SCBWI New Mexico
@scbwi-nm.bsky.social
New Mexico kid lit writers and illustrators
For #GivingTuesday every dollar you donate to the SCBWI Impact and Legacy Fund will go to purchasing books for school #libraries across the country that are struggling to fill their shelves with new, relevant books that students want to read.
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#books #kidlit #scbwi
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December 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM
For #GivingTuesday every dollar you donate to the SCBWI Impact and Legacy Fund will go to purchasing books for school #libraries across the country that are struggling to fill their shelves with new, relevant books that students want to read.
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#books #kidlit #scbwi
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#books #kidlit #scbwi
Congratulations to Khadijah VanBrakle, whose sophomore novel My Perfect Family was featured in Pasatiempo, the cultural insert in the Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper. Read the feature: share.google/YXpkIP6Ue6ip...
#books #kidlit #scbwi #YAlit #weneeddiversebooks
#books #kidlit #scbwi #YAlit #weneeddiversebooks
The Literary Land of Enchantment
Authors offer an array of perspectives in this latest batch of New Mexico-related titles.
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December 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Congratulations to Khadijah VanBrakle, whose sophomore novel My Perfect Family was featured in Pasatiempo, the cultural insert in the Santa Fe New Mexican newspaper. Read the feature: share.google/YXpkIP6Ue6ip...
#books #kidlit #scbwi #YAlit #weneeddiversebooks
#books #kidlit #scbwi #YAlit #weneeddiversebooks
Theme: the Soul of a Story
Dec 9, 7-8 p.m. MST Zoom
Theme is the soul that truly brings a story to life. You don’t want your message misunderstood. Learn to identify what you want to say and show it in writing. $12 recorded, 30 days access
www.scbwi.org/events/theme...
#writing #books #kidlit #scbwi
Dec 9, 7-8 p.m. MST Zoom
Theme is the soul that truly brings a story to life. You don’t want your message misunderstood. Learn to identify what you want to say and show it in writing. $12 recorded, 30 days access
www.scbwi.org/events/theme...
#writing #books #kidlit #scbwi
Theme: The Soul of a Story - SCBWI-NM Craft Webinar
If plot is the skeleton that provides structure, character the muscles that move the plot, and setting the skin that gives a uniform appearance, then theme is the soul that truly brings a story to lif...
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December 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Theme: the Soul of a Story
Dec 9, 7-8 p.m. MST Zoom
Theme is the soul that truly brings a story to life. You don’t want your message misunderstood. Learn to identify what you want to say and show it in writing. $12 recorded, 30 days access
www.scbwi.org/events/theme...
#writing #books #kidlit #scbwi
Dec 9, 7-8 p.m. MST Zoom
Theme is the soul that truly brings a story to life. You don’t want your message misunderstood. Learn to identify what you want to say and show it in writing. $12 recorded, 30 days access
www.scbwi.org/events/theme...
#writing #books #kidlit #scbwi
Come help celebrate the 2025 NM Book Award Winners!
Join them at Books on the Bosque Sunday, Nov. 23, 3-4:30 pm for reading, signing, and a special activity for the kids.
Hosted by NM Writers.
@khadijahvanbrakle.bsky.social
@booksonthebosque.bsky.social
#NMwriters
Join them at Books on the Bosque Sunday, Nov. 23, 3-4:30 pm for reading, signing, and a special activity for the kids.
Hosted by NM Writers.
@khadijahvanbrakle.bsky.social
@booksonthebosque.bsky.social
#NMwriters
November 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Come help celebrate the 2025 NM Book Award Winners!
Join them at Books on the Bosque Sunday, Nov. 23, 3-4:30 pm for reading, signing, and a special activity for the kids.
Hosted by NM Writers.
@khadijahvanbrakle.bsky.social
@booksonthebosque.bsky.social
#NMwriters
Join them at Books on the Bosque Sunday, Nov. 23, 3-4:30 pm for reading, signing, and a special activity for the kids.
Hosted by NM Writers.
