Welcome to my new blog, which now includes content from many of the blogs I’ve created over the years. You can now also access content via category from this one page instead of having to search for my individual blogs, which were scattered over various platforms and websites.
I had a fantastic time at the SCBWI Summer Conference in LA earlier this month and will be posting a bit about that soon, but I wanted to also announce that registration for the SCBWI Canada East Fall Conference in Montreal is now open. It’s my first SCBWI faculty position, and I’m . . .
Photo: Teri Fullerton William Alexander won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature for his first novel, GOBLIN SECRETS, a fantasy tale about a boy who joins a theatrical troupe of goblins to find his missing brother. A companion novel, GHOULISH SONG, came out this year. William studied theater and folklore at Oberlin College, . . .
Thanks to Renee Kurilla for interviewing me on Simply Messing About, a wonderful blog about creating children’s books. Topics covered include: – How I ended up selling my website for writers and moving to Philadelphia for six months (away from my husband!) – How Inkygirl.com got started – Time management – Why I . . .
Claire M. Caterer was born in the Motor City and raised in the suburbs of Kansas City with a large assortment of cats, dogs, birds, hamsters, mice, and other creatures. Her childhood was spent reading about and inventing fantastical worlds. Today she is a full-time writer of books for all ages. . . .
Can you see that tiny soccer ball in the middle of the wave? As some of you already know, my sister Ruth Ohi (photo to the left) is an experienced children’s book writer and illustrator who has been encouraging and supporting me over the years. She has TWO new picture books coming . . .
I’ve been gradually updating a list of children’s and YA books being affected by the dispute between Simon & Schuster and Barnes & Noble. For more info and to find out how you can help, please see http://inkygirl.com/bn-dispute. If you’re a Simon & Schuster Children’s author or illustrator affected by the . . .
Thanks to my sister Ruth for the heads-up: Stella, the star of Marie-Louise Gay‘s picture books and a television series based on her stories, is being featured in a series of stamps issued by Canada Post. I must get some!
Reading KAT, INCORRIGIBLE by @StephanieBurgis. Fun MG, Downton Abbey-esque w/ mystery & magic. I am in love with Kat. TITLE: KAT, INCORRIGIBLE Written by Stephanie Burgis Published by Atheneum Books For Young Readers, 2012 Grades 5-9 ISBN 9781416994480 See my interview with Stephanie Burgis about her creative process, childhood wonder and her . . .
Chelsea Pitcher is a native of Portland, OR where she received her BA in English Literature. Fascinated by all things literary, she began gobbling up stories as soon as she could read, and especially enjoys delving into the darker places to see if she can draw out some light. The S-Word is her . . .
I just had my first phone meeting with Maria Modugno and Cathy Goldsmithabout illustrating author Lauren McLaughlin‘s MITZI TULANE, PRESCHOOL DETECTIVE. The first MITZI title comes out from Random House Children’s Books in 2016. Only just found out that Cathy will be my art director, and I’m especially thrilled because she used to work with Dr. Seuss (!!!). . . .