. Thanks to Chaitali Sen & Connie Pertuz-Meza for organizing!
August 16, 2023 at 2:39 PM
I didn't think I'd attend #AWP24 but when I was invited to be on these panels, the topics spoke to me. Grateful we'll have important conversations on girlhood stories + self-care when writing from the margins. Thanks to Chaitali Sen & Connie Pertuz-Meza for organizing!
Hi (again or for 1st time) I’m the author of 4 novels, including BREATHE & COUNT BACK FROM TEN, about a disabled Latinx teen with mermaid dreams. It unapologetically explores themes of immigration, coming of age into your sexuality & bodily agency. https://bookshop.org/contributors/natalia-sylvester
August 7, 2023 at 5:15 PM
Hi (again or for 1st time) I’m the author of 4 novels, including BREATHE & COUNT BACK FROM TEN, about a disabled Latinx teen with mermaid dreams. It unapologetically explores themes of immigration, coming of age into your sexuality & bodily agency. https://bookshop.org/contributors/natalia-sylvester