Claudia Guadalupe Martinez

Latina, Latino, Chicana, Chicano, YA, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Picture Book Author

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About Me

About Me

Thank you for visiting my site.  I grew up in sunny El Paso, Texas where I learned that letters form words from reading the subtitles of old westerns with my father. I now live and write in Chicago.

My debut novel, The Smell of Old Lady Perfume (Cinco Puntos, 2008), received the 2009 Paterson Prize for Books for Young People, the 2008 Texas Institute of Letters Best Young Adult Book Award, and a 2009 Americas Award Commendation. My second novel, Pig Park (Cinco Puntos, 2014), won the 2015 Texas Institute of Letters Best Young Adult Book and the 2015 NACCS Tejas Foco Young Adult Fiction Award. My debut picture book, Not a Bean (Charlesbridge, 2019), is forthcoming.  Sophomore picture book, Leaving (Lee & Low, 2020), is due the following year.

I am represented by Adriana Dominguez of Full Circle Literary.  For more updates follow me on Twitter or like me on Facebook.

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Essays and Interviews

  • A Letter to a Young Author via Diversity in YA
  • Creating AUTHENTIC Characters Via Teaching Authors
  • ON WHY I LOVE SMALL PRESSES via Rich in Color
  • Pan Dulce 4: Pat Mora and Claudia Guadalupe Martinez
  • Pig Park and the Cosmic Race: Diversity and Identity in My New YA Novel via Latinos in Kidlit

Recent Posts

  • Join me for this Not A Bean read aloud!
  • Starred ⭐️ reviews for Not a Bean
  • Smell of Old Lady Perfume en español
  • Pig Park now available through Read 180
  • Now Represented by Adriana Dominguez at Full Circle Literary

Upcoming Appearances

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