@khadijahvanbrakle.bsky.social
@booksonthebosque.bsky.social
#NMwriters
Evening Virtual Coffeehouse
November 19, 7:00-8:00 p.m. MST on Zoom
Newcomers and Old-timers alike, join us for free-ranging conversations on craft and the nuts and bolts of the industry and a chance to set accountability goals for yourself. This event is FREE. #books #scbwi #kidlit
November 19, 7:00-8:00 p.m. MST on Zoom
Newcomers and Old-timers alike, join us for free-ranging conversations on craft and the nuts and bolts of the industry and a chance to set accountability goals for yourself. This event is FREE. #books #scbwi #kidlit
November 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Albuquerque #KidLit Meet-up
November 20, 1-2 pm Tin Can Alley
6110 Alameda Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM
Get to know our local community and talk children's book #writing and #illustrating with a variety of food options, or bring your own lunch. The only cost is if you purchase lunch. #books #scbwi
November 20, 1-2 pm Tin Can Alley
6110 Alameda Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM
Get to know our local community and talk children's book #writing and #illustrating with a variety of food options, or bring your own lunch. The only cost is if you purchase lunch. #books #scbwi
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Albuquerque #KidLit Meet-up
November 20, 1-2 pm Tin Can Alley
6110 Alameda Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM
Get to know our local community and talk children's book #writing and #illustrating with a variety of food options, or bring your own lunch. The only cost is if you purchase lunch. #books #scbwi
November 20, 1-2 pm Tin Can Alley
6110 Alameda Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM
Get to know our local community and talk children's book #writing and #illustrating with a variety of food options, or bring your own lunch. The only cost is if you purchase lunch. #books #scbwi
Congrats to Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Laurel Goodluck, Khadijah VanBrakle, Korie Leigh, Jennifer Bohnhoff, Linda Wilson, RJ Mirabel, and all winners & finalists of the New Mexico Book Awards! It’s great to see many SCBWI New Mexico members listed.
nmwriters.org/nm-book-awar...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
nmwriters.org/nm-book-awar...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
NM Book Awards - New Mexico Writers
NM Book Awards The New Mexico Book Awards, a nearly two-decades-old book competition, was slated to cease this year. Instead, it is under new management by New Mexico Writers, who will continue the mi...
nmwriters.org
November 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Congrats to Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Laurel Goodluck, Khadijah VanBrakle, Korie Leigh, Jennifer Bohnhoff, Linda Wilson, RJ Mirabel, and all winners & finalists of the New Mexico Book Awards! It’s great to see many SCBWI New Mexico members listed.
nmwriters.org/nm-book-awar...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
nmwriters.org/nm-book-awar...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
Albuquerque #KidLit Meet-up
November 20, 1-2 pm Tin Can Alley
6110 Alameda Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM
Get to know our local community and talk children's book #writing and #illustrating with a variety of food options, or bring your own lunch. The only cost is if you purchase lunch. #books #scbwi
November 20, 1-2 pm Tin Can Alley
6110 Alameda Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM
Get to know our local community and talk children's book #writing and #illustrating with a variety of food options, or bring your own lunch. The only cost is if you purchase lunch. #books #scbwi
two cartoon squirrels are sitting at a table with a bottle of milk and a sandwich .
Alt: Chip and Dale, two cartoon squirrels, are sitting at a table with a bottle of milk and a sandwich. They click glasses.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Albuquerque #KidLit Meet-up
November 20, 1-2 pm Tin Can Alley
6110 Alameda Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM
Get to know our local community and talk children's book #writing and #illustrating with a variety of food options, or bring your own lunch. The only cost is if you purchase lunch. #books #scbwi
November 20, 1-2 pm Tin Can Alley
6110 Alameda Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM
Get to know our local community and talk children's book #writing and #illustrating with a variety of food options, or bring your own lunch. The only cost is if you purchase lunch. #books #scbwi
Reposted by SCBWI New Mexico
Great info shared by @heykellyjensen.bsky.social on a book banning tool that is being used to control what is in libraries
What is Take Back The Classroom? A deep dive into the project making its way into right-wing circles, aiding in book bans nationwide. Who is behind it? How does it work? How are they recruiting new cult members?
Know before it reaches your library.
bookriot.com/what-is-take...
Know before it reaches your library.
bookriot.com/what-is-take...
