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TITLE: Cynthia Leitich Smith
SPEAKER: Cynthia Leitich Smith
EVENT DATE: 10/12/2002
RUNNING TIME: 23 minutes
DESCRIPTION:
Cynthia Leitich Smith developed an interest in writing children's literature at a young age. She was "Dear Gabby" for her sixth grade newspaper, and she edited her junior high and high school newspapers. Following graduation from journalism school at the University of Kansas and from Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor, she began writing fiction. She is recipient of the 2001 Wordcraft Circle Award for children's literary prose. Her most recent book is "Indian Shoes." Smith, a mixed-blood enrolled member of Creek Nation, lives in Austin, Texas.
Speaker Biography: Cynthia Smith developed an interest in writing children's literature at a young age. She was "Dear Gabby" for her sixth grade newspaper, and she edited her junior high and high school newspapers. Following graduation from journalism school at the University of Kansas and from Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor, she began writing fiction. She is recipient of the 2001 Wordcraft Circle Award for children's literary prose. Her most recent book is "Indian Shoes." Smith, a mixed-blood enrolled member of Creek Nation, lives in Austin, Texas.
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SERIES: National Book Festival 2002