Author Maritza M. Mejia's Presentations at Barnes & Noble, Jensen Beach

• Local author, Maritza M. Mejia, the author of the bilingual children’s book, The Purple Shell, will be in the store for a reading, a short discussion, and a signing. 💜
• There will also be a special activity involved and a Guardian Beach Certificate to reveal.🐚

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• Please join us on Saturday, April 25th, at 3:00pm. ☀️
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  Author and Illustrator
  April 25, 2026
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  Book Available:

•  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-purple-shell-maritza-m-mejia/1149626876
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  Eco Kit Activities with The Purple Shell 
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• Author's Previous Presentations
• Barnes & Noble, Jensen Beach 
• Let's celebrate today with Bilingual Literature, LuzDelMes 
  FREE activities: www.luzdelmes.com 

  

  Reading Vanilla and Chocolate
   at Barnes & Noble Jensen Beach, FL - Read Aloud 2019
  

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• pin	Story Time - April 22, 2017

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Craft Time

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  Barnes & Noble FIU, Nov. 5, 2016
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  Presenting recognition to Poetry Judges - Poetry Content 
  
  
  
  

  

  Congratulations to the winners!
  

  

  Reading Grandma's Treasure

  Thank you, Barnes & Noble FIU, for selling our books.
  ACTIVIDADES GRATIS EN: www.luzdelmes.com

  Apoya a un autor...
  ¡Gracias !
  
  More poems: www.luzdelmes.com
  

  Thank you for your support!🌷 #LuzDelMes 🌠

  Maritza Martínez Mejía

  Mother, Theologian, Author, Educator, and Translator

  
  

  Read your World Board of Trustees and Member: FWA, Read to Me, Day! Ambassador 

  ANLMI & Gremio Poético Colombiano 

  
  

  FREE Reading Activities visit: www.luzdelmes.com

  

  Received Crystal Apple 2006, VCB Poetry 2015, Latino Book Awards 2016, Premio Verso Dorado 2022       
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World Read Aloud Day 2024

Let's celebrate World Read Aloud Day (WRAD), observed on February 7th, 2024 to create a shared experience of the art of reading. This is a time to strengthen community through storytelling in classroom, libraries and home.

What is the theme for World read aloud Day 2024? Discovering a Social-Emotional Lifeline Through Reading. Perfect opportunity to share your favorite books with people all over the globe. 

         Photo memories 2019 #ReadAloudDay  📖 

Read Aloud Tips

• Find a time to read when you can relax.
• Read the book before you read it to your child.
• Go to the library with your children regularly.
• Build a home library space. 
• Trade books with friends.
• Talk about the stories with your child. 
• Make reading a fun time.
• Follow up a reading activity

Let's celebrate today with Bilingual Literature LuzDelMes 

FREE activities: www.luzdelmes.com 

Reading Vanilla and Chocolate
 at Barnes & Noble Jensen Beach, FL

El 7 de febrero del 2024 es el día mundial de la lectura en voz alta. Oportunidad perfecta para compartir sus libros favoritos con gente de todo el mundo. Día Mundial de la lectura en voz alta motiva a niños y adultos en todo el mundo a celebrar el poder de las palabras.

Actividades GRATIS de lectura visita: www.luzdelmes.com

Getting ready to read Grandma's Treasure at Barnes & Noble, Jensen Beach, FL

FREE Reading Activities #LuzDelMes 

Maritza Martínez Mejía

Mother, Author, Educator and Translator

Member: FWA, SFWA, SCBWI, Board of Advisors MCBD, Delegado ANLMI
FREE Reading Activities visit: www.luzdelmes.com

LuzDelMes Tri-Anthology 2020 Conference

PRESENTING LUZDELMES TRI-ANTHOLOGY

 

 BOOK AVAILABLE https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GSCH3ZM

Participants

- Session One -

“Writers and artists plumb the wellsprings of humanity and open new routes to constructive solutions and productive relationships for the future.” -Professor Steve McCarty-

Moderator: Maritza M. Mejia - Speaker Session One: Sydney Solis

Topic: Haiku, Haibun, Haipho - Notes from learning English Haiku at Japan's Hailstone Haiku Circle.

