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Month: December 2018

The Writers’ Rumpus 2018 Review

December 28, 2018 Laura Fineberg Cooper

Racing through the mall Voice croaking like a frog Wishing you were home sweet home Perusing your favorite blog! Is it my imagination, or does

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YA You Don’t Want to Miss in 2019

December 21, 2018 Alumni & Guests

By Dana Nuenighoff With 2018 coming to a close,  it’s time to look ahead to some of the most anticipated Young Adult novels of 2019.

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Flying High with Gifted Authors Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple

December 18, 2018 Kirsti Call

I just returned from a picture book boot camp with Jane Yolen and Heidi E. Y. Stemple. Not only are they a powerful teaching and

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Challenge Accepted

December 14, 2018 Kim Chaffee

Happy December, everyone! Can you believe the year is almost over? If you’re like me, you are trying to live in the moment, with all

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Interview With the Fabulous Debut Picture Book Author, Jamie L. B. Deenihan

December 11, 2018 Carol Gordon Ekster

CAROL GORDON EKSTER: I met Jamie at the NESCBWI ’18 conference. We were both attendees at one of Jane Yolen’s boot camps and so we

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Create Your Author/ Artist Website!

December 7, 2018 Joyce Audy Zarins

As a professional, or someone starting in publishing, you need visibility. You could find a website designer, or you do your own. Don’t think you can? Think again.

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    • FROM IDEA TO IMPACT: WRITING SEL PICTURE BOOKS
  • Alison Potoma's avatar Alison Potoma
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    • Meet the Talented Alexandra Thompson, Author & Illustrator!
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    • A #kidlit talent, ALLISON ROADRUCK ROZO. And she writes with her husband!
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    • INTERVIEW WITH #JEWISH #KIDLIT #PICTUREBOOK AUTHOR DR. MEL ROSENBERG, PLUS A 30 MINUTE AMA GIVEAWAY
  • Genevieve Rossi's avatar Genevieve Rossi
    • MG Book Review: The Peach Thief by Linda Joan Smith
  • Hilary Elizabeth Margitich's avatar Hilary Elizabeth Margitich
    • Author-Illustrator Janice Hechter: On Art, Persistence, and The Power of Her Paintbrush (Giveaway included!)
  • Joyce Audy Zarins's avatar Joyce Audy Zarins
    • Challenging a Dystopian World: An Enlightening Interview with Gregory Maguire
  • Keri Demers's avatar Keri Demers
    • New in Picture Books: Hello, Tobi! by Andrea Cáceres
  • Kim Chaffee's avatar Kim Chaffee
    • Dedications: How Do You Decide?
  • Kirsti Call's avatar Kirsti Call
    • ANT ics with Picture Book Layers plus Smarty Ants GIVEAWAY
  • Laura Fineberg Cooper's avatar Laura Fineberg Cooper
    • BAN THIS BOOK by Alan Gratz: a MUST read!
  • Lexi Donahue's avatar Lexi Donahue
    • Orion and the Dark by Emma Yarlett
  • Marcia Strykowski's avatar Marcia Strykowski
    • Recent Reads Roundup
  • Marti Johnson's avatar Marti Johnson
    • SUNRISE ON THE REAPING by Suzanne Collins
  • Monica Acker's avatar Monica Acker
    • Interview with Author/Illustrator Nancy So Miller
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    • Picture Book Review: CASSINI’S MISSION by Katie Venit
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