Meg Medina has written for adults and children for over fifteen years. Her stories and poems have appeared in numerous literary magazines. Milagros: Girl from Away (Christy Ottaviano Books: Henry Holt Books for Young Readers) is her first novel for young readers. Meg is also the author of the picture book Tia Isa Wants a Car (Candlewick Press, June 2011) and The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind (Candlewick Press, Spring 2012).
Meg lives in Richmond, Virginia with her family.
Comments on: "Meet Meg" (12)
Hi Meg,
We just talked about Poetry Speak Who I Am and I forgot to get your phone number and email so the editor can contact you about audio.
Can you provide your contact info?
Thanks,
Liz Kelsch
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Hi Meg,
I met you two years ago while taking a Children’s Literature class taught by Lucinda Whitehurst through the University Of Virginia School Of Continuing Studies. Our class had read Milagros: Girl from Away, and you were a guest speaker.
I am currently enrolled in a class entitled “Writing Across the Curriculum,” and I am researching information on how to write a children’s book for an I-Search paper. I would very much like the opportunity to speak with you via telephone or email regarding how you began to publish your work. Please contact me via email and I will forward my contact information to you. Thank you so much.
Warm Regards,
Laurie Messer
Hi Laurie! I’m happy to help. I will be in touch with you next week.
Wonderful! Thank you so much! I look forward to speaking with you!
Meg,
Enjoyed meeting you at Kathy Erskine’s talk last night! I am tickled that you have already tweeted about the Legos! Awesome.
Hope to see you around! I will have to go read your books now that I know about them!
The pleasure was all mine. So glad you have had this wonderful idea of a play group like this. I’m happy to help children of all kinds — but I am very committed to those who have challenges of different types. Keep me posted! I’m happy to blog about good things that happen for kids!
Hi Meg, thank you again for the SCBWI consultation and the encouraging words about my chapter. I enjoyed your panel discussion as well. When you mentioned the kind and supportive writers’ community it really resonated because of the kindness you extended to me. Hopefully one day I’ll be able to turn around and extend it to another writer. With your words still on my mind, I will forge ahead and will finish the manuscript then go back to the first chapter. Thanks again. All the best, Kate Bradley-Ferrall (and Nixie, too:-)
Hi Kate! What a lovely thing to say. I am really looking forward to hearing that you’ve finished. Forge on! You have what it takes!
Hi! My name is Samantha and i am a book reviewer! I am the blogger of http://bundlesofbooks101.blogspot.com/. I was checking out your book, The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind, and it looks great! Do you have an ARC that i can read and review? I hope to hear from you soon!
Hola Samantha -
I do not have an extra galley but I will ask my publisher if one can be sent. Is the info on your blog?
I just stumbled on your blog through Facebook, Meg. Congratulations for getting it up and going. Hope to see you soon! Alison
Alison! Would you to see you soon. Give a shout when Hilary is back this way!