Elizabeth Acevedo

Elizabeth Acevedo es la única  hija y la más chica de padres inmigrantes Dominicanos.  Obtuvo su licenciatura en artes escénicas en la Universidad de George Washington y un MFA en escritura creativa en la Universidad de Maryland.  Con más de catorce años de experiencia escénica, Acevedo ha dado tours con su poesía nacional e internacionalmente. Es una campeona de National Poetry Slam, becada por Cave Canem, CantoMundo, y participe del taller Callaloo Writer's Workshop. 

Tiene dos colecciones de posía,  Beastgirl & Other Origin Myths  (YesYes Books, 2016)   y es ganadora del premio 2016 Berkshire Prize, Medusa Reads La Negra’s Palm (Tupelo Press, forthcoming). The Poet X (HarperCollins, 2018) es su novela de debut. Vive con su pareja en Washington, DC. 

Elizabeth Acevedo is the youngest child and only daughter of Dominican immigrants. She holds a BA in Performing Arts from the George Washington University and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Maryland. With over fourteen years of performance experience, Acevedo has toured her poetry nationally and internationally. She is a National Poetry Slam Champion, Cave Canem Fellow, CantoMundo Fellow, and participant of the Callaloo Writer's Workshop.

She has two collections of poetry, Beastgirl & Other Origin Myths (YesYes Books, 2016) and winner of the 2016 Berkshire Prize, Medusa Reads La Negra’s Palm (Tupelo Press, forthcoming). The Poet X (HarperCollins, 2018) is her debut novel. She lives with her partner in Washington, DC.