Maritza Martinez Mejia

I met Maritza on social sites and I really admire her tireless effort and drive to teach bilingual children the importance of reading and education.
"Maritza writes to inspire others to be better person."
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​Maritza Martinez Mejia is a recipient of the Crystal Apple Award 2006, FAU Poetry Contest 2010, Virtue Christian Poetry 2015 and Latino Book Award 2016. 
She is an award winning author of Hazel Eyes (2010) translated into Spanish as Ojos Avellana (2015). Bilingual Children Books: Vanilla and Chocolate (2012) and Grandma’s Treasure (2014) and Poems, Thoughts and More (2015).
Maritza has translated into Spanish "Temporary Permanence" by Yashi Nozawa and "The Legend of the Colombian Mermaid" by Janet Balletta.
Maritza graduated from Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca in Commerce and Foreign Language and obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Humanities and Women’s Studies Certificate from Florida Atlantic University. 
She is a bilingual substitute teacher and translator born in Colombia lives in Florida with her husband and their two teenagers. 

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