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JANUARY Middle Grade and Young Adult Opportunities

December 31, 2021 Marti Johnson

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

The 2021 Writers’ Rumpus Review

December 28, 2021 Laura Fineberg Cooper

Before you turn the page on 2021, please join me in reviewing a sample of the wonderful posts that were offered this past year.

Happy Holidays from Writers’ Rumpus!

December 24, 2021 Marianne Knowles

Even if you don’t celebrate Christmas, we hope you enjoy this video! The librarians at University College, Dublin, Ireland, make a Christmas tree of books.

Interview With Joana Pastro, Author of Bisa’s Carnaval

November 12, 2021 Kim Chaffee

Get those preorders in! Due out Dec. 7, Bisa’s Carnaval is full of heart and happiness, and bursting with color!

Middle Grade Author Joy Jones Interview

October 19, 2021 Marti Johnson

Jayla Jumps In, written by Joy Jones, is an entertaining Middle Grade novel which invites kids to get outside and play! Jayla is a bit

MG Book Review and Interview: ATTACK OF THE KILLER KOMODOS by Summer Rachel Short

September 14, 2021 Laura Fineberg Cooper

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

Interview With Debut Author, Melanie Ellsworth

May 14, 2021 Kim Chaffee

For Melanie Ellsworth, the plan was to celebrate her debut picture book, Clarinet and Trumpet, in August of 2020 but COVID reared its ugly head and said, “hip, hip, no way!” A bummer to be bumped but now she gets to celebrate TWO book birthdays in two months and I’m so excited to chat with her about them both in today’s interview.

Interview with Summer Rachel Short, debut author of The Mutant Mushroom Takeover

November 24, 2020 Laura Fineberg Cooper

The book is a lightly spooky STEM novel that features eleven-year-old aspiring naturalist, Maggie, and her conspiracy theorist/YouTuber best friend, Nate, who have to solve the mystery surrounding a strange glow-in-the-dark fungus that’s spreading through their small town. Kirkus Reviews called the book, “packed to the gills with fun.”