Miriam Moore-Keish
Miriam Moore-Keish
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Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, Miriam received her B.A. in English from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, and her MPhil in Education and Critical Approaches to Children’s Literature from the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, UK.
She has written and edited books for all ages, developed and consulted on book concepts, supported the development of an anti-bias preschool curriculum, taught creative writing, guest lectured, interviewed and led author panels, reviewed books, and engaged in general bookwormery. Miriam publishes children's books at Capstone and writes for We Need Diverse Books.
She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where they don’t (but she does) sweeten their tea.
She has written and edited books for all ages, developed and consulted on book concepts, supported the development of an anti-bias preschool curriculum, taught creative writing, guest lectured, interviewed and led author panels, reviewed books, and engaged in general bookwormery. Miriam publishes children's books at Capstone and writes for We Need Diverse Books.
She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where they don’t (but she does) sweeten their tea.
Photo credit: Trista Marie McGovern
Awards and Highlights
Awards and Highlights
Dissertation: "Beyond Racial Innocence: Constructing African American Childhood and Maturity in Children’s Literature 1890s–2010s," 2020
Presenter, University of Cambridge Kaleidoscope Conference, for "Guts and Glory: A Child's Response to Violence and Heroism in Two Illustrated War Narratives," 2020
Nominee, Best New Poets Award, 2020
Winner, Academy of American Poets Collegiate Award, for "My Oma Says it is Sacrilege to Drink Wine Cold," 2019
Winner, Harry Sherman Writing Award in literary analysis, for "Who Will Be a Witness?," 2019
Presenter, Young Authors Conference, 2026
Nominee, Minnesota Book Award in Children's Literature, 2026
Currently
Currently
Content Strategist, Capstone
Vice President, Minnesota Book Publishers Roundtable
Writer, We Need Diverse Books
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