Category Archives: Publishing 101

How to Write Humor for Young Readers

May 15, 2013 – 12:13 pm

Author Kimberly Pauley shares tips on how to write humor well.

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8 Helpful Links for Aspiring Picture Book Authors

May 3, 2013 – 12:28 pm

Happy NaPiBoWriWee! Here are a few hand-picked resources for aspiring picture book authors.

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Tu Books Announces Winner of First Annual New Visions Contest for Writers of Color

April 11, 2013 – 1:26 pm

[from the press release] New York, NY—April 11, 2013—Tu Books, the science fiction, fantasy, and mystery imprint of respected multicultural children’s publisher LEE & LOW BOOKS, is thrilled to announce that author Valynne Maetani has won its first annual New Visions Award for her young adult mystery novel, Remnants of the Rising Sun. The New […]

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How to Plot a Trilogy: Five Tips for Writing Trilogies

March 19, 2013 – 10:15 am

Karen Sandler, author of the YA science fiction trilogy TANKBORN, shares five tips for how to write a trilogy.

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How to Plot a Trilogy Part I: The Trouble With Trilogies

March 14, 2013 – 12:16 pm

Author Karen Sandler shares advice for authors on how to plot a science fiction trilogy.

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How to Plan a Successful Book Launch: Storytelling and Activity Ideas

March 7, 2013 – 3:10 pm

Tips for authors and illustrators on how to plan storytelling and activities for bookstore appearances from author/illustrator Christy Hale.

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Cover Design 101: Hammer Of Witches, and the Pros of Illustrated Covers

February 27, 2013 – 2:23 pm

We’re so excited about the upcoming release of our new YA historical fantasy Hammer of Witches! In this post, Tu Books Editorial Director Stacy Whitman discusses how she and the designer came up with the final cover: Historical fantasy can be tough to market. You have to show that, despite being steeped in research and history, this is an […]

By Amanda | Also posted in Art, Tu Books | Comments (2)

The Origins of the Coretta Scott King Award

February 25, 2013 – 11:56 am

Dr. Henrietta M. Smith, Professor Emerita and the first African-American professor at the University of South Florida, School of Information shares her memories of how the Coretta Scott King Award began.

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Cover Design 101: The cover of Awakening

February 12, 2013 – 2:40 pm

We’re getting close to the release of Awakening, the upcoming sequel to the YA science fiction dystopia Tankborn from our Tu Books imprint! Awakening continues the story of Kayla and Mishalla, two teen GENs (genetically engineered nonhumans) fighting for freedom and equality:   Last week, we were lucky to get some help revealing the cover of […]

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Announcing our New Visions writing contest finalists

January 24, 2013 – 1:09 pm

This year our Tu Books imprint established the New Visions Award, an annual writing contest for a middle grade or young adult fantasy, science fiction, or mystery novel by a writer of color. The award was started to encourage new voices of color in genre fiction, in response to the low number of writers of […]

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