Padma Venkatraman

Padma Venkatraman is the author of BORN BEHIND BARS, THE BRIDGE HOME, A TIME TO DANCE, ISLAND’S END and CLIMBING THE STAIRS. Her work has won a Walter Dean Myers Award, Golden Kite Award, Crystal Kite Award, two Paterson Prizes, two Julia Ward Howe awards, two Nerdies, three South Asia Book Awards, ALA Notable, NYPL Best Book, and many other awards and honors. Her poetry has been published in Poetry Magazine. Before becoming an American author, Dr. Venkatraman was an oceanographer and diversity director. Visit her at www.padmavenkatraman.com to explore resources and sign up for her newsletter.