Barbara Bietz
Barbara Bietz is a freelance writer and children’s book author and reviewer. Her work primarily focuses on the Jewish experience. She is currently a member of the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee.
Early life[edit]
Bietz was born in California and raised in a Jewish household. [1] Most of her work centers around this area of the U.S., specifically the southwestern culture. She received a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree in education from the University of Arizona.[2]
Career[edit]
Bietz’s chapter book, Like a Maccabee, won the 2006 Midwest Independent Publishers Association Merit Award.[citation needed] Her most recent children’s book, The Sundown Kid: A Southwestern Shabbat (2017) won a Sydney Taylor Book Award.[citation needed] In collaboration with illustrator John Kanzler, The Sundown Kid tells the story of a Jewish family’s struggle to preserve their traditions in a new western town.
Bietz is also the creator of the website Jewish Books for Kids and a former chair of the Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee. She is a former member of the Sydney Book Award Committee and currently conducts various writer's workshops for adults and children. She also writes a monthly column for FamiliesOnlineMagazine.com.[citation needed]
She currently resides in California with her family. [3]
Works[edit]
- Like a Maccabee, (Illustrated by Anita White) Yotzeret Publishing, 2012 ISBN 978-1592871384 Search this book on
. - The Sundown Kid: A Southwestern Shabbat, (Illustrated by John Kanzler) August House Publishers, 2017 ISBN 978-1-939160-94-2 Search this book on .
Honors and awards[edit]
- Sydney Taylor Book Award Notable Book 2017 [4][unreliable source?]
- Gold Award Recipient Mom's Choice Award [5][unreliable source?]
- Midwest Independent Publishers Association Merit Award [6]
References[edit]
- ↑ https://thewholemegillah.wordpress.com/2016/10/25/authors-notebook-the-sundown-kid-written-by-barbara-bietz-and-illustrated-by-john-kanzler/
- ↑ https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/barbarabietz
- ↑ https://www.augusthouse.com/barbara-bietz
- ↑ http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/01/prweb13975949.htm
- ↑ http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/04/prweb14213363.htm
- ↑ http://jewishbooksforkids.com/2007/10/09/like-a-maccabee-honored-by-midwest-book-awards/
External links[edit]
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