Official home page of Pat Mora , award-winning poet and author of books for adults, young adults and children

Fall is in the air, my favorite Santa Fe season. After spending some time this summer shaping our home and the landscape around it to be a Mexican, high desert retreat—a haven for butterflies, birds, and family; I’m ready to dive into both new manuscripts and travel. I’m excited about speaking in my home city of El Paso, returning to the National Book Festival, the Fort Worth Library and NCTE, attending a YALSA Symposium and visiting Savannah for the first time. I’ll chat about bookjoy, Día’s 15th Anniversary April 2011, and about my book ZING! —about the rewards of nurturing our creative potential. Educators, such important people, also nurture that potential in their students.

Wishing you a rich harvest of the seeds you planted in 2010.

“Pat Mora, one of the nation’s most beloved writers for children,” will be one of the featured children's book authors at the 10th Annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. in September 2010.

Inviting Pat to Speak at Your Event

Pat is a popular national speaker at conferences, campuses, schools and libraries. She also gives readings from her work. Since she enjoys working with groups and is a firm believer in the creativity of teachers, librarians, and parents, she offers workshops on Sharing Bookjoy: Creative Literacy Leaders and ZING! Seven Creativity Practices for Educators & Students.
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Pat's Speaking and Appearance Schedule

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