Roxyanne Young is the co-author of Tales of the Cryptids: Mysterious Creatures That May Or May Not Exist, with Kelly Milner Halls (author interview) and illustrator Rick Spears (Darby Creek, 2006). She’s also the creator and Editorial Director of SmartWriters.com, a professional resource site for children’s writers and educators,
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Cynsational News & Links
Currently Reading: Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean by Justin Somper (Little Brown, 2006)(Simon & Schuster U.K., 2005). Read an interview with Justin from the St. Albans Observer.
Currently Re-reading: Bram Stoker’s Dracula by Bram Stoker, illustrated by Gary Blythe (Candlewick, 2004). Gorgeously illustrated, tremendous production. Are you in the thrall of the master?
Cynsational Events Roundup
Attention New Yorkers: meet Gennady Spirin, illustrator of Clement Clarke Moore’s The Night Before Christmas (Marshall Cavendish, 2006) at Books of Wonder, 18 West 18th Street, on November 2 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at a publication party hosted by the publisher. From Raab Associates: “A classically-trained artist,
Author Interview: Christine Kole MacLean on How It’s Done
Christine Kole MacLean on Christine Kole MacLean: “The high points, such as they are: I grew up on a farm in West Michigan, where I spent a lot of time avoiding chores. My five older siblings all thought I was spoiled, but I was just good at disappearing for long stretches of time.
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Austin SCBWI “Follow Me” Fall 2006 Conference Wrap-Ups
Austin bloggers report on our local SCBWI fall 2006 conference. If you haven’t already, read my conference report and…
“Reading? Writing? Who Needs ’em?” by Chris Barton at Bartography.
“Damn Yankees” by Varian Johnson.
“Eat, Drink, and Be Merry” by Jo Whittemore,
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Editor Interview: Jessie Ruffenach of Salina Bookshelf
Jessie Ruffenach on Jessie Ruffenach: “Salina Bookshelf is the first publishing company I have worked for, and I have been with them for four years. I started as an editorial intern during the summer of my freshman year in college, and once the semester began I was offered the job as editor. It was a definite challenge at times,
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Austin SCBWI “Follow Me” Fall 2006 Conference Report
The Austin chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators held its Fall 2006 Conference, “Follow Me” (PDF). The event was Oct. 21 at the Texas School for the Deaf in south Austin. My husband, author Greg Leitich Smith, and I had the honor of hosting a reception at our home in honor of the speakers the evening prior to the conference.
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Cynsational News & Links
Walker Books (U.K.) will be releasing my upcoming gothic fantasy novel Tantalize in October 2008.
In addition, the U.S. publication date for Tantalize (Candlewick, 2006) has been moved up to February.
More News & Links
2006 Cybils: book awards from children’s/YA literature bloggers and blog readers.
Illustrator Interview: Kadir Nelson on Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
Kadir Nelson began drawing at the age of three. At eleven, Nelson experimented with a variety of media, and at sixteen, he began painting with oils under the encouragement and tutelage of both his uncle and high school art teacher. He began entering his paintings in art competitions and ultimately won an art scholarship to study at the prestigious Pratt Institute in Brooklyn,
Tim Tingle, Heather Hepler win Writers’ League Awards
The Writers’ League of Texas has announced its Teddy (Children’s Book) Award winners.
In the short works (picture book) division, the finalists are The Pledge of Allegiance by Barbara Clack (Texas A & M University Press Consortium, 2005) and Mocking Birdies by Annette Simon (Simply Read Books, 2005).
The winner is Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom by Tim Tingle,
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