Thursday, September 2, 2021

The First MALAS Lecture Event of Fall 2021! Author (and SDSU Professor) Matt de la Peña, Live @ SDSU || Co-Sponsored by SDSU Press, Amatl Comix, Hyperbole Books, and the Students of English 157, #psychmirrors

MALAS, SDSU PRESS, y CELEBRANDO NUESTRO RAÍCES along with English 157: Comics and History (#psychmirrors) are proud to announce a public lecture!

 

Comics, Visual Cultural Studies, & Children’s Picture Books: A Conversation with Matt de la Peña


 

 


Live! In Person! GMCS 333 on the SDSU Main Campus! 11am, Thursday, September 9, 2021




Matt de la Peña is the New York Times Bestselling, Newbery Medal-winning author of seven young adult novels (including Mexican WhiteBoy, We Were Here, and Superman: Dawnbreaker) and six picture books (including Milo Imagines the World and Last Stop on Market Street). In 2016 he was awarded the NCTE Intellectual Freedom Award. Matt received his MFA in creative writing from San Diego State University and his BA from the University of the Pacific where he attended school on a full basketball scholarship. In 2019 Matt was given an honorary doctorate from UOP. de la Peña currently lives in Southern California. He teaches creative writing and visits schools and colleges throughout the country.

 

 

 

 

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