The grand total of authors and publishers honored over the last two decades now stands at 3,719, proof that books by and about Latinos are in high demand in both English and Spanish. These Awards are by far the largest Latino cultural distinction in the country, honoring 249 winners in 105 categories this year. The 24th International Latino Book Awards Ceremony showcased the flourishing talent of the fastest-growing group in the U.S., with four ceremonies held on August 19th and 20th at Los Angeles City College. These panels are free! What a great opportunity to connect students with Latinx authors and their work! We are supporting the festival and will remind people of the schedule, but we encourage you to go to their website at for all the information you need! Below are the scheduled events: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 7:00 PM – 8:30 PMįOR WRITERS: MULTICULTURAL PUBLISHING BOOTCAMP, HOW TO ENRICH STORIES WITH MULTICULTURAL ELEMENTS Sign up for our newsletter to receive links to all the panels directly to your inbox! Classrooms can engage with festival authors and illustrators using the live-chat option! All video content will be recorded and available after the festival.

Sessions can be safely streamed into the classroom and shared with students using an educator’s account. The Latinx KidLit Book Festival will be streamed live on the festival’s YouTube channel, or YouTube links can also be found on each individual event below. The festival then has events–all available to be streamed online–throughout National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month. The Latinx KidLit Book Festival kicks off its 2022 event this Thursday (see below).

Abuelita and Me by Leonarda Carranza