What Is Take Back The Classroom?: Book Censorship News, November 14, 2025
With the closure of BookLooks, we've seen the rise of Take Back the Classroom. But what is this website and how do their book "reviews" work?
bookriot.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Great info shared by @heykellyjensen.bsky.social on a book banning tool that is being used to control what is in libraries
Reposted by SCBWI New Mexico
It’s that time of year again — Book Angel time @oblongbooks.bsky.social ! You can come into the store to choose books for the kids in our program — or you can donate online and the booksellers will shop on your behalf. 📕 👼 📚
oblongbooks.com/bookangel
oblongbooks.com/bookangel
Be a Book Angel!
Provide books for a child in need with our Book Angel program! The Book Angel Program will return in 2025! Stop by our Rhinebeck store and choose a
oblongbooks.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It’s that time of year again — Book Angel time @oblongbooks.bsky.social ! You can come into the store to choose books for the kids in our program — or you can donate online and the booksellers will shop on your behalf. 📕 👼 📚
oblongbooks.com/bookangel
oblongbooks.com/bookangel
"For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't know there's anything wrong w/it."
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
#books #kidlit #scbwi #teaching
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
#books #kidlit #scbwi #teaching
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
"For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't know there's anything wrong w/it."
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
#books #kidlit #scbwi #teaching
www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
#books #kidlit #scbwi #teaching
Virtual Shop Talk: Creating Stories That Matter w/ Susan Metallo
Nov 13, 7-8 p.m. MST on Zoom
Tuesday, October 14, 7:00-8:00 p.m. MDT on Zoom
This webinar will be recorded and available to registered attendees for 30 days. Cost $12. www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
Nov 13, 7-8 p.m. MST on Zoom
Tuesday, October 14, 7:00-8:00 p.m. MDT on Zoom
This webinar will be recorded and available to registered attendees for 30 days. Cost $12. www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
SCBWI-NM Craft and Career Webinar Series
12 Webinars on topics of craft and career for authors, illustrators, and translators. Season Pass registration has closed, but you can still register for individual webinars. Individual webinar regist...
www.scbwi.org
November 9, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Virtual Shop Talk: Creating Stories That Matter w/ Susan Metallo
Nov 13, 7-8 p.m. MST on Zoom
Tuesday, October 14, 7:00-8:00 p.m. MDT on Zoom
This webinar will be recorded and available to registered attendees for 30 days. Cost $12. www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
Nov 13, 7-8 p.m. MST on Zoom
Tuesday, October 14, 7:00-8:00 p.m. MDT on Zoom
This webinar will be recorded and available to registered attendees for 30 days. Cost $12. www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
Set in New Mexico during the Folsom Period, 9,000 years ago: “Earth Shadow has lived in the shadow of his stronger twin brother. He must become a leader or spend his life hidden away.” The ebook is just 99¢ in November.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F199KTJG Also on Kobo, Apple, B&N.
#books #history #scbwi
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F199KTJG Also on Kobo, Apple, B&N.
#books #history #scbwi
In the Shadow of Sunrise
In the Shadow of Sunrise - Kindle edition by Bohnhoff, Jennifer. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading In the Shadow of Sunrise.
www.amazon.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Set in New Mexico during the Folsom Period, 9,000 years ago: “Earth Shadow has lived in the shadow of his stronger twin brother. He must become a leader or spend his life hidden away.” The ebook is just 99¢ in November.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F199KTJG Also on Kobo, Apple, B&N.
#books #history #scbwi
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F199KTJG Also on Kobo, Apple, B&N.
#books #history #scbwi
Virtual Shop Talk: Creating Stories That Matter w/ Susan Metallo
Nov 13, 7-8 p.m. MST on Zoom
Tuesday, October 14, 7:00-8:00 p.m. MDT on Zoom
This webinar will be recorded and available to registered attendees for 30 days. Cost $12. www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
Nov 13, 7-8 p.m. MST on Zoom
Tuesday, October 14, 7:00-8:00 p.m. MDT on Zoom
This webinar will be recorded and available to registered attendees for 30 days. Cost $12. www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
SCBWI-NM Craft and Career Webinar Series
12 Webinars on topics of craft and career for authors, illustrators, and translators. Season Pass registration has closed, but you can still register for individual webinars. Individual webinar regist...
