Balkin Buddies is a service offering authors and artists for speaking engagements in school, libraries, and at conferences.
The client list is top notch and includes such talents as Avi, Jennifer Armstrong, Joseph Bruchac, Margery Cuyler, Alex Flinn, Bobbi Katz,
Night Wonders by Jane Peddicord (Charlesbridge, 2005). An introduction to space juxtaposing poetry against non-fiction with a generous glossary and additional resources. Ages 4-up.
Jane Peddicord is from Austin; this is her first book.
Jane is one of Charlesbridge‘s latest wave of fabulous new authors (who also include another Austinite,
The Executive Board of the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE invites applications for the position of ALAN Treasurer. This is a new three-year, appointed position, with a possibility of reappointment for additional years. The new treasurer will assume office on or about June 1, 2005.
Position Description: The ALAN Treasurer keeps all of the financial records of the Assembly,
Humor In Young Adult Literature: A Time To Laugh by Walter Hogan (Scarecrow, 2005). A professional resource book that features chapters on YA humor with regard to: family; friends; bullies; authorities and adversaries; what’s wrong with me?; could this be love?; the ironic perspective; and coming of age: who am I, and what am I going to do about it?
Much like author Esme Raji Codell, my approach to promotion has been a global one, doing what I can to promote the body of children’s and YA literary trade books as a whole.*
I do so via my Web site and blogs, when I speak to the media and in-person audiences,
My friend, author Lisa Wheeler, spoke this week in Austin to a number of audiences, including Austin SCBWI. I was lucky enough to attend her signing at BookPeople on Friday and a dinner thrown in her honor last night by Austin SCBWI RA/author Julie Lake (whose debut novel was Galveston: Summer of the Storm).
FIRST PLACE $100! SECOND PLACE $50! FREE BOOKS FOR 5 THIRD PLACE WINNERS.
From March 6, 2005 to June 5, 2005, young writers (ages 8 to 12) are challenged to “Describe an alien pet in 200 words or less.”
This contest is sponsored by author Linda Joy Singleton in celebration of her new series,
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Miss Lady Bird’s Wildflowers: How a First Lady Changed America by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by Joy Fisher Hein (Harper, 2005). A picture book biography of Lady Bird Johnson. She loved wildflowers from her days as a young girl. Then, as First Lady, she found her own way to beautify the United States. Via Kathi Appelt’s poetic voice and Joy Fisher Hein’s vivid illustrations,
I’m thrilled to announce the publication of my YA short story, “Riding With Rosa” by Cynthia Leitich Smith, in the March/April 2005 issue of Cicada, a YA literary magazine, (p. 69, Vol. 7, No., 4). I hope y’all will look for it.
Just surfed over to Sue Corbett’s site, and I wanted to highlight her as an author to know. (She also reviews children’s books for the Miami Herald).
Sue’s debut novel, 12 Again (Dutton, 2002) is the story of mother Bernadette and son Patrick, who are separated when Bernadette becomes 12 again,