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Cynthia Grady

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Whidbey Island, WA, The United States
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Author of Write to Me: Letters from Japanese American Children to the Librarian They Left Behind; I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of American Slavery; and Like a Bird: The Art of the American Slave Song. Cynthia Grady is a former teacher and children's librarian, who now lives and writes in New Mexico. She's had poems and essays published in literary, library, and educational journals. ...more

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Cynthia Grady If I start each day with a walk along the river and surrounding trails, I don't have any trouble dashing off a poem. But, if my day gets ahead of me a…moreIf I start each day with a walk along the river and surrounding trails, I don't have any trouble dashing off a poem. But, if my day gets ahead of me and I don't get my walk in, I'm in trouble. If that's the case, I 1) go for a nice hike, 2) swim laps, or 3) start a sewing project. Whenever I sew, I get the itch to write, so I have piles of unfinished sewing projects!(less)
Cynthia Grady I have a couple of different projects in the works right now. I'm working on a new collection of poetry for a picture book, a verse novel, and a short…moreI have a couple of different projects in the works right now. I'm working on a new collection of poetry for a picture book, a verse novel, and a short chapter book. I think over these summer months one will start clamoring for more attention, and when that happens, I'll put the others aside.
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Schedule of upcoming appearances (so far) …

January [date, TBA]:  Adobe Acres School, Albuquerque, New Mexico


April 12-13: Gallup Book Festival, Gallup, New Mexico


April 27: New Mexico Battle of the Books, Rio Rancho, New Mexico


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