WRITERS' RUMPUS

IT WAITS IN THE FOREST by Sarah Dass

July 9, 2024 Laura Fineberg Cooper

It Waits in the Forest by Sarah Dass is a deeply atmospheric YA thriller that will sink its bloody teeth into you and refuse to let go … until you read through to the spine-tingling conclusion. Is this a creepy mystery? Is the plot realistic, mystical, mysterious, and drawn from Caribbean folklore? Does it include a love triangle with two hot guys? YES to all those tantalizing questions and so much more!!

Author Visits and English Learners: Tips for Presenting Your Books

July 5, 2024 Alumni & Guests

Guest Post by Terry Farish I was invited to present with kidlit writer and media specialist Sara Lesley Warner on the topic, Welcoming Kids to

Interview With Nonfiction Children’s Book Author and Poet Christine Van Zandt…and a Book Giveaway!

July 2, 2024 Hilary Elizabeth Margitich

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

June 25, 2024 Marianne Knowles

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

Books as Graduation Gifts? Absolutely!!

June 18, 2024 Laura Fineberg Cooper

June is graduation month, and there is no more thoughtful gift to give your special graduate than an inspiring, encouraging, and enduring book. For this post, I set forth to cultivate a lovely collection for gift givers to consider, whether your student is graduating from elementary, middle, or high school, or even from the hallowed halls of college.

JOHN BURNINGHAM’S BORKA: THE ADVENTURES OF A GOOSE WITH NO FEATHERS

June 11, 2024 Hilary Elizabeth Margitich

I’ve been a graduate student in children’s and young adult literature for the past couple of years now. It’s been a lot of hard work,

Interview with BETH ANDERSON, a #kidlit #picturebook #nonfiction inspiration!

June 4, 2024 Carol Gordon Ekster

Carol Gordon Ekster: Beth, I’ve been on panels with you and part of the same book marketing group, PBRockiteers. I’ve always been impressed with your

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