press & bio
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Photo credit Tina Wood Photography
english bio
Laura Resau is the award-winning author of ten books for kids and teens, including The Queen of Water (with María Virginia Farinango) and Stand as Tall as the Trees: How an Amazonian Community Protected the Rain Forest (with Patricia Gualinga). Her young adult sci-fi novel, Virch, is coming in June of 2024.
An avid, trilingual traveler, Laura draws inspiration from her time abroad as a cultural anthropologist and ESL teacher. Loved by kids and adults, her novels have garnered many starred reviews and honors, including the International Reading Association’s YA Fiction Award, the Américas Award, five Colorado Book Awards, spots on “best-of” booklists from Oprah, School Library Journal, the American Library Association, Bank Street, and more.
Laura teaches in the Graduate Program for Creative Writing at Western Colorado University and donates a portion of her royalties to organizations that support Indigenous rights in Latin America. You might find her writing in a cozy vintage trailer in her back yard in Fort Collins, Colorado, where she lives with her husband, rock musician son, wild husky, and a hundred houseplants.
Photo credit: Tina Wood Photography
spanish bio
Laura Resau es la galardonada autora de Estrella en el bosque (Scholastic en español, traducción de Gloria Garcia Diaz) y otras ocho aclamadas novelas para niños y adultos jóvenes. Las historias de sus libros se situan en América Latina y Europa y se inspiran en el tiempo que Laura vivió en el extranjero como antropóloga y maestra de inglés. Ella ha disfrutado sus colaboraciones con mujeres ecuatorianas y mexicanas para compartir sus historias y celebrar sus voces. Su colaboración con su co-autora Patricia Gualinga y la ilustradora Vanessa Jaramillo se llama Con la Cabeza en Alto: cómo una comunidad amazónica protegió la selva. Fue publicado en español e inglés con Charlesbridge en el verano de 2023. Laura vive con su familia en Fort Collins, Colorado y dona una porción de sus regalías a las organizaciones de derechos indígenas en Latinoamérica. Visiten su sitio web a LauraResau.com.
recent interviews
Voyage Denver Daily Inspiration, 2021 and Rising Stars, 2024
high resolution images
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For author photos, please give credit. For the first five photos, credit Tina Wood Photography. For the photo of Laura in a leather poncho looking to the side, please credit Harper Point Photography. For the photo of Maria Virginia and Laura, credit Ken Burgess Photography. Thanks!
