National Latino Children’s Literature Conference. Over the weekend, I attended the above conference in San Antonio, Texas. Authors, illustrators, educators, and students from the downtown campus of the University of Texas in San Antonio (UTSA) where the conference was held were in attendance. Illustrator Carolyn Dee Flores and I were just one of the many presenters. We presented on the topic, “The Importance of Authenticity in Picture Books.”  Sessions by noted authors and professors were held throughout the conference.

(L to R: Illustrator Flores, Author & Poet Carmen Tafolla, and author Lupe Ruiz-Flores.

UTSA Downtown Campus