Carolyn Crimi, pirate queen
Carolyn Crimi received her MFA in Writing for Children from Vermont College in 2000.
She has published thirteen books, including Don’t Need Friends, Boris and Bella, Henry and the Buccaneer Bunnies,
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Career Builder & Giveaway: Candice Ransom
Candice Ransom is the author of 115 books for young people, in every genre, from board books to young adult literature.
She holds an M.F.A. in writing for children from Vermont College and an M.A. in children’s literature from Hollins University.
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Career Builder & Giveaway: Brent Hartinger
Brent on Mount Townsend (6500 feet in a day)
Brent Hartinger is the author of a number of novels for children and teenagers, including three books in the Russel Middlebrook series: (1) Geography Club (HarperCollins, 2003), (2) The Order of the Poison Oak (HarperCollins,
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Career Builder & Giveaway: Ron Koertge
Ron Koertge is the author of a dozen or more books for young readers. Most of his novels are ALA choices and two (Strays (2007) and Stoner & Spaz (2002), both Candlewick) are PEN prize winners.
He is also an accomplished poet with grants from the NEA and the California Arts Council.
Career Builder & Giveaway: J. Patrick Lewis
A Ph.D. in Economics (The Ohio State University, 1974), J. Patrick Lewis (“Pat”) turned to children’s poetry at age forty.
He has since published 80 children’s poetry and picture books to date with Creative Editions, Knopf, Atheneum, Dial, Harcourt, Little, Brown, National Geographic,
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Career Builder & Giveaway: Julie Anne Peters
Julie Anne Peters is the author of 18 books for young adults and children, plus short stories in anthologies, and she looks forward to a new novel to be released in 2014.)
Her YA novel, Luna, was a National Book Award finalist, a Colorado Book Award winner,
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