WRITERS' RUMPUS

Interview and Giveaway with Bobbi Miller, author of The Barbary Chronicles: The Lost Prince!

November 10, 2026 Marcia Strykowski

I’m thrilled to have this opportunity to ask Bobbi Miller questions and share her wisdom with you. Be sure to read through to the end

Board Books as an Active Verb

November 7, 2026 Alumni & Guests

Guest Post by Carrie Finison Board books are hot! According to a November, 2025, article in School Library Journal, board books sales increased 38% from

Adventures in Curiosity: Five Surprises From Writing for the School and Library Market

November 3, 2026 Hilary Elizabeth Margitich

I have spent entire workdays trying to understand everything I can about cryptocurrency. This was an assignment. Someone was expecting me to understand it well

Writing and Selling Spooky Books for Kids

October 30, 2026 Alumni & Guests

Guest Post by Lynne Marie Halloween is a notoriously creepy concept – there’s all manner of monsters: Ghosts, Ghouls, Boogeymen, Vampires, Werewolves, Witches, Mummies, Frankensteins,

Double Book Interview with #Kidlit Author & Illustrator DK Ryland

October 27, 2026 Monica Acker

A giraffe, a snake, and a clever fish – no, these are not a list of animals at the zoo. These are some of the

I’ve been drawn to creepily enticing books ever since I was in elementary school, and it’s my pleasure to introduce you to Vikki VanSickle and her two deeply atmospheric books, Into the Goblin Market and Mother Boo: Poems from Spookytown.

In Honor of Jewish American Heritage Month: INTERVIEW WITH #JEWISH #KIDLIT AUTHOR MICHAL BABAY ABOUT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON: A SHABBAT CELEBRATION, PLUS A CRITIQUE GIVEAWAY

May 31, 2024 DrZatHome

By Danna Zeiger With several picture books under her belt, the latest one under AUCTION, an amazing agent and steady publisher, Michal Babay is getting

June Picture Book Opportunities

May 28, 2024 Marianne Knowles

Online contests, challenges, courses, and other opportunities for picture book creators for June, 2023

Interview with picture book author Karen Kaufman Orloff … with a 20 BOOK GIVEAWAY of her delightful book, DUDLEY’S DAY AT HOME!!

May 21, 2024 Laura Fineberg Cooper

If you haven’t been following the incredible promotion by Flashlight Press, each month in 2024, one lucky blogger gets to interview an author and offer