Authors & Illustrators Wild About Kidlit!
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
Oh. Holy. Yikes! My book releases NEXT month and today I’m super-excited to share the trailer for it. Of course, I figured I’d make it
By Paul Czajak Just recently I was interviewed by the Boston Herald about my series Monster&Me. Specifically Monster Needs A Costume, since it will be
By Diana Zipeto At an art school critique many years ago, my figure drawing teacher told me, “Your drawings have improved, but you still need
I recently completed an online professional development class for art teachers called Tech Ready Teacher. Each week we explored another online resource that art teachers
CAROL GORDON EKSTER: Can you tell us a little about your journey of becoming an author/illustrator? SARAH BRANNEN: I always knew I was going to
By Jen Malone Most writers describe the first draft as falling in love. We love our words, our concept, our characters. We have fallen asleep
The company I work for, Six Red Marbles, develops technology-based educational materials for use in schools and other settings. Six Red Marbles has six core
Like daffodils naturalized in the woods, all Native Americans, immigrants from everywhere in the world, people with various abilities, talents, handicaps, and preferences populate our
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