Gloria Amescua

Gloria Amescua is a Latina and Tejana writer from Austin, Texas. Amescua is most known for her poetry chapbooks, "Windchimes" and "What Remains." She won Lee and Low's Award Honor (2016) for her picture book manuscript in verse originally titled: ''Luz Jiménez, No Ordinary Girl''. Her most recent book is ''Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua'', a picture book illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh and published by Abrams Books for Young Readers in 2021. Provided by Wikipedia