Dashka Slater
Dashka Slater
New York Times-bestselling author Dashka Slater has been described as a “triple threat” for her success in journalism, adult fiction, and children’s literature. The author of fifteen books of fiction and nonfiction for children, teenagers, and adults, her work has been translated into more than fifteen languages and has won numerous awards, including the 2024 J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize from the Columbia Journalism School and Harvard’s Neiman Foundation for her nonfiction narrative, Accountable, the 2023 Kurt Vonnegut Speculative Fiction Award for her short story, The Jeanines of Summer, and the 2018 Wanda Gág Read Aloud Award for her picture book, Escargot.
Her children’s picture books include the beloved Escargot series, Wild Blue, Dangerously Ever After, and The Antlered Ship. She is also the author of a middle grade fantasy series, The Feylawn Chronicles.
Dashka’s bestselling true crime narrative, The 57 Bus, has received dozens of accolades, including the 2018 Stonewall Book Award from the American Library Association, the 2018 Beatty Award from the California Library Association, the California Book Award Gold Award for Young Adult Literature, and a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor. It has been a community-wide read for cities, counties, school districts, colleges, and universities. In 2021, The 57 Bus was named to TIME Magazine’s list of the 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time.
A Pushcart Prize nominee and the recipient of a Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts, Dashka is a frequent speaker at schools, conferences, colleges, and universities. She lives in Oakland, California and teaches at Hamline University’s MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults program.
Dashka Slater is a popular speaker with audiences of all ages, from preschool to professional. She frequently appears as a speaker, panelist, and moderator at writing conferences, universities, and industry gatherings. She has taught creative writing and journalism to students as young as 5 and as old as 85. Learn more on her personal website.
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A cute French snail sets off on a springtime adventure with an adorable bunny in this board book edition of the laugh-out-loud fourth picture book in the bestselling Escargot series—the perfect gift for Easter or all year round....Read More
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A cute French snail sets off on a springtime adventure with an adorable bunny in this laugh-out-loud fourth picture book in the bestselling Escargot series—the perfect gift for Easter or all year round....Read More
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Fall in love with this board book edition of the laugh-out-loud third picture book in the bestselling Escargot series about a cute French snail who attends a Valentine’s Day party—the perfect gift for Valentine’s Day, baby showers, or celebrating love all year round....Read More
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YALSA AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN NONFICTION WINNER ● From the New York Times-bestselling author of The 57 Bus comes Accountable, a propulsive and thought-provoking true story about the revelation of a racist social media account that changes everything for a group of high school students and begs the question: What d...Read More
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From New York Times–bestselling author Dashka Slater comes the whimsical and witty sequel to The Book of Fatal Errors!
Rufus may have successfully sent the feylings home to the Green World, but he still has one pesky feyling under his wing: Nettle, his sometimes enemy, now mentor. Nettle is in charge of helping Rufus and his cous...Read More
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In a charming take on a milestone moment, a young girl summons a cowpoke’s courage to tame her intimidating new bicycle.
Kayla loves riding her pink pony, a three-wheeled bike, up and down the street, day after day. But then Daddy announces that it’s time for a big-kid bike, one with just two wheels. At the store, Kayla selects her mount, bu...Read More
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A middle-grade fantasy about a boy who discovers mysterious creatures in his grandfather’s barn....Read More
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A cute French snail searches for the book of his dreams in this laugh-out-loud second picture book in the bestselling Escargot series....Read More
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Baby's got some brand-new shoes that just . . . go, go, GO! An active toddler loves his brand-new white shoes-and by the end of a morning walk with Mom, the once-white shoes have become a rainbow of hues. New walkers will love to take this toddler-friendly board book edition-resized for little hands-everywhere they go!...Read More
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This riveting nonfiction book for teens about race, class, gender, crime, and punishment tells the true story of an agender teen who was set on fire by another teen while riding a bus in Oakland, California....Read More
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Parents’ Choice Recommended
An inquisitive fox sets off on a seafaring voyage with a crew of deer and pigeons in this enchanting tale of friendship and adventure.
