Post #5: Morris Award Finalist Blog Tour Week YALSA’s Morris Award honors the year’s best young adult novel by a debut author. The Morris Award
Category: Interviews – Authors & Illustrators
Marcie Colleen, Talented Author and Educator
Kirsti Call: You’ve been a teacher, a theater educator and a nanny. What is it about writing picture books that has you hooked? Marcie Colleen:
Tara Lazar, founder of PiBoIdMo and talented author!
Kirsti Call: I first became aware of Tara Lazar when I joined her Picture Book Idea Month (PiBoIdMo) challenge. What a wonderful way to connect
Meet the talented children’s author, April Pulley Sayre.
I first met April at Kindling Words, a writing retreat. We happened to have gotten paired together for a funny ice-breaking activity of looking into
Interview with Kelly Light: Anatomy of a Book Tour
From attending conferences and connecting online, I have met and been inspired by illustrators and authors at all different stages of reaching their publishing goals.
Kristi Yamaguchi is Dedicated to Reading–And Writing
GUEST POST by SARAH S. BRANNEN Like many children’s book writers and illustrators, I have a second job: I cover figure skating for icenetwork.com and
Meet amazing author/illustrator: Jenny Kostecki-Shaw
I loved Jenny Kostecki-Shaw’s work from the minute I read her books. They are beautifully illustrated with wonderful themes – kid friendly and parent friendly.
Interview of Dr. Mira Reisberg, Phenomenal Teacher and Mentor
Dr. Mira Reisberg is a font of knowledge. Her passion for children’s literature and children’s book writers is obvious in everything that she does. I’ve
Interview of Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, Talented Writer and Teacher
By Kirsti Call I first met Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen at the NESCBWI conference where she taught a picture book workshop with energy and humor. I was
Meet the talented author/illustrator, Sarah Brannen!
CAROL GORDON EKSTER: Can you tell us a little about your journey of becoming an author/illustrator? SARAH BRANNEN: I always knew I was going to
Kidlit 411 Interview with Elaine Kiely Kearns and Sylvia Liu
By Kirsti Call Kidlit411 is exactly what it sounds like; a high quality site with all the information you would ever want as a kidlit
Interview with Katie Davis
I met Katie Davis at the NESCBWI Conference last spring. Her energy is unrivaled and her books are delightful. I’m thrilled for the privilege of interviewing
Meet talented illustrator, Hazel Mitchell!
CAROL GORDON EKSTER: I met Hazel Mitchell at the Kindling Words writers’ retreat. What you cannot tell from this interview is that she has the
Win my book!
I am SO thrilled to finally be fulfilling a life-long dream of mine to become a published author and I want to share that excitement
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