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Past or Present? Learn Which Tense is Best for Your Narration

March 15, 2022 Laura Fineberg Cooper

If you google VERB TENSE, you’ll find lists ranging from 12 to 16 confusing forms. Fortunately, writers of middle grade and young adult literature only

WILD ABOUT SAM USHER

March 11, 2022 Hilary Elizabeth Margitich

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

Interview with Author Doe Boyle

March 4, 2022 René Bartos

René Bartos: I am so excited to be able to chat with author Doe Boyle today! Welcome to Writers’ Rumpus, Doe! Can you tell me

March Middle Grade and Young Adult Opportunities

February 25, 2022 Lexi Donahue

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

Writer’s Voice – Your Most Powerful Tool

February 22, 2022 Marti Johnson

Writers hear over and again about the strength or lack of voice in their manuscript. (Hopefully, the former.) In non-fiction, it is generally the author’s

Finding Your Place in the Writing Community

February 18, 2022 Rebecca Moody

Writing can often seem like a solitary occupation, and for a new writer this can be discouraging. Sometimes it feels like you’re writing in a

IMAGINARY, written by Lee Bacon and illustrated by Katy Wu, is poignant, humorous, and sheer delight from start to finish. Released in October 2021, this early middle grade novel is centered around eleven-year-old Zack, who still hasn’t recovered from his father’s death five years earlier. Zack’s only solace is to retreat into his imagination with his imaginary best friend Shovel. If you think the narrator is Zach, guess again.

This Last Adventure, By Ryan Dalton

February 11, 2022 Hilary Elizabeth Margitich

To Austin For all the reasons you forgot From those who remember This is the dedication at the front of Ryan Dalton’s beautiful new middle

Interview with Jenny Lacika, debut picture book author

February 8, 2022 Carol Gordon Ekster

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

World of Books #12 Costa Rica

February 4, 2022 Joyce Audy Zarins

When my family met in Costa Rica in November, I bought a charming picture book there by a well-known local author. It is inspiring to

February Middle Grade and Young Adult Opportunities

January 28, 2022 Lexi Donahue

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

Interview with Nancy Tandon, debut author of THE WAY I SAY IT

January 18, 2022 Laura Fineberg Cooper

“I can’t say my name. Not because it’s a secret or anything. Honestly I’d shout it into a microphone right now if I could. I’d give up anything to be able to do that. Even my guitar-playing fingertip calluses, which took like a million hours to get. The first half-million hours hurt. A lot.”