The Washington DCJCC is now accepting submissions for the 2009 Sugarman Award.
The Sugarman Award was established in 1994 by Joan Sugarman to help thank, encourage and inspire writers and illustrators of Jewish children’s literature. Every other year a monetary award is presented for best Jewish children’s book. The presentation to the winner will take place during the Hyman S.
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Danielle Joseph is the first-time author of Shrinking Violet (MTV/Pocket Books, 2009). From the promotional copy:
High school senior Teresa Adams is so painfully shy that she dreads speaking to anyone in the hallways or getting called on in class.
But in the privacy of her bedroom with her iPod in hand,
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Learn about Richard Uhlig.
What first inspired you to write for YA readers?
I wasn’t inspired to write for YA readers because I didn’t know the genre existed. About five years ago, at a dinner party here in New York, I met Rachel Cohn and Patty McCormick,
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Learn about Lorie Ann Grover.
Could you describe the best experience you’ve had working with an editor?
I have worked with amazing editors from Margarget K. McElderry, Little Simon, and Scholastic. However, the one who I hold first in my heart is Emma Dryden.
Emma found me in a slush pile back in 1999.
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Cynthea Liu is the author of Paris Pan Takes the Dare (G. P. Putnam’s Sons, June 11, 2009). From the promotional copy:
Twelve-year-old Paris Pan’s life is a mess. She’s just moved to a tiny town in Nowheresville, Oklahoma; her family life is a comical disaster; her new friends are more like frenemies;
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You last visited Cynsations in July 2008 to discuss your debut novel, The Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous (Greenwillow, 2007). Welcome back, and congratulations on your 2009 release, The Stolen One (Greenwillow)! In your own words, could you tell us briefly what the book is about?
The Stolen One is about willful,
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Emily Masters has an MA in English Literature and worked for Humanities Tennessee for more than eight years. While there she helped to organize the Southern Festival of Books, one of the nation’s top book events and she established various contacts in the children’s and young adult publishing market. She is now transitioning into a career as a literary agent and looks forward to exploring new horizons in the literary world.
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Learn about Sara Zarr.
What do you love most about your creative life? Why?
I love the solitude. I like the expanse of quiet, empty space in the day.
As a classic introvert, I’m refreshed by my time alone. It enables me to be contemplative about myself, my stories,
Interview with Cynthia Leitich Smith from Tabitha Olson at Writer Musings: A place to ponder books, as well as how the words get on the page.
Peek: “After a break during college, I returned to reading comics, graphic novels, and children’s-YA literature while I was in law school. In an academic field with some weighty (sometimes intentionally convoluted) language,
