Lynn E. Hazen’s first novel, Mermaid Mary Margaret (Bloomsbury, 2004), written for middle grade readers, was hailed “a winner” by Kirkus Reviews. She followed her success with a picture book, Buzz Bumble to the Rescue (Bloomsbury, 2005). Her early reader, Cinder Rabbit, is forthcoming, and she is nearly finished revising her young adult novel,
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Author Update: Lisa Wheeler
We last talked to noted picture book and easy-reader author Lisa Wheeler about the publication of Sixteen Cows, illustrated by Kurt Cyrus (Harcourt, 2002, 2006)(author interview).
Could you tell us a bit about your backlist titles published since 2002?
Oh, my. 2002? Really?
The Edge of The Forest: A Children’s Literature Monthly
The Edge of The Forest: A Children’s Literature Monthly, volume 1, issue 1, debuts February 2006. Under the guidance of editor/webmaster, Kelly Herold of Big A little a, this new online magazine will seek to publish on the 15th of each month.
The editorial board is comprised of: Liz Burns of A Chair,
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SCBWI Bologna 2006 Agent Interview: Rosemary Stimola
Children’s/YA literary agent Rosemary Stimola will be speaking at SCBWI Bologna 2006. Other speakers include: Authors and illustrators Scott Westerfeld (author interview), Justine Larbalestier (author interview), Sara Rojo, Doug Cushman. Editors: Victoria Arms/Bloomsbury, Judy Zylstra/Eerdmans, Anne McNeil of Hodder UK,
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Author Feature: Leda Schubert
Leda Schubert on Leda Schubert: “I was born in Washington, DC, and lived in Southeast Washington until I was nine, when my parents took me along with them to suburbia. Thoughtful of them. They also, however, sent me to summer camp (they both worked more than full-time, all year round; my mother owned a store and my father was the head of the chemistry department at American University),
Author Feature: Cynthia Kadohata
Cynthia Kadohata is the author of numerous books, including the 2005 Newbery Medal novel, Kira-Kira (Atheneum, 2004)(excerpt) and Weedflower (Atheneum, 2006)(excerpt), a Junior Library Guild selection.
Cynthia Kadohata on Cynthia Kadohata: “Oh, well….I was born in 1956 in Chicago and moved in 1957 to a couple of small towns in Georgia,
SCBWI Bologna 2006 Author Interview: Justine Larbalestier
From SCBWI Bologna 2006:
Justine Larbalestier will be speaking at the SCBWI Bologna 2006 conference in Bologna, Italy, March 25-26, 2006. Other speakers include: Authors and illustrators Scott Westerfeld (author interview), Sara Rojo, Doug Cushman. Editors: Victoria Arms/Bloomsbury, Judy Zylstra/Eerdmans,
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SCBWI Bologna 2006 Author Interview: Scott Westerfeld
From SCBWI Bologna 2006:
YA author Scott Westerfeld, author of Pretties and other top-of-the-chart books will be speaking at the SCBWI Bologna 2006 conference in Bologna, Italy, March 25-26, 2006. His talk and workshop (with Justine Larbalestier) topics include: “Slanguage: Teen Voices and Teen Vernaculars;”
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SCBWI Bologna 2006
SCBWI BOLOGNA 2006: Join Authors and illustrators Scott Westerfeld, Justine Larbalestier, Sara Rojo, Doug Cushman. Editors: Victoria Arms/Bloomsbury, Judy Zylstra/Eerdmans, and others. Agents: Rosemary Canter/PFD, Barry Goldblatt/Barry Goldblatt Literary, Rosemary Stimola. Hands-on workshops and roundtable discussions: SCBWI Bologna, 25-26 March 2006. Register today!
Author Interview: Tanya Lee Stone on A Bad Boy Can Be Good For A Girl
A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl by Tanya Lee Stone (Wendy Lamb/Random House, 2006) (PDF excerpt). Promo copy: “Josie, Nicolette, and Aviva all get mixed up with a senior boy–a cool, slick, sexy boy who can talk them into doing almost anything he wants. In a blur of high school hormones and personal doubt,
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