Author: Kirsti Call

Kirsti Call co-hosts the PICTURE BOOK LOOK podcast and co-runs ReFoReMo. She reads, reviews, revises and critiques every day as a 12x12 elf, a blogger for Writers' Rumpus, and a member of critique groups. She's judged the CYBILS award for fiction picture books since 2015. Kirsti is a therapist trained life coach for creatives. Her picture book, MOOTILDA'S BAD MOOD (Little Bee) released last fall. COW SAYS MEOW (HMH) and COLD TURKEY (Little Brown) release in 2021, THE BIG SCREAM (Little Simon) 2022, and SMARTY ANTS (Capstone, 2023) Kirsti is represented by Charlotte Wenger at Prospect Agency.

Why you should read A BOY CALLED BAT, by Elana K. Arnold

March 21, 2017 Kirsti Call

A Boy Called Bat masterfully shows the inner life of a quirky, lovable, yet oft misunderstood autistic boy.

Love Picture Books? Three New Releases you Must Read

February 7, 2017 Kirsti Call

I firmly believe that picture books are for everyone. In my work as a marriage and family therapist I utilize bibliotherapy (the use of books

ReFoReMo 2017 Presenters Revealed

January 27, 2017 Kirsti Call

Reading for Research 2017 Challege!

3 Ways to Keep Writing Resolutions

January 17, 2017 Kirsti Call

I’ve written resolutions on New Year’s Day faithfully since I was 8 year old. And somehow writing resolutions have almost always appeared. Some years I needed the writing resolutions more than others. Until I got married, I hardly needed them…I have 65 filled journals to prove my writing was free and unfettered!