Marco the fox has a lot of questions, like: how deep does the sun go when it sinks into the sea? And why do birds have such lizardy feet? But none of the other foxes...Read More
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Not all princesses are made of sugar and spice–some are made of funnier, fiercer stuff
Princess Amanita laughs in the face of danger. Brakeless bicycles, pet scorpions, spiky plants–that’s her thing. So when quiet Prince Florian gives her roses, Amanita is unimpressed . . . until she sees their glorious thorns! Now she must have rose seeds...Read More
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One day a small sea serpent falls from the faucet into the tub as a child is about to take a bath, and as the days go by and the serpent grows, they both realize that he needs to go back to the sea where he belongs....Read More
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While in bed at night, an imaginative child hears sirens from the nearby fire station and creates fantastic stories about what the firefighters are going to do....Read More
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A sometimes funny, sometimes magical first novel, The Wishing Box explores the surprising and unintended consequences of getting what you ask for. Julia, an almost-30 single mom whose life is mostly together, lives in Oakland with her seven-year-old son. Never suspecting it will actually work, she and her sister create a wishing box and half-seriou...Read More
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Confessions of An Ignoramous
Why knowing everything gets in the way of understanding anything. Stories from an unconventional childhood and an explanation why ignorance has been the key to Dashka’s success as a journalist.
Swimming Outside My Lane
How Dashka learned to swim after faking it for years, nearly got kicked out of her neighborhood pool for bad behavior, and ended up building a restorative justice circle for formerly incarcerated lifers with her lap-swimming nemesis.
The Difference Between Looking and Seeing
An examination of how compassion makes for better and more accurate observation.
Look, A Squirrel!
A multimedia journey across genres from a writer whose career as a poet, novelist, journalist, and children’s book writer has allowed her to crib from a variety of handbooks.
Everything I Know I Learned in Oz
An exploration of why childhood reading matters, using personal history, professional experience, a few fascinating scientific studies, and three generations of people whose lives were shaped by one series of children’s books.
Dashka Slater is a regular contributing journalist at Mother Jones. Read her latest articles here.
“‘Little & Lion’ and ‘The 57 Bus’ win 2018 Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award”
“The 100 Best YA Books of All Time: ‘The 57 Bus'”
Listen to The Grotto‘s episode on turning news into inspiration featuring Dashka Slater.
What happened on Bus 57? Listen to the podcast on KALW radio where Dashka Slater explains the story.
KQED News shares “A Tale of Two Oaklands Colliding on ‘The 57 Bus'” with Dashka Slater.
East Bay Express interviewed Dashka Slater about her book The 57 Bus.
Find out more about Dashka Slater on her website.
“Thank you so much for working with us for the last several months to make today happen, and for your skillful, intelligent, evidence-based, heartfelt and heart opening presentations and leadership of discussions. We had a very large turnout (quite unusual given the density of most individuals’ schedules on this campus) and the focused engagement and enthusiasm was palpable. You spoke and led discussion with: #60BSN Seniors at Brandy Beazley’s and Cynthia Stacey’s Leadership and Community Health classes; and 200 (standing room only crowd!) at noon. I/we are so appreciative of your willingness to navigate our scheduling process, for your preparation for today, and for all that you gave of yourself during your time at SMU.”
—Marjorie Hammer, Community Reads Team, Samuel Merritt University, Oakland CA“Thank you for an incredibly thoughtful, developmentally appropriate, engaging talk. Students, staff, faculty, and community members have gone out of their way to tell me how much they enjoyed and appreciated listening to and engaging with you. You inspired many.”
—Emily Neilsen, Coordinator of First-Year Events, Northern Vermont University-Johnson“Your keynote during New Student Orientation was an absolute hit and our students loved you. Your text resonated with our student population and we’d like to continue the conversation.”
—Juhi Bhatt, Ed.D, Assistant Dean of Students for Community Standards & Student Involvement, Division of Enrollment Management & Student Success, SUNY Fashion Institute of TechnologyBook This Speaker
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