Dashka Slater

Dashka Slater is the New York Times bestselling author of fifteen books for children, teenagers, and adults, including the award-winning nonfiction titles Accountable and The 57 Bus as well as the beloved Escargot picture book series. A Pushcart Prize nominee and the recipient of a Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, Dashka is a frequent speaker at schools, conferences, colleges, and universities. She lives in Oakland, California and teaches at the University of San Francisco’s MFA Program in Writing for Young Readers.

Dashka Slater es la autora de quince libros para niños, jóvenes y adultos, incluidos los títulos de no ficción galardonados Accountable y Bus 57 (The 57 Bus), así como la querida serie de libros ilustrados Escargot. Nominada al Premio Pushcart y beneficiaria de una Beca de Escritura Creativa del National Endowment for the Arts, Dashka es una conferenciante frecuente en escuelas, conferencias y universidades. Vive en Oakland, California, y enseña en el programa de Maestría en Escritura para Jóvenes Lectores de la Universidad de San Francisco.