Cynsations is going on a brief hiatus while Cynthia Leitich Smith (that’s me!) appears at book events in the upper southwest. In addition to a number of school visits, the public events are:
Alamosa Books Author Event from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Interview: Laura Watkinson on Children’s-YA Book Translation
SCBWI Netherlands’ Laura at Bologna
Laura Watkinson’s translation of Soldier Bear (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers) was recently awarded the Mildred L. Batchelder Award. The award is given by the American Library Association to an American publisher for the most outstanding children’s book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States and translated into English for publication in the United States.
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Cynsational News & Giveaways
Compiled by Cynthia Leitich Smith
On Being Thin Skinned by David Macinnis Gill from I Am Chikin, Hear Me Roar. Peek: “…thick-skinned people are not very good writers. They are bullet
proof to criticism, yes, but they also lack the insight and empathy
required to feel the emotions that should resonant throughout their
work.”
Jane Yolen Establishes Grant for Midlist Children’s Authors
Source: SCBWI
Los Angeles–Together with The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), beloved author Jane Yolen has created a new grant to honor an oft-overlooked group: Midlist authors. These are authors who have consistently sold work but are not bestsellers.
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New Cynsations Reporter: Angela Cerrito
Angela Cerrito writes by night and is a pediatric physical therapist by day.
Her debut novel The End of the Line (Holiday House, 2011) was selected for VOYA’s Top of the Top Shelf 2011 and Top Shelf for Middle Grade Readers 2011.
Cynsational News & Giveaways
Compiled by Cynthia Leitich Smith
The Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature have been announced.
In the Picture Book category, the winner was The House Baba Built: An Artist’s Childhood in China by Ed Young (Little, Brown), and the honor book was Hot Hot Roti for Dada-ji by F.
New Voice: Angela Cerrito on The End of the Line
Angela Cerrito is the first-time author of The End of the Line (Holiday House, 2011)(blog). From the promotional copy:
Robbie is locked in a room with nothing but a desk, a chair, a stack of paper and pencil. No belt, no shoes, no socks. He’s starving, but all they give him is water.
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Agent Interview: Erzsi Deàk on Hen & Ink Literary
A journalist for ages, and a “maman poule” (mother hen) for forever, Erzsi Deàk launched Hen & Ink Literary when a golden egg presented itself in the guise of Siobhan Curham‘s Dear Dylan in November 2010.
In her earlier incarnations, Erzsi covered fashion and children’s features from Alaska to San Francisco to Paris.
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Cynsational News & Giveaways
2010 Agatha Award Nominees from Sisters in Crime. The attendees of Malice Domestic 23, which will take place April 29 to May 1 in Bethesda, Maryland, will vote on the awards by secret ballot. The winners will be announced at the 2010 Agatha Awards banquet on April 30.
Best Children’s/Young Adult:
New Voice: Mark Shulman on Scrawl
Mark Shulman is the first-time novelist of Scrawl (Roaring Brook/Neal Porter, 2010)(excerpt). From the promotional copy:
Tod Munn is a bully. He’s tough, but times are even tougher. The wimps have stopped coughing up their lunch money. The administration is cracking down. Then to make things worse, Tod and his friends get busted doing something bad.