We asked Lee Byrd to talk with us about publishing, creativity and Día. My name is Lee Byrd. My husband Bobby and I are both writers. In 1985, we started Cinco Puntos Press. Funny, how things start, take root and grow—we … Continue reading →
Double pleasure. As part of celebrating Día’s 15th Anniversary, I’ve introduced you to 15 Día Dynamos that are archived on my site. Our grand finale is a Día Dynamo Duo: Sara Howrey and Lise Tewes. These modest women each wanted … Continue reading →
I met Erica briefly at YALSA’s Young Adult Literature Symposium in Albuquerque. My friend, Flo Trujillo, Día Dynamo and Youth Services Coordinator at the Farmington Public Library (NM) proudly gave me a copy of Blended Zine edited by Erica and staffed by … Continue reading →
Alma Ramos-McDermott is our 14th Día Dynamo, the first who is a school librarian. It’s exciting to honor a school librarian who’s active in the American Association of School Librarians, (AASL) who has experienced the value of sharing Día, and who … Continue reading →
This past September, I received an e-mail from a young school librarian. She had heard that I was going to be speaking in my home city of El Paso, Texas, and she wrote urging me to visit her school. She … Continue reading →
