Welcome to this gallery of some of our earliest conversations about the creation of books for children and teens! It’s a fascinating peek into children’s-YA writing in the early 2000s. For more recent author interviews, visit Cynsations.

Interview: Children’s Author B.J. Stone

Interview: Children’s Author Carmen T. Bernier-Grand

Interview: Children’s Author Carolyn Crimi

Interview: Children’s Author David Lubar

Interview: Children’s Author Debbie Leland

Interview: Children’s Author Denise Schmandt-Besserat

Interview: Children’s Author Dianna Hutts Aston

Interview: Children’s Author Elaine Scott

Interview: Children’s Author Esther Hershenhorn

Interview: Children’s Author Franny Billingsley

Interview: Children’s Author Gail Carson Levine

Interview: Children’s Author Haemi Balgassi

Interview: Children’s Author Jane Kurtz

Interview: Children’s Author Judy Blume

Interview: Children’s Author Linda Sue Park

Interview: Children’s Author Marianne J. Dyson

Interview: Children’s Author Uma Krishnaswami

Interview: Children’s Author-Illustrator Katie Davis

Interview: Children’s Illustrator Don Tate

Interview: Children’s Illustrators Ying-Hwa Hu and Cornelius Van Wright

Interview: Children’s-YA Author Anna Myers

Interview: Children’s-YA Author Cynthia Leitich Smith

Interview: Children’s-YA Author Diane Gonzales Bertrand

Interview: Children’s-YA Author Ellen Wittlinger

Interview: Children’s-YA Author Francess Lantz

Interview: Children’s-YA Author Graham Salisbury

Interview: Children’s-YA Author Jackie French Koller

Interview: Children’s-YA Author Kathi Appelt

Interview: Children’s-YA Author Kimberly Willis Holt

Interview: Children’s-YA Author Nancy Garden

Interview: Children’s-YA Author Peni Griffin

Interview: Children’s-YA Author Sara Jane Boyers

Interview: YA Author Alex Sanchez

Interview: YA Author An Na

Interview: YA Author Annette Curtis Klause

Interview: YA Author April Lurie

Interview: YA Author Lori Aurelia Williams

Interview: YA Author Nancy Werlin

Interview: YA Author Rebecca O’Connell