Awards. And one of her short stories, called “Self-Made Man,” won a national Best in Grade award from Scholastic, which carries with it a $500 prize. In other words, the girl can write. Oh, and she speaks three languages and she’s going to work on sustainable farms in Israel and Lebanon this summer and she’s planning to attend American University in Washington, DC, in their Global Scholars Program, where she’ll study in the School of International Relations (more specifically “peace and conflict resolution”). Because Vicky Brown is on a mission to make the world a better place. And she wants to write stories and poems about how she does it. Don’t bet against her.
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THEREÕS A LITTLE TOWN PERCHED ON A HILLSIDE IN COSTA R I C A C A L L E D P U E B L O N U E V O . That’s where Vicky Brown’s mother was born. It’s where her relatives still live. And the town has become a literary touchpoint for Vicky. She travels there many, many times each year. Well, not physically. Instead, she goes there on the page. Throughout her poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, Vicky consistently weaves threads of her Costa Rican lineage, touching on the places and people who inform her writing, who make her who she is. Many of her Costa Rican–tinged creations were included in a collection that recently won the $10,000 Portfolio Prize from the Scholastic Art & Writing
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