AMPARO ORTIZ

#justiceforgeorgefloyd #justiceforahmaud #justiceforbreonnataylor #blacklivesmatter https://www.instagram.com/p/CA1maTJg06w/?igshid=4edj7lidknzi

waiting room art. #cute https://www.instagram.com/p/CAVk5PJgeaB/?igshid=12fa66cfj3fpy

so @andreabeatrizarango has just made my whole month. this is the kind of response you can only hope for when your book starts reaching readers. I’m so honored to have my words read at all, but it’s extra special when they’re read by people who truly understand you. mil gracias, Andrea!!🔥 Posted @withregram • @andreabeatrizarango 🐉LATINX DRAGONS🐉 . I grew up dreaming of unicorns and dragons. They were hands down my two favorite magical creatures, and though I never found books in Spanish about them when I was growing up in Puerto Rico, I was lucky to discover The Enchanted Forest Chronicles in my local volunteer-run library, @sanjuancommunitylibrary. It quickly became one of my favorite sets of books, and as you can see I still own copies at age 31. . And they *are* good books. But how sad is it that they were my only option? . All this to say that @amparo_ortiz gave me something I never even dared hope for. A book (possibly a series? 😉) that not only described the most amazingly complex dragons I've ever read about, but was driven by a team of athletes who looked and sounded and dreamed like me. . I know I am just rambling over here and not giving a proper review, but I feel so seen I could cry. I loved The Enchanted Forest Chronicles as a kid and I still do. But #BlazewrathGames has cemented itself as my new favorite dragon book, not just because it's a great story, but because it's one brimming with love for the island I spent the majority of my life in. . Please pre-order this book, because all things aside it has: . 🏆 A Very Competitive Dangerous Sport 🏆 Dragons With Extremely Cool Abilities 🏆 Epic Battle Scenes 🏆 Blurry Morals/Ethics 🏆 Loving Friendships 🏆 Deep Patrotism 🏆 Magical Law & Order (!!!!!!!!!) 🏆 Latinx & Queer Rep . ¡Gracias, Amparo! No sabes el regalo que le has dado a mi pequeño corazón. Te quiero mucho. Is that weird? Ese es el poder de tus palabras. https://www.instagram.com/p/CAQMQ8Wgz3_/?igshid=z6wnyo7jy4hr

a little dragon rep for today’s virtual panel. 🐉🔥 https://www.instagram.com/p/CAObyckgyB8/?igshid=1wcd245oc0p9m

laughing at my temper tantrums since 1986. 👸🏾💕#happymothersday https://www.instagram.com/p/CABHo61AC-e/?igshid=xl4t5ia8hg4k

my unpaid internship as a dog stylist is going great, thanks for asking. 🤣 #dogsofinstagram #dogstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B_VoETVgam9/?igshid=114txvf6b41p1

sleepy self-portrait on a Sunday. 🌷 https://www.instagram.com/p/B_LdVXnAlKl/?igshid=1oor9w3yw0ekb

current obsession: this lovely post over at @socialdistancebookfest! check out more details about the festival and the panel I’ll be attending below! ✨ Posted @withregram • @socialdistancebookfest With a combination of How to Train Your Dragon and Quidditch Through the Ages, you'll want to covet this book like a dragon gravitates towards treasure. In a contemporary world, dragons and riders compete in an international sports tournament. Lana Torres prefers dragons to people. She's prepared to fight for Puerto Rico against sixteen countries in the Blazewrath World Cup, a tournament where dragons and their riders fight for glory. Lana is given a chance to be in the tournament. But what she comes to realize is that Blazewrath's superstar teamed up with the Sire, a legendary cursed dragon. They're burning down dragon sanctuaries around the world until the tournament is cancelled. To be there for her nation's glory, Lana must solve an international conspiracy that burns more deadly possibilities than her own beloved sport. Blazewrath Games releases October 6th from Page Street Kids! -------------------------------------------------------- We're so happy to say that Amparo Ortiz will be on a panel for the Social Distance Book Fest. Navigating Latinx Identity in Fantasy. The panel takes place on April 25th at 3 pm PST/6 pm EST. The host is @paolaguerrerawr and will be on her YouTube channel. All panels are available to watch afterwards if you can't make it. And remember to send us your questions for the authors! ---------------------------------------------------------- #amparoortiz #blazewrathgames #puertoricanauthor #puertoricancharacter #latinxbookstagram #latinxfantasy #latinxauthors #latinxbooks #weneeddiversebooks #diversereads #yafantasybooks #yaauthorsofinstagram #yabooks #contemporaryfantasybooks #fantasyauthors #fantasy #authorsofinstagram #bookflatlay #booksofinstagram #bookfest #bookcommunity #bookish #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #socialdistancebookfest https://www.instagram.com/p/B_GSrGpgWkr/?igshid=1p1b5l71l46sl

hi hello yes the lovely people working hard over at @socialdistancebookfest have invited me to participate in my very first panel along with some of my faves nbd. ⠀ ⠀ join us on April 25th! ✨⠀ ⠀ #books #bookstagram #bookfestival #youngadultbooks #yabooks #yalit #kidlit #middlegradebooks #mglit #authorsofinstagram #authors #authorlife #latinx #readlatinx #latinxcommunity #latinxbooks #fiction https://www.instagram.com/p/B--RT0qgCnI/?igshid=1m522vz4fjl3h

portrait of an author recording herself while talking about her book. 🌷#authors #authorsofinstagram #authorslife https://www.instagram.com/p/B-x9V0LAeSk/?igshid=15qahqlp9mp1r

🔥🔥🔥it’s finally here🔥🔥🔥⠀ ⠀ my debut novel, BLAZEWRATH GAMES, has a cover! there aren’t enough words to describe how much I love it! LOOK AT THE DRAGONS. LOOK AT ALL THAT PINK. LOOK AT MY MC RUNNING FOR HER LIFE. huge thanks to @tordotcompub for featuring not only this beauty, but also a Chapter 1 excerpt! and if you’re interested in the whole thing, my little dragon book is coming from @pagestreetya on October 6th, 2020! ⠀ ⠀ Illustration: @alterlier 💗⠀ ⠀ #blazewrathgames #dragons #bookstagram #instabooks #booksta #booksofinstagram #yainsta #yalit #yareads #bookish #books #booknerd #bookaddict #teenfiction #yabookstagram #bookworm #bookishlife #bookishlove #booknerdigan #igbooks #igreads #read #amreading #newbooks #bookstagram #bookcommunity #dragonbooks #readinglife https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ir4CggqNM/?igshid=mmbtxnuaa24z