Learn about Joyce Sweeney.
[Joyce in black-and-blue with her most famous graduate student, author Alex Flinn. Alex is holding A Kiss In Time (HarperCollins, 2009); see the new cover.]
Thank you for inviting us to peek in on your group! Who are the members?
It’s two YA authors for the price of one!
“From Classics to Contemporary” is a joint presentation offered by Jennifer Ziegler, author of Sass & Serendipity (inspired by Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (1811)) and Cynthia Leitich Smith, author of the Tantalize series (inspired by Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897)).
Continue Reading Attention Event Planners: Book Now for 2011-2012 »
By P. J. Hoover
The life cycle of revisions has an evolution just like everything in the publishing world. An author writes a perfect story, and then it gets ripped apart and reordered on its path to publication.
Traditionally, the story is revised with the help of the author, a critique group,
Continue Reading Guest Post: P. J. Hoover on When Your Agent is Your Editor »
Interview: Don Tate — Illustrating Children’s Books by Donna Bowman Bratton from Writing Down the Kid-Lit Page. Peek: “I think the tool I use the most is my Sharpie. I like to sketch with a Sharpie marker because I can block in large areas and quickly see how shapes relate to each other.”
I’m honored to report that my 2010 picture book, Holler Loudly, illustrated by Barry Gott (Dutton) has been selected for inclusion in Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
This literacy program serves children from birth through pre-school.
Pictured (right) is the letter I received informing me of the news,
Have you ever considered writing a novel in verse? Here are some things to keep in mind:
Is the subject matter right for poetry?
Some topics lend themselves more easily to poetry than others. Some subjects refuse to be written as prose.
While many stories can and will work as poetry,
Continue Reading Guest Post: Caroline Starr Rose on Writing Verse Novels »
Caissie St.Onge is the first-time author of Jane Jones: Worst. Vampire. Ever. (Ember/Random House, 2011)(excerpt). From the promotional copy:
For Jane Jones, being a vampire is nothing like you read about in books. In fact, it kind of sucks. She’s not beautiful, she’s not rich, and she doesn’t “sparkle.”
Continue Reading New Voice: Caissie St.Onge on Jane Jones: Worst. Vampire. Ever. »
Angie Smibert is the first-time author of Memento Nora (Marshall Cavendish, April 1, 2011)(author blog). From the promotional copy:
Nora, the popular girl and happy consumer, witnesses a horrific bombing on a shopping trip with her mother. In Nora’s near-future world, terrorism is so commonplace that she can pop one little white pill to forget and go on like nothing ever happened.
I’m honored to report that my new novel Blessed (Candlewick, 2011) is among the 25 titles nominated for YALSA’s Teens’ Top Ten! See annotated list (PDF).
From YALSA: “Teens’ Top Ten is a ‘teen choice’ list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year!
Continue Reading YALSA’s Teens Top Ten Nominees, Including Blessed by Cynthia Leitich Smith »
In celebration of the Diversity in YA Fiction Tour, enter to win a copy of two, randomly selected books by participating authors!
Join the authors this month in San Francisco, Austin, Chicago, Cambridge and New York. See schedule and details!
To enter the giveaway, comment here or email me (scroll and click envelope) and type “Diversity”