Bio: Native of Boulder, Colorado, USA, Sydney Solis is a poet, storyteller and author. She lived three years in Japan, studying haiku with Stephen Gill of the Hailstone Haiku Circle. Her haiku won second place in the 2020 Lafcadio Hearn Haiku Competition in Kyoto, and an honorable mention in the 2020 Genjuan International Haiku Competition in Kyoto. A former journalist and award-winning photographer, her poetry has been published in The Caribbean Writer, Shambhala Sun, and Moko, The Magazine of Caribbean Arts and Letters. She is also the founder of The Mythic Yoga Studio and its award-winning program and books, Storytime Yoga, teaching peace, health and literacy through yoga and story. www.SydneySolis.com

Via Zoom & via @YouTube : https://youtu.be/XXnZ3GYkWsw

Video Presentations

Becky Villareal

 Glykeria Kakouri

Maria Papatzelo

 - Session Two:

“Escritores y artistas se desbordan por los manantiales de la humanidad y abren nuevas rutas hacia soluciones constructivas y relaciones productivas para el futuro”. -Profesor Steve McCarty-

Moderador: Maritza M. Mejia @luzdelmes - Conferencista: Sesión dos: Yorman Mejías

TEMA: Micro-relatos

RESEÑA:

Profesor y escritor venezolano, graduado en la Universidad de Carabobo, Venezuela de licenciatura en Educación. Pertenece a “The Latin American Cultural Heritage” donde divulga la literatura en español en Nueva York. Publicó en el 2016 Minicuentos/ Mini-stories, En 2017, diseñó la Guía básica para escribir relatos contemporáneos que se usa para talleres de escritura en diversos países. Participó en Colección Poética LACUHE 2017. Publicó Introspectiva, y narrativa para niños con Ixpú y el alux, 2019. Redes sociales: @YormanMejías

 Zoom Meeting on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Y2ZV6JiDYPw

   

Video Presentations

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Antonia Maria Chico Lobato

Jorge Luis Seco

 - Session Three:

"Συγγραφείς και καλλιτέχνες ανοίγουν τα πηγάδια της ανθρωπότητας και δημιουργούν νέους δρόμους για εποικοδομητικές λύσεις και παραγωγικές σχέσεις για το μέλλον”. -Καθηγητής Steve McCarty-

 Moderator: Maritza M. Mejia @luzdelmes - KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Professor Steve McCarty

TOPIC: East-West Symbolic Language of Dreams, Myths, Legends, Iconography, and Poetry.

BIO: Steve McCarty was born in Boston and became a full Professor in Japan. He currently lectures for Osaka Jogakuin University and the Japanese government international agency JICA. Since 1998 he is President of the World Association for Online Education. He is a highly cited author on e-learning, bilingualism, language teaching, Japan, Asia, and academic life.

Slide Presentation : https://japanned.hcommons.org/japanology/

 Zoom Meeting on YouTube 

  https://youtu.be/QEaLb_z36ks 

 Video Presentations:

                                                                       Maria Papatzelou 

Glikeria Kakouri 

Thank you for your support and wonderful participation. 

#LuzDelMesTriAnthology2020 #Conference #Speaker #Readers

Sponsor by: LuzDelMes Publishing, Co. www.luzdelmes.com

AVAILABLE https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GSCH3ZM

Maritza Martínez Mejía

Mother, Author, Educator and Translator

Member: FWA, MCBD Board of Advisors,  Read to Me, Day! Ambassador 

ANLMI & Gremio Poético Colombiano 

FREE Reading Activities visit: www.luzdelmes.com

Received Crystal Apple, VCB Poetry 2015, Latino Book Awards 2016