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“…it can be a bit of a shortcut to the working writer’s life for the new writer and for the already established writer, a broadening of their horizons in both writing and teaching.”
–Faculty Chair Sharon Darrow of Vermont College
“Students who pursue this degree will have a far greater likelihood of publishing their work than students who work on their own.”
It’s a pleasure to highlight two new strong girl heroes for young mystery readers.
Dorian Cirrone‘s early reader heroine Lindy Blues AKA “Your Nose for News” is an investigative TV journalist who reports to readers (and her neighborhood) in a humorous, upbeat voice. Smart, sassy, and charmingly illustrated in pencil by Liza Woodruff,
Continue Reading Investigative Girls: Lindy Blues and Hannah West »
Thanks to Not Your Mother’s Bookclub for recommending my recent interview with Sarah Dessen and to YA Library News for recommending Author Picks of 2006.
As I mentioned in a previous post, Santa Knows by Cynthia and Greg Leitich Smith, illustrated by Steve Björkman (Dutton,
Lynn Green on Lynn Green: “I was born in Nashville, where I still live. I sometimes feel like one of the few natives around, since Nashville has seen such an influx of newcomers over the past two decades.
“I received my undergraduate degree from Tulane University and a master’s degree from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
Thanks to Jo Knowles for her kind words about my upcoming Tantalize (Candlewick, 2007). Among many lovely things, Jo says: “I think, for a little while anyway, I’ll be pouring my own red wine, thank you very much.” Prudent idea. Jo is the author of Lessons from a Dead Girl (Candlewick, fall 2007).
Three Silly Chicks say Santa Knows by Cynthia and Greg Leitich Smith, illustrated by Steve Björkman (Dutton, 2006) is “a holly jolly read for the holidays.” Read the whole review. Then find out more about silly chicks Andrea Beaty, Julia Durango,
“My favorite YA book of the year is The Year The Gypsies Came by Linzi Glass (Holt). This book is smart, soulful and beautifully written. With heartbreaking prose, Linzi Glass has given us an intimate look at a two families through the eyes of the smallest sister; set against the beautiful landscape of South Africa with its nightmarish laws of Apartheid,
Anjali Banerjee on Anjali Banerjee: “I was born many moons ago in Calcutta, India. (The city recently cast off its colonial moniker and changed its name to ‘Kolkata.’) We immigrated to Canada when I was two months old. My father had placed first in India on the Cambridge Exams and had scholarships to study at several universities in England and North America.
Continue Reading Author Interview: Anjali Banerjee on Looking for Bapu »
Chicagoan Esther Hershenhorn spends her days doing what she loves and loving what she does: writing picture books and middle grade fiction, teaching writing for children classes, and coaching writers of all ages to help them tell their stories.
Her titles include Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner Chicken Soup by Heart,
Continue Reading Author Interview: Esther Hershenhorn on Fancy That »
Sarah Dessen on Sarah Dessen: “I was born in Evanston, Illinois in 1970, but moved to North Carolina when I was three, so I’ve always considered myself a Southerner. I am the only one in my family with an accent. My dad is a retired Shakespeare professor, my mother a retired classicist. Suffice to say I grew up in a house full of books,
Continue Reading Author Interview: Sarah Dessen on Just Listen »
