Keywords
Author Interview, BYU Alumni, Furia
Document Type
Interview
Description
Yamile (sha-MEE-lay) Saied Mendez is a fotbol-obsessed Argentine-American who loves meteor showers, summer, astrology, and pizza. She lives in Utah with her Puerto Rican husband and their five kids, two adorable dogs, and one majestic cat. An inaugural Walter Dean Myers Grant recipient, she's also a graduate of Voices of Our Nations (VONA) and the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA Writing for Children and Young Adults program. She's a PB, MG, and YA author. Yamile gave a reading from her recent YA debut, Furia, at the BYU English Department Reading Series on October 16, 2020.
Recommended Citation
Schulzke Trump, Sarah
(2020)
"Interview with Yamile Saied Mendez,"
Inscape: Vol. 40:
No.
2, Article 15.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/inscape/vol40/iss2/15