Elle Cosimano, author of Nearly Gone, Nearly Found, and Holding Smoke, moderated a panel of diverse writers about how they persevere in the face of obstacles. She was joined on stage by journalist Peter Moskowitz, author George Hagen, designer María de Mater O’Neill, and illustrator JM Superville Sovak where they discussed their severest critics, coping mechanisms, and most embarrassing moments.
Meg Medina is an award-winning Cuban American author who writes picture books, middle grade, and YA fiction. Meg’s work examines how cultures intersect through the eyes of young people, and she brings to audiences stories that speak to both what is unique in Latino culture and to the qualities that are universal. Her favorite protagonists are strong girls. She spoke with our students about her personal experience being bullied and how it influenced her novel, Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass.
Raina Telgemeier is the author and illustrator of the graphic novels Smile, Drama, and Sisters, all #1 New York Times bestsellers that we can’t keep on our library shelves! She also adapted and illustrated graphic novel versions of The Baby-sitters Club series by Ann M. Martin, and has contributed short stories to many anthologies. She spoke with CHCS about her love of comics and her creative process from idea to book or web comic.