Rebecca Balcárcel

I am incredibly honored to receive this year’s Pura Belpré Award. I walk in the shoes of giants who have made the world a better place with their gorgeous storytelling. What a privilege to be in their company. 🤩

Beyond Hard Hats: Mental Struggles Become the Deadliest Construction Industry Danger - KFF Health News The physical hazards of construction work have long been a focus of safety professionals. Yet attention on the psychosocial hazards is relatively new, with suicide and substance use soaring among male...

More than 5,000 male construction workers die each year, until recently an overlooked group, @katjaridderbusch.bsky.social reports on emerging industry efforts to help via @kffhealthnews.bsky.social: kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

TIL Literary Contest Guidelines for 2024 [PDF version of guidelines.] The latest slate of TIL literary contests is now open with prizes adding up to $23,750. In addition, the TIL will bestow a lifetime achievement award ($7,000) and the J...

The Texas Institute of Letters has 3 awards for authors of books for young readers, each with a $1,000 prize & a 1/6 submission deadline:

Jean Flynn Award for Best YA
Deirdre Siobhan FlynnBass Award for Best MG
Brigid Erin Flynn Award for Best PB

texasinstituteofletters.org/til-2024-lit... #kidlit

Such a joy to panel and play at #FAME2024 ! Florida librarians, you are awesome!
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#FAME2024 Meet me here at noon for a signing! #girlsinSTEM #Guatemala rep

Florida, here I come! Hope to see some author/librarian friends there!

This was useful and informative -- thank you!!

This is me. Happy to be here! :-) #Latina #author #Guatemala #mglit