Vaunda Micheaux Nelson is a successful children’s author with a long, distinguished career.
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 Angela Cerrito
for SCBWI Bologna 2018 and Cynthia Leitich Smith‘s Cynsations
Note: This interview is part of a series focusing on the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.
SCBWI Assistant International Adviser Angela Cerrito talks with Nicoletta “Nico” Maldini,
By Tara Dairman
Moving 1,000 miles was not the way I anticipated kicking off 2017, but hey, not much about the last year has been predictable. So when my husband received a new job offer in January, we found ourselves relocating from Colorado to Austin, Texas, in a few short weeks.
Austin has a well-established kidlit community,
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By Varsha Bajaj
On November 9, 2016, I was at my local Target store.
I had bought milk, eggs, bananas and dog treats and I wandered into the books section because that’s where I am known to stray when I need comforting.
Right there beside Dr. Seuss and under Eric Carle was This is Our Baby,
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