Authors & Illustrators Wild About Kidlit!
The etymology of names is something that has always interested me. When I was in high school, writing plays, I went to the local book
By Carrie Charley Brown You’ve taken the first day of school pictures, posted them on Facebook, and sent the kids back to school, backpacks and
I loved Jenny Kostecki-Shaw’s work from the minute I read her books. They are beautifully illustrated with wonderful themes – kid friendly and parent friendly.
Part 2: Hiding Out Even when you’ve been bitten by the writing bug and have no issues with coming up with ideas or wrestling with
By Jennifer Malone It’s my agent-iversary this month (two years since I signed with my lovely agent, Holly Root) and I’ve recently had a couple
Dr. Mira Reisberg is a font of knowledge. Her passion for children’s literature and children’s book writers is obvious in everything that she does. I’ve
By Diana Zipeto Dr. Seuss (sung to the tune of Neil Young’s “Old Man“) by Diana Zipeto Dr. Seuss, when I look at your life I
Guest Post by Heather Kelly At the start, I thought that writing was a solitary pursuit. I couldn’t have been more wrong. 🙂 Years ago,
By Kirsti Call I first met Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen at the NESCBWI conference where she taught a picture book workshop with energy and humor. I was
I have been a bit busy this summer, traveling and purchasing a new house, and have not been able to write as much as I’d
Guest Post by Nancy Goulet It nags at me. Taunts. Like that unraveled thread at the edge of my sweater tempting me to tug, tug,
by Carol Gordon Ekster In June, Writers’ Rumpus celebrated its first blogiversary. I’m continuing the celebration in this post, making it last the entire summer!
Part 1: Writing While Waiting Making time to write is a familiar challenge. But a few months ago when I took a new job the
By Amy Courage Three of the things I love most in the world (apart from my husband and a good sandwich) are books, cats and
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