By J.T. Dutton
“Fifteen-year-old boys like sex,” a member of my graduate committee said one day, a few weeks before I was to defend my thesis.
We had been discussing what a visiting writer to our school had dubbed the absence of a socio-sexual agenda in the draft of my manuscript.
I had it in mind that my main character,
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Thank you to regional advisor Linda Rodriguez Bernfeld, ARA Michelle Delisle, and everyone at last weekend’s SCBWI Florida conference at the Coronda Springs Resort at Walt Disney World. It was an honor to visit with y’all, and I had a lovely time.
Friday faculty included author Lisa McCourt and Frances Gilbert of Sterling Publishing,
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Could you begin by telling us a little about yourself?
Well, let’s see, I’m 24 years old, and I live just north of Toronto (Canada). I am a student, but I work as well, which leaves a lot of room to read and not a lot of time for much else.
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Also known as Winnie B From the Hundred Acre Woods, this savvy spaniel has accomplished much in his first year of life.
He’s the able assistant and muse to writer Kirby Larson, helping her complete two historical novels, The Fences Between Us (Scholastic, Sept. 2010),
Enter to win a paperback copy of Swim the Fly by Don Calame (Candlewick, 2010)! From the promotional copy:
Fifteen-year-old Matt Gratton and his two best friends, Coop and Sean, always set themselves a summertime goal.
This year’s? To see a real-live naked girl for the first time — quite a challenge,
Mike Benny has been illustrating for more than 15 years. His clients include Greenwillow/HarperCollins, Random House, Scholastic, and Simon & Schuster.
His books include America’s White Table, written by Margot Theis Raven (Sleeping Bear, 2005), The Listeners, written by Gloria Whelan (Sleeping Bear, 2009),
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From his official website: “Don Tate is the award-winning illustrator/author of more than 25 trade and educational books for children.
“With a bold, dynamic style, Don’s oil and acrylic paintings bring to life the pages of the children’s books he illustrates.
“This self-trained painter and digital illustrator has demonstrated extraordinary range in style and medium —
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Congratulations to Jody Feldman on the release of The Seventh Level (Greenwillow, 2010). From the promotional copy:
“Lauer Middle School has a super-secret society—The Legend. No one knows who is in it. Or how they pull off the spectacular schoolwide events.
“Seventh grader Travis Raines may be about to find out.
Learn about Kathi Appelt.
What first inspired you to write across forms in children’s-YA literature?
Aside from boredom, you mean? Actually, my writing began to “grow” with my kids. As I found myself reading older books to my boys, I also found myself wanting to write for those older audiences. Nothing more mysterious than that.
Vicki Oransky Wittenstein is the first time author of Planet Hunter: Geoff Marcy and the Search for Other Earths (Boyds Mills, 2010). From the promotional copy:
He has discovered more planets than anyone in history.
In this inspiring true story, Geoff Marcy’s love of space helped him overcome struggles in his studies until finally he became an astronomer.
