Cynthia Leitich Smith
Author
Cynthia Leitich Smith is an award-winning, bestselling author of books for young readers and the author-curator of the Heartdrum imprint. She’s a citizen of the Muscogee Nation, a Native tribe located within the borders of Oklahoma and has been a poet and a journalist since elementary school. Some of her books include Jingle Dancer, Hearts Unbroken, Sisters of the Neversea, Rain is Not My Indian Name, Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids, Harvest House and more.
