Reyna Grande

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About

Reyna Grande is an author, speaker, and educator. Her first novel,Across a Hundred Mountains (Atria 2006), received a 2007 American BookAward and the 2006 El Premio Aztlán Literary Award. Her second novel, Dancingwith Butterflies (2009) was the recipient of a 2010 International LatinoBook Awards. Reyna holds a B.A. and an M.F.A. in creative writing. Shecurrently teaches creative writing workshops in Los Angeles and has taught in literaryconferences. She is also a member of the Macondo Writers Workshop. TheDistance Between Us(Atria,2012), a memoir about her coming-of-age, is her most recent book.