www.scbwi.org
November 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Virtual Shop Talk: Creating Stories That Matter w/ Susan Metallo
Nov 13, 7-8 p.m. MST on Zoom
Tuesday, October 14, 7:00-8:00 p.m. MDT on Zoom
This webinar will be recorded and available to registered attendees for 30 days. Cost $12. www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
Nov 13, 7-8 p.m. MST on Zoom
Tuesday, October 14, 7:00-8:00 p.m. MDT on Zoom
This webinar will be recorded and available to registered attendees for 30 days. Cost $12. www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
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Join the Schomburg Center for Research in #BlackCulture on Nov 6 for “The Fight for Black Education and Black History.”
Scholars, organizers, and teachers discuss teaching and documenting #BlackHistory in this inspiring online program.
#Education #EduSky #BlackSky
tinyurl.com/59bbtdv6
Scholars, organizers, and teachers discuss teaching and documenting #BlackHistory in this inspiring online program.
#Education #EduSky #BlackSky
tinyurl.com/59bbtdv6
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Founded in 1925 and named a National Historic Landmark in 2017, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is one of the world's leading cultural institutions devoted to the research, preserva...
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October 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Join the Schomburg Center for Research in #BlackCulture on Nov 6 for “The Fight for Black Education and Black History.”
Scholars, organizers, and teachers discuss teaching and documenting #BlackHistory in this inspiring online program.
#Education #EduSky #BlackSky
tinyurl.com/59bbtdv6
Scholars, organizers, and teachers discuss teaching and documenting #BlackHistory in this inspiring online program.
#Education #EduSky #BlackSky
tinyurl.com/59bbtdv6
Radiant by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson won the Paul Rhetts Award in the 2025 New Mexico Book Awards. This award is given to the most highly rated book in the contest. Nelson’s book was among 47 winners and 156 finalists in 39 categories. Congrats!
nmwriters.org/nm-book-awar...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
nmwriters.org/nm-book-awar...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
NM Book Awards - New Mexico Writers
NM Book Awards The New Mexico Book Awards, a nearly two-decades-old book competition, was slated to cease this year. Instead, it is under new management by New Mexico Writers, who will continue the mi...
nmwriters.org
November 2, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Radiant by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson won the Paul Rhetts Award in the 2025 New Mexico Book Awards. This award is given to the most highly rated book in the contest. Nelson’s book was among 47 winners and 156 finalists in 39 categories. Congrats!
nmwriters.org/nm-book-awar...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
nmwriters.org/nm-book-awar...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
![The cover of Susan Metallo’s Reasons to Hate Me, with quotes from The Horn Book! "[B]ursting with humor and heartbreak . . .] Top notch."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gcgchekta3kad6l3nrpse6fk/bafkreianxhwzzykae55ggafg2hcnjketueqpvqymflexfxzns4vikzdx6i@jpeg)
Zia Book Award Contest: This year’s New Mexico Press women will honor the author of the best children’s book who has significant ties to the state. Scan the QR code to learn more or visit newmexicopresswomen.org/zia-book-awa...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
#books #kidlit #scbwi
October 20, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Zia Book Award Contest: This year’s New Mexico Press women will honor the author of the best children’s book who has significant ties to the state. Scan the QR code to learn more or visit newmexicopresswomen.org/zia-book-awa...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
#books #kidlit #scbwi
Virtual Shop Talk: the Science of Writing Humor w/ Erin Teagan
Tuesday, October 14, 7:00-8:00 p.m. MDT on Zoom
This webinar will be recorded and available to registered attendees for 30 days. Cost $12 (or included with Season Pass or Craft Pass). www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
Tuesday, October 14, 7:00-8:00 p.m. MDT on Zoom
This webinar will be recorded and available to registered attendees for 30 days. Cost $12 (or included with Season Pass or Craft Pass). www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
SCBWI-NM Craft and Career Webinar Series
12 Webinars on topics of craft and career for authors, illustrators, and translators. Season Pass registration has closed, but you can still register for individual webinars. Individual webinar regist...
