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Ismee Williams, Author - Book Writing Session

For all aspiring writers! A 30-min virtual chat to discuss writing and book publishing with published picture book and young adult author and parent and cofounder of the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival, Ismée Williams.

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Ismee Williams

Ismée Williams is the award-winning author of the young adult novels Water in May and This Train Is Being Held, which won an International Latino Book Award for Best Young Adult Romance, and a co editor of the anthology Boundless: Twenty Voices Celebrating Multicultural and Multiracial Identities. Ismée has been an invited speaker at The Virginia Festival of the Book, The Miami Book Fair, The NYC Teen Author Festival, The Southern Kentucky Book Festival, The Texas Book Festival and The Bronx Book Festival among others. Ismée is a co-founder of the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival as well as a pediatric cardiologist in New York City where she lives with her family. She is the daughter of a Cuban immigrant and grew up listening to her abuelo’s bedtime stories. Follow her on Twitter and IG @IsmeeWilliams and her website: ismeewilliams.com.

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Ismée Williams is an award-winning author of books about multicultural characters that pack an emotional punch. ❤ï¸Â

Ismée is a co-founder of the non-profit Latinx Kidlit Book Festival whose mission is to uplift Latinx voices while bringing these diverse stories to all students and educators in order to increase representation, empathy and connection. Ismée also serves on the SCBWI Impact and Legacy Fund.

Ismée is a pediatric cardiologist and scientific researcher who practiced and taught at Columbia University Medical Center for 15 years. She currently sees patients at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore in the Bronx.

Ismée has been an invited speaker at NCTE, ALA, The Virginia Festival of the Book, The Miami Book Fair, The NYC Teen Author Festival, The Southern Kentucky Book Festival, The Texas Book Fesival, and The Bronx Book Festival among others.

Ismée is the daughter of a Cuban immigrant and grew up listening to her abuelo’s bedtime stories. She currently lives in NYC with her husband, 3 daughters, 1 dog and 2 cats. Follow her on Twitter/X and IG @IsmeeWilliams.