About

Rose Viña is a Cuban American writer from California. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing for Young People from Lesley University, Cambridge. Her debut book, Ice Breaker: How Mabel Fairbanks Changed Figure Skating, was named an American Library Association 2021 Rise Honor book and a Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators 2020 Crystal Kite Award finalist.

Her second book, Alicia Alonso Dances On, is out now. 

Rose currently lives in Sweden with her husband, son, and puppy.