Tonya Duncan Ellis
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THEY BUILT ME FOR FREEDOM is a Bookstagang 2024 Community Awards Winner in the Best History-Past and Present category. Almost 600 books were entered in the contest, run on Instagram. Thanks to all who …
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Knowing our history is important to helping us positively impact our daily lives and our futures. I hope my Publishers Weekly starred reviewed picture book, THEY BUILT ME FOR FREEDOM, encourages …
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I made my first Texas Book Festival appearance as a vendor in 2018 and vowed during my last vendor appearance in 2022 to return as a featured author. This year, I made my dream come true with my debut …
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Story Square's 2024 Texas Family Literacy Festival was a multicultural day of family fun! Hundreds passed through Houston's Discovery Green Park to purchase and receive free books, hear author …
I do much of my creative work alone, so whenever I can get in community with other authors and illustrators it's a treat. Serving as a resident assistant for the Highlights Foundation Black Voices: An …
Written by Tonya Duncan EllisMagical, Memorable, Ah-Mazing! So many positive adjectives describe my first, and hopefully not my last, American Library Association Conference. It was three fun-filled …
