Cynthia Leitich Smith: The inspiration for "Jingle Dancer"

Award-winning author Cynthia Leitich Smith talks about her decision to start writing for children following the Oklahoma City Bombing, as well as the inspiration for her children's book "Jingle Dancer."

Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee) writes for children and young adults. She also is the author-curator of Heartdrum, a Native-focused imprint at HarperCollins Children’s Books and serves as the Katherine Paterson Inaugural Endowed Chair on the faculty of the MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts.
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Cynthia Leitich Smith

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Cynthia Leitich Smith is the 2021 NSK Neustadt Laureate and a New York Times bestselling author of books for young readers. She is also the author-curator of Heartdrum, a Native-focused imprint at HarperCollins Children’s Books, and serves as the Katherine Paterson Inaugural Endowed Chair on the faculty of the MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Cynthia is a citizen of the Muscogee Nation and lives in Austin, Texas.

To see more of Cynthia’s short stories, essays, and poems, take a look at her collected works for children and young adults on her website and blog, Cynsations .

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