www.scbwi.org
October 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Virtual Shop Talk: the Science of Writing Humor w/ Erin Teagan
Tuesday, October 14, 7:00-8:00 p.m. MDT on Zoom
This webinar will be recorded and available to registered attendees for 30 days. Cost $12 (or included with Season Pass or Craft Pass). www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
Tuesday, October 14, 7:00-8:00 p.m. MDT on Zoom
This webinar will be recorded and available to registered attendees for 30 days. Cost $12 (or included with Season Pass or Craft Pass). www.scbwi.org/events/scbwi...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
New Mexico Children’s Book Fair: Saturday, October 11, 10 a.m. to 3 PM, First Unitarian Church, 3701 Carlisle Boulevard NE. #Albuquerque
Free!
#books #kidlit #scbwi #ChildrensBooks
Free!
#books #kidlit #scbwi #ChildrensBooks
October 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
New Mexico Children’s Book Fair: Saturday, October 11, 10 a.m. to 3 PM, First Unitarian Church, 3701 Carlisle Boulevard NE. #Albuquerque
Free!
#books #kidlit #scbwi #ChildrensBooks
Free!
#books #kidlit #scbwi #ChildrensBooks
Reposted by SCBWI New Mexico
I'm excited to announce "Publishing Trends, Market Shifts, & Opportunities" is now open for sign-ups! Yes, what's happening now in #kidlit, but *also* how to follow trends yourself and decide how to respond. October. 14 and 16, $59, will be recorded.
www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/pub...
www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/pub...
Publishing Trends, Market Shifts & Opportunities: A Two-Night Mini - Highlights Foundation
www.highlightsfoundation.org
September 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I'm excited to announce "Publishing Trends, Market Shifts, & Opportunities" is now open for sign-ups! Yes, what's happening now in #kidlit, but *also* how to follow trends yourself and decide how to respond. October. 14 and 16, $59, will be recorded.
www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/pub...
www.highlightsfoundation.org/workshop/pub...
Reposted by SCBWI New Mexico
Reading Rainbow… is back! 🥹
This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨
Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌
youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...
This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨
Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌
youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...
No Cats In The Library 🐱📚 | Reading Rainbow 📖 🌈 | Full Episode | @Kidzuko
YouTube video by Kidzuko
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October 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Reading Rainbow… is back! 🥹
This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨
Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌
youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...
This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you ✨
Take a look, it’s in a book 📚🌈🦋🌌
youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...
Congrats to Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Laurel Goodluck, Khadijah VanBrakle, Korie Leigh, Jennifer Bohnhoff, Linda Wilson, RJ Mirabel, and all winners/finalists of the New Mexico Book Awards! It’s great to see so many SCBWI NM members in the list.
nmwriters.org/nm-book-awar...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
nmwriters.org/nm-book-awar...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
October 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Congrats to Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Laurel Goodluck, Khadijah VanBrakle, Korie Leigh, Jennifer Bohnhoff, Linda Wilson, RJ Mirabel, and all winners/finalists of the New Mexico Book Awards! It’s great to see so many SCBWI NM members in the list.
nmwriters.org/nm-book-awar...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
nmwriters.org/nm-book-awar...
#books #kidlit #scbwi
🥳🥂Radiant by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson won the inaugural Paul Rhetts Award in the 2025 New Mexico Book Awards. This award is given to the most highly rated book in the contest. Nelson’s was among 47 winners and 156 finalists in 39 categories.
nmwriters.org/nm-book-awar...
#books #kidlit #scbwi #YAlit
nmwriters.org/nm-book-awar...
#books #kidlit #scbwi #YAlit
NM Book Awards - New Mexico Writers
NM Book Awards The New Mexico Book Awards, a nearly two-decades-old book competition, was slated to cease this year. Instead, it is under new management by New Mexico Writers, who will continue the mi...
nmwriters.org
October 3, 2025 at 6:24 PM
🥳🥂Radiant by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson won the inaugural Paul Rhetts Award in the 2025 New Mexico Book Awards. This award is given to the most highly rated book in the contest. Nelson’s was among 47 winners and 156 finalists in 39 categories.
nmwriters.org/nm-book-awar...
#books #kidlit #scbwi #YAlit
nmwriters.org/nm-book-awar...
#books #kidlit #scbwi #YAlit