Hi friend!
Lots has happened since my last newsletter. I also realized I forgot to send out a newsletter last month…and maybe the month before (life has been busy busy!).
BOOK NEWS:
First of all, my board books are coming September 5, 2023 🎉. They’re currently printing and will arrive in August for those that did the preorder campaign. If you missed the campaign, you can still order them HERE ($9.99 each). For reference, the books are on salsa, cumbia, and merengue while teaching kid friendly concepts.
WRITING NEWS:
Last month I also signed with an agent! 🤩 I’m still a little shocked because you never know when you’re going to get “the call” and then the “offer of rep” message. I started my query journey April 2022 and signed May 22, 2023 with Sera Rivers. I had the pleasure of meeting her in person last October at the SCBWI D.C. conference and took two of her classes+a PB critique. We’re now on submission with a story close to my heart (based outside of the U.S.) and will hopefully sign the offer this June 2023.
BOOK FESTIVALS+WRITING FRIENDS:
This past spring has been packed with many events. I attended the LA Festival of Books, Latinx in Publishing lunch, Cal State Multicultural Book Fair, visited a beautiful book store (Casita Bookstore), Yall West, and author lunches. Here’s some fun photos:
RANDOM NEWS:
My dog is recovering from fleas 🤪. Since LA has amazing weather, it also comes with these pests. My wallet is also recovering from the vet bill since he got a shot and monthly medicine. The good news, he’s flea free…the bad news (for him) he’s banned from the dog park. Here’s my dog inside a kiwi box while I monitored him last month:
Book I’m reading: I recently started An Appetite for Miracles by Laekan Zea Kemp
Song on repeat:
A playlist I made:
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Check out more of my work here. Thank you for tuning in! Part 2 coming in late June/early July (promise!)
P.S. Excuse the typos, I promise there’s a human behind the screen and not a 🤖
-Delia Ruiz @Aventuras.En.ESL