To say Drew Daywalt is an accomplished author is an understatement. He has received 65 awards for his children’s writing, including the coveted E.B. White Read-Aloud Award and the Time Magazine Top 100 Best Children’s Books of All Time.
Category: Publishing
WILD ABOUT SAM USHER
Are you a fan of gouache, like me? No, not goulash (though I am a fan of that, too, particularly on a cold day). I
The Twists and Turns of Publishing with an Overseas Press
Guest Post by Susan Lendroth, author of Piper and Purpa Forever! This year’s Super Tues(2)day – 2/22/22 – was indeed a super day for me
March Middle Grade and Young Adult Opportunities
Welcome to our MG/YA Opportunities post! In 2022, the MG/YA Opportunities post has taken on a new structure but don’t worry, you’ll still be able
Announcing the #KidsLoveNonfiction Campaign
Announcing the #KidsLoveNonfiction Campaign
Interview with Jenny Lacika, debut picture book author
CAROL GORDON EKSTER: I met Jenny Lacika in my picture book critique group in Cambridge, MA, where we met in person pre-Covid. I’ve watched Jenny’s
February Middle Grade and Young Adult Opportunities
Welcome to our MG/YA Opportunities post! In 2022, the MG/YA Opportunities post has taken on a new structure but don’t worry, you’ll still be able
JANUARY Middle Grade and Young Adult Opportunities
Welcome to our MG/YA Opportunities post! Marti Johnson and Lexi Donahue are excited to share MG/YA Opportunities each month, we started in April 2021. All
Feeling Fatigue this Holiday Season? It Might Be Time to Embrace the Idea of Wintering…
Winter can be an invigorating time for us writer folk–we look forward to long months where the cold and dark give us the perfect excuse to spend hours upon hours curled up inside, happily plunking away at our manuscripts.
Meet debut #kidlit author, Adria Karlsson
Carol Gordon Ekster: Adria, welcome to Writers’ Rumpus! Your debut picture book My Sister, Daisy, illustrated by Linus Curci, Capstone, 2021 came out in September.
Interview with Middle Grade Author Karen Pokras
Happy Book Birthday to THE BACKYARD SECRETS OF DANNY WEXLER by talented author Karen Pokras. This middle grade novel takes readers back to 1978, to
The Design of an Elementary Classroom Library and What It Means for Your Book
Arguably, the most important element of any elementary classroom is its library. Which basket will your books fit into it?
MG Book Review and Interview: ATTACK OF THE KILLER KOMODOS by Summer Rachel Short
Groundbreaking science, rampaging nature, and colorful characters intertwine in this 2nd Maggie and Nate mystery by talented middle grade author Summer Rachel Short. As the
Meet Karen Yin, Debut Picture Book Author
Karen Yin is in my picture book marketing group for 2022. But her debut picture book, Whole Whale, with Barefoot Books, illustrated by Nelleke Verhoeff,
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