I recently returned to creative writing after a dissertation-and-international-move-related hiatus and am experimenting with both form and genre as I try to find what feels right after significant life changes and transitions.
In my creative work, I explore themes of displacement, home, and artistic homecoming. I question the relationship between place and identity and how we develop a sense of connection to the places and communities around us.
Selected Essays
Sempere, A. Love Letters to Poetry | How to Read a Poem. Diverse Verse. 23 October 2023.
Sempere, A. Poetry prompt: Reclaiming language. Diverse Verse. 14 October 2021.
Sempere, A. Dragons of the Alps: Johann Jakob Scheuchzer’s Quest for Scientific Evidence. Primer. 24 October 2015.
Sempere, A. Monster. The Message. 18 May 2015.
Sempere, A. Secret History of Young Adult Novels. In Glenn, J. and Larsen, E.F. (Authors), UNBORED: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun. Bloomsbury: New York, 2012, pp. 74-76.
Sempere, A. Illusion Knitting. In Glenn, J. and Larsen, E.F. (Authors), UNBORED: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun. Bloomsbury: New York, 2012, p. 145.
Sempere, A. High and Low-Tech Pet Search. In Glenn, J. and Larsen, E.F. (Authors), UNBORED: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun. Bloomsbury: New York, 2012, pp. 174-175.
Service
Diverse Verse, Tech Director, 2020-present
I am a founding member of Diverse Verse and one of two tech directors in charge of maintaining the diverseverse.com site and blog.
NESCBWI, Conference Co-Director, 2008-2010
I co-directed the 2009 and 2010 New England Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators regional conferences. The 2009 conference, "Many Voices," explored topics of diversity in children's and YA literature and "Moments of Change" looked at how technology is changing the world of children's books.