What inspires Acevedo more than anything else are uncelebrated heroes. While pursuing an MFA in creative writing, she realized she wished to dedicate her writing to this idea. She felt somewhat ...

Elizabeth Acevedo is a best selling author of “The Poet X,” which won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the Carnegie medal and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. She’s also a ...

Acevedo is a New York Times-bestselling author and National Poetry Slam winner. New York Times-bestselling author and National Poetry Slam champion Elizabeth Acevedo is sharing her five book ...

Elizabeth Acevedo's poetry and her young-adult novels are part of a broader movement to represent AfroLatina lives and issues. In The Poet X, Xiomara must navigate a multitude of identities and issues ...

Washington Post national correspondent Arelis Hernández speaks with Elizabeth Acevedo, champion slam poet and National Book Award winner, whose work often explores family, belonging and her ...

A poem taken from Elizabeth Acevedo's high school journal served as the “North Star” for her debut novel's voice. Throughout the year’s pain and distress caused by the pandemic, people have connected ...

Elizabeth Acevedo’s The Poet X is one of our very favorite YA reads of the year, a powerful debut written in verse which shines light on the Latinx experience. So it’s with great excitement that we’re ...

NMAF copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. NMAF copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Contents Part I. In the beginning was the word: Friday, August ...

The most well-known spoken word poem from National Poetry Slam Champion Elizabeth Acevedo comes alive in the brand-new illustrated book called, Inheritance: A Visual Poem. Paired with vivid, ...

Become a member of the Now Read This book club by joining our Facebook group, or by signing up to our newsletter. Learn more about the book club here. Our November 2020 pick for Now Read This, the PBS ...