Pablo Cartaya is the author of the acclaimed novels, The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora, Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish, and Each Tiny Spark. His books have received a Pura Belpré Honor, a Schneider Family Book Award Honor, an Audie Finalist for book and narration, and been on over thirty state award lists, the Canadian Book Award list, and Japan’s coveted Sakura Medal award list. When he’s not writing he’s visiting communities throughout the country (virtually for now).

Pablo Cartaya es el autor de los aclamados libros, The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora, Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish y Each Tiny Spark. Sus libros han recibido un Pura Belpré Honor, el Schneider Family Book Award Honor, finalista de los Audies por su narración de su libro y en listas de mejor libro en más de treinta estados en E.E.U.U, Canadá y Japón. Cuando no está escribiendo, está visitando comunidades por los Estados Unidos (virtually for now).

• Festival Blog: Interview With Pablo Cartaya