Irene Latham

Irene Latham lives on a lake in rural Alabama. Winner of the 2016 ILA Lee Bennett Hopkins Promising Poet Award, she is the author, co-author, or co-anthologist of nearly thirty current and forthcoming poetry, fiction, and nonfiction books from publishers including Penguin Random House, Macmillan, Lerner, Charlesbridge, Astra Publishing, Candlewick, Historium, and others. Her books have been recognized on numerous state lists and have been honored by NEA, ALA, NCTE, SIBA, Bank Street College, and other organizations.