A Passion for Writing! An interview with Ana Siqueira

What a fantastic discussion with a fantastic educator and writer, Ms. Ana Siqueira.

Ana shares her journey of being an author and what is most important to her as a writer AND teacher of writers!

We talk all about:

-collaboration between writers

-writing needing to be FUN

-not being great the first draft

-ways for writers to be inspired

-the effectiveness of peer critique and how to get it started

Ana provides practical and effective ways to support the writers in your classroom!

ABOUT ANA SIQUEIRA:

Ana Siqueira is a Spanish-language teacher and an award-winning children’s book author based in Tampa, Florida. Her books include Bella’s Recipe for Success (Beaming Books 2021), If Your Babysitter is a Bruja (S&S 2022), Abuela’s Super Capa/ La Supercapa de Abuela (HarperCollins 2023), Our World Brazil (Barefoot Books 2023), La Mala Suerte is Following Me (Charlesbridge 2024), Vera la Valiente is Scared (Beaming Books 2025), Sticky Hermana (Charlesbridge 2025), Mami’s Heart (HarperCollins 2026), If Your Abuelo is an Astronaut (Simon&Schuster 2026) among others. She also has a chapter book series coming out titled Carolina and the Creepy Creature Catchers. Ana co-founded Latinxpitch, a pitch event to promote Latin authors and illustrators. She is a global educator and PBS Media innovator. She lives in Tampa Bay with her husband and loves to play with her Cuban-Brazilian-American grandkids.

Website: Ana Siqueira – Ana – The Teacher and the Writer