By Cynthia Leitich Smith
Robin Galbraith, Gayleen Rabukukk, and Stephani Eaton
Diversity & Inclusion
#readblack: What Would You Include If Someone Asked For A Quick List of Recent Titles Starring Black Kids? By Elizabeth Bird from A Fuse #8 Production.
By Traci Sorell
I’m delighted to feature the prolific, award-winning poet and author Joseph Bruchac and his latest middle grade novel, Two Roads (Dial, 2018) on Cynsations.
From the promotional copy:
It’s 1932, and twelve-year-old Cal Black and his Pop have been riding the rails for years after losing their farm in the Great Depression.
Continue Reading Interview: Joseph Bruchac on Telling Stories and Two Roads »
Sydell Rosenberg and Amy Losak
Today we’re chatting with Amy Losak, Chad Reynolds and Alexis Orgera about Penny Candy Books and the posthumous publication of Amy’s mother’s poetry as a picture book, H is for Haiku: A Treasury of Haiku from A to Z by Sydell Rosenberg,
Learn more about Leslie Helakoski; pictured here at the ALA Conference.
In children’s-YA writing, maintaining an active publishing career is arguably an even bigger challenge than breaking into the field.
Reflecting on your personal journey (creatively, career-wise, and your writer’s heart), what bumps did you encounter and how have you managed to defy the odds to achieve continued success?
By Cynthia Leitich Smith
Robin Galbraith, Gayleen Rabukukk, and Stephani Eaton
Diversity
We Are Unbroken: YA Authors Get Honest About Disability by Marieke Nijkamp from Children’s Book Council. Peek:
“In the new YA anthology Unbroken,
By Traci Sorell
Today we welcome two of my fellow Epic Eighteen creators, Elizabeth Lilly, author-illustrator of Geraldine (Roaring Brook, 2018) and Shanda McCloskey, author-illustrator of Doll-E 1.0 (Little, Brown, May 2018).
Both Shanda and Elizabeth devoted time and effort to developing their skills before landing their first book contracts.
Learn more about Erin Cashman
By Erin Cashman
Recently, someone commented to me that writing fantasy must be easy, since I can just make up what I need to fit my plot.
I wish! As Lloyd Alexander said,
“Once committed to his imaginary kingdom, the writer is not a monarch but a subject.”
Continue Reading Guest Post: Erin Cashman on The Role of Research in Writing Fantasy »
In children’s-YA writing, maintaining an active publishing career is arguably an even bigger challenge than breaking into the field.
Reflecting on your personal journey (creatively, career-wise, and your writer’s heart), what bumps did you encounter and how have you managed to defy the odds to achieve continued success?
By Cynthia Leitich Smith,
Robin Galbraith, Gayleen Rabukukk, and Stephani Eaton
Author/Illustrator Insights
Nicole Griffin Releases Just Wreck It All from Wild Things. Peek:
“…my process…Procrastination and cookies. Whining and foot-dragging. Then, finally,
By Traci Sorell
for Cynthia Leitich Smith‘s Cynsations
Today we welcome Diné (Navajo) artist Jonathan Nelson to discuss his journey as an illustrator and his recently published debut picture book.
Johnny, your Wool of Jonesy (Native Realities, 2016), a wordless graphic novel won the American Indian Library’s Association Middle Grade Honor Book Award earlier this year.
Continue Reading Native Author-Illustrator Interview: Jonathan Nelson »
