Susan Beth Pfeffer on Susan Beth Pfeffer: “In first grade, I wrote Dookie The Cookie and realized right away that I wanted to be a writer. I wrote my first book that got published, Just Morgan, my last semester at NYU and never looked back. I’ve written a lot of YA,
Today, several writers at Interesting Nonfiction for Kids will offer a live chat from noon to 1 p.m. EST.
Questions may include: “What are the hot titles for 2008, what makes a good picture book biography, and how does an author decided how to approach his/her subject?”
Note: register at Blogger to participate.
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Peter Hannan is a writer, producer, and artist. He is the creator and executive producer of the Nickelodeon animated series, “CatDog,” overseeing all aspects (writing, storyboarding, character design, art direction, post-production) of a hundred and twenty-something 11-minute episodes and holiday specials. He produced “Fetch,” the “CatDog” theatrical short and a ninety-minute TV movie called “CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery.”
Congratulations to Tiffany Trent on the release of her latest Hallowmere novel, Between Golden Jaws (Mirrorstone, 2008)(sample chapter)!
From the promotional copy: “Will Corrine make a deal with the dark Fey Prince? Corrine and her friends race to London, in the hopes of finding a rathstone that will help them end this terrible war with the Fey.
Thank you, SCBWI Bologna 2008–especially Anita Loughrey–for offering Cynsations feature interviews with your wonderful speakers! Have a great conference!
Read the entire SCBWI Bologna 2008 interview series!
And don’t miss today’s interview with author/SCBWI Bologna planner Erzsi Deak, who says,
Erzsi Deak (pronounced “aire-zshee”); “Erzsi” is a Hungarian diminutive for “Elizabeth” (like “Beth” or “Betty”). She grew up believing that “Deak” meant “royal scribe,” but learned a few years ago that it’s closer to “Clark” or “Clerk.” The royal blood was good while it lasted. A journalist for more than twenty years, Erzsi has covered fashion and children’s features from Alaska to San Francisco to Paris.
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Yolanda LeRoy is editorial director at Charlesbridge, an independent Boston-area publisher. She has edited more than 100 books and has worked with Martha Alexander, Eve Bunting, Kathryn Lasky, David McPhail, Linda Sue Park (author interview), and Jane Yolen (author interview),
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Cecilia Yung has worked in children’s publishing for more than twenty-five years. She is the Art Director and Vice President at Penguin Books for Young Readers in the U.S. Cecilia has worked with many major artists and award winners, such as David Small, Peggy Rathmann, Emily McCully and Ed Young.
Marc Aronson will appear on Book TV at 9 p.m. EST March 25, offer a talk on his latest book, Race: A History Beyond Black and White (Ginee Seo, 2008)(more on this title), to young readers at the Brooklyn Library. Read a Cynsations interview with Marc.
Author Laurie Halse Anderson is giving away ARCs of her upcoming book,
NEW YORK, NY–The Children’s Book Council (CBC) in association with the CBC Foundation, launches the Children’s Choice Book Awards program with the announcement of 25 finalists in five categories. The Children’s Choice Book Awards program was created to provide young readers with an opportunity to voice their opinions about the books being written for them and to help develop a reading list that will motivate children to read.
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