Interviews (scroll down) with book creators and others in the children’s book community. I’m still gradually moving these over from the old site; thanks for your patience.
Many of these book creators were kind enough to offer useful Advice For Young Writers and Illustrators.
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 . . .
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 . . .
Photo: Sonya Sones.Justin Chanda is my amazing editor at Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers. I will always be grateful to Justin for being the first editor to believe in me and my work enough to offer a book contract (see this post for Justin’s explanation of why he chose me to illustrate . . .
Stephanie Burgis was born in Michigan, but now lives in Wales with her husband, fellow writer Patrick Samphire, and their children. Before becoming a fulltime writer, she studied music history as a Fulbright Scholar in Vienna, Austria and worked as a website editor for a British opera company. Her first novel, Kat, . . .
I recently read (and loved) Tim Federle‘s BETTER NATE THAN EVER, which came out from Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers earlier this year. Here’s my MicroBookTweet, in case you missed it. I especially recommend it for those who have been teased for being different and could use encouragement for pursuing their . . .
Audrey Vernick writes picture books and middle-grade novels. Her nonfiction book Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team, illustrated by Steven Salerno, was a New York Times Notable Book of 2012 and BCCB Blue Ribbon Winner 2013. A two-time recipient of the New Jersey Arts Council’s fiction fellowship, Audrey . . .
I first came across Kelly Light‘s work online. Not only did I love her fun character sketches, but I was also drawn to her writing — edgy, fun and bubbling over with enthusiasm for all things kidlit. Then I met her at an SCBWI conference and found she was the same . . .
I met Hélène Boudreau through Torkidlit, and have continued to be impressed by this woman’s energy and enthusiasm for kidlit/YA online and offline. I interviewed Hélène a couple of years ago about her book, REAL MERMAIDS DON’T WEAR TOE RINGS, and am delighted to be interviewing her again about her picture book, I DARE YOU . . .
I first became familiar with Tara Lazar through her wonderful blog, Writing For Kids (While Raising Them) and her PiBoIdMo (Picture Book Idea Month). THE MONSTORE iswritten by Tara (her debut picture book) and illustrated by James Burks, and just came out from Aladdin / Simon & Schuster Children’s. Basic story premise: Zach buys Manfred The Monster from The . . .
Thanks so much to Emily Keyes, the 25,000th person to follow me on Twitter. Emily is a literary agent at L. Perkins Agency, and kindly agreed to answer a few questions for Inkygirl readers about her work and what she’s looking for. Q. How did you come to work at L. Perkins Agency? . . .