2021 Schedule
Thursday, April 15
Thursday
9:00 am Welcome / Introduction
9:30 am Author Talk with Ana Siqueira
10:45 am Illustrator Demo & Talk with Robert Liu-Trujillo
11:45 am Kids’ Hands-on Activity: create a cartonera book
12:15 pm Break
1:00 pm Author Talk with Traci Sorrell
2:00 pm Storytelling in Diné, Spanish, and English with REFORMA-NM (Brianna, Diego, Isabela, Gabriela)
3:00 pm Author Talk with Enrique Lamadrid, discussing Amadito and the
Hero Children / Amadito y los Niños Héroes
4:00 pm Panel featuring Dr. Leila Flores-Dueñas
Choosing culturally appropriate children’s books.
5:00 pm Bilingual Storytime - Sponsored by Nusenda
A Day with Yayah by Nicola I. Campbell, illus. by Julie Flett
Friday, April 16
FRIDAY
9:00 am Author Talk with Cathy Camper
10:00 am Author Talk with Matt de la Peña
11:30 am Author Talk with René Colato Lainez
12:30 pm Break
1:00 pm Cantando a Tonantsi (Nahuatl/Spanish/English) with Rocío Cervantes,
Concepción Suacedo Martínez, Xochitl Guerrero
2:00 pm Panel featuring Dr. Enrique Lamadrid & Dr. Damian Wilson, UNM
Spanish as a Heritage Language
3:00 pm Kids’ Hands-on Activity: create your own pop-up book
4:00 pm Bilingual Storytime - Sponsored by Nusenda
How Chile Came to New Mexico by Rudolfo Anaya, illus. by Nicolás Otero
Saturday, April 17
saturday
9:00 am Author Talk & Cooking Demonstration with Maria Gomez
10:00 am Author Talk with Raynelda A. Calderon
11:00 am Author Talk with Viviana Torres
11:30 am Living in Translation: A Songwriting Workshop for All Ages with Kid
Quixotes of Brooklyn (limited space, registration required)
12:00 pm Author Talk with Alexandra Diaz
1:00 pm Illustrator Demo & Talk with Xavier Garza
2:00 pm Panel featuring Edward Wemytewa
3:00 pm Teacher Workshop with Dr. Anna Nogar, UNM
"Bilingual, Bicultural, Regional Children's Books"
4:00 pm Story Time with Las Flores del Valle
Sunday, April 18
sunday
9:00 am Author/Illustrator Talk with Eric Velasquez
10:00 am Illustrator Demo & Talk with Amy Córdova y Boone
11:00 am Author Talk with Sarah Sierra & Stephen Haff
12:00 pm Author Talk with Naibe Reynoso
12:30 pm Break
1:00 pm Zine Workshop
2:00 pm Teacher Workshop with Latin American & Iberian Institute, UNM
"Windows, Mirrors and Doors: Bilingual Literature for a Culturally
Responsive Classroom"
3:00 pm Story Time with SWOP (Southwest Organizing Project)
4:00 pm Closing