Whether you’ve been naughty or nice, you’re invited to peruse my 2024 Writers’ Rumpus Year in Review! As another year draws to a close, I continue to marvel at the variety and quality of our posts, and thank all of our authors and readers for your commitment to our kidlit blog. Once again, I’ve been honored and challenged to highlight one post from each of our talented contributors with an image, date link, and brief summary. Enjoy!!
Category: Writing – Tools, Tips & Resources
December Picture Book Opportunities
Online events, classes, and contests for picture book writers and illustrators for December, 2024
Interview With Debut Picture Book Author Madhu Messenger…And a Giveaway!
There’s not a social event I love more in this world than a wedding–the exquisite clothes, mouth-watering morsels of food, music, dancing, and beautiful, once-in-a-lifetime moments between family and friends.
November Picture Book Opportunities
Events, courses, and contests for picture book writers and illustrators happening or starting in November, 2024
Books Make the Perfect Gift
We all know a book that touched our life, that made us cry or laugh out loud. I know I’m preaching to the choir here.
Gregory Maguire on Defeating Writers Block
Like many of you, I follow certain authors on Facebook where insights into their personalities, current works, and nuggets of wisdom are available. Gregory Maguire,
October Picture Book Opportunities
Online contests, challenges, and courses for picture book creators for October, 2024
This is How You Do It: A Look at Real Children’s Lives and Stories
I have a confession to make—I’ve been spending scandalous amounts time this summer sipping tea (sometimes a probiotic soda) out on my back patio, reading
September Picture Book Opportunities
Online contests, challenges, and courses for picture book creators for September 2024
August Picture Book Opportunities
Online courses, challenges, contests, and opportunities for picture book creators in August, 2023.
Interview With Nonfiction Children’s Book Author and Poet Christine Van Zandt…and a Book Giveaway!
It’s butterfly season here in Massachusetts, where I live. All of the beautiful monarch butterflies have come back up north to enjoy a few glorious
July Picture Book Opportunities
PSA: Every month, I stumble across an online event for PB creators that happened in the previous month, that wasn’t posted or publicized in time
June Picture Book Opportunities
Online contests, challenges, courses, and other opportunities for picture book creators for June, 2023
Interview with Multi-Genre Children’s Book Author Vicky Fang…and a Book Giveaway!
For those of you who follow our blog closely (and we love you for it), you may remember that I had Vicky Fang here this
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