Susan Patron on Susan Patron: “Born in San Gabriel in 1948, grew up in Hollywood. Two sisters. BA in English Lit and a master’s in Library and Information Science. Married to Rene Patron; we live in a neo-Spanish-style house very similar to the one in which I grew up and about four miles away,
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You last spoke to Cynsations in August 2005 before the release of your debut picture book, Waiting for Gregory, illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska (Henry Holt, 2006). Could you update us on this title?
Waiting for Gregory has been an interesting journey after the writing. I’ve learned how not to do story time with young children.
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Kim Norman is the author of Jack of All Tails, (Dutton, 2007), illustrated by David Clark. Her second book, The Crocodaddy, illustrated by David Walker, is scheduled for publication by Sterling, a subsidiary of Barnes & Noble, in 2009.
2010 will see the release of her 2nd book with Dutton,
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Saturday and Sunday, March 29 and March 30, Bologna, Italy
Speakers include:
Tracey Adams, literary agent, US
Stephen Barbara, literary agent, US (scroll to read link)
Marc Boutavant, author-illustrator, France
Val Brathwaite, art director Bloomsbury, UK
Babette Cole, author-illustrator,
Sarah Aronson on Sarah Aronson:
“Officially: I have been an aerobics instructor, physical therapist, and religious school principal. I received my MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College in July 2006. Currently, I work for Jewish Lights Press in Woodstock, Vermont. Head Case (Roaring Brook,
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We last spoke to Cecil Castellucci in January 2006 about the release of her second YA novel, The Queen of Cool (Candlewick, 2006). Read a Cynsations interview with Cecil.
Wow! This has been a huge year for you! Let’s start with the release of Beige (Candlewick, 2007).
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There’s more than one “Ginger” at Curtis Brown. Could you clarify for us, which is which and who does what?
Ha! This is a problem that is rather unusual to have for an agent, but yes–there are two Gingers at CB, and we are entirely different people. Ginger Knowlton is Vice President and represents almost exclusively children’s books–and is also one of the owners!
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Laurie Faria Stolarz on Laurie Faria Stolarz: “I grew up in Salem, Massachusetts, attended Merrimack College, and received an MFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College in Boston. I am currently working on Deadly Little Secret, the first book in the Touch series (Hyperion, fall 2008), also for young adults.”
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Win an autographed copy of Piper Reed, Navy Brat by Kimberly Willis Holt (Henry Holt, 2007)! To enter, simply email me with your name, snail/street mail address, and to whom you would like the book personalized. Type “Piper Reed, Navy Brat” in the subject line. Deadline: 5 PM CST Dec. 14. Good luck!
The Pacific Coast Children’s Writer’s Workshop will be Aug. 15-17, 2008, at the Hilton Hotel in Santa Cruz, California.
The program is a team-taught seminar for 30 writers of character-driven, realistic youth novels. The 2008 focus is “Epiphanies and Endings: Bring Your Story Arc Full Circle.”
The faculty will be:
Anne Hoppe is an executive editor at HarperCollins Children’s Books.
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