Julia TorresJulia E. Torres (@juliaerin80) is a language arts teacher and librarian in Denver, Colorado. An advocate for all students and public education, Torres is a frequent conference and event speaker, and facilitates workshops and professional conversations about equity, anti-bias/anti-racist education, culturally sustaining pedagogies and literacy in the digital age. She is a current member of the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Committee, a 2020 Library Journal Mover and Shaker and a past president of the Colorado Language Arts Society (a regional affiliate of NCTE). She holds an MAEd in Secondary Education Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Phoenix, an MA in Creative Writing from Regis University and an MLIS from The University of Denver (2023). Read More Read Less