About: Aida Salazar

​Aida Salazar is an award-winning author, translator, and arts activist whose writings explore issues of identity and social justice. Her critically acclaimed verse novels and picture books have received over twenty five awards including an ALA Caldecott Honor, ALA Pura Belpre Honor, Malka Penn Human Rights in Children’s Literature Award, The Américas Award, The Tomás Rivera Book Award, NSK Neustadt Finalist, and International Latino Book Awards among other distinctions. She lives with her family of artists in Oakland, CA.

Articles by Aida Salazar:

• CubaCaribe: The Brilliance of Twenty Years Apr 02, 2026