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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Growing Up without Books: Discovering DeShawn

April 24, 2013 – 9:00 am

Guest blogger, author/poet Tony Medina talks about growing up in the projects without books and later as an author witnessing the true power of connecting multicultural books with children of color.

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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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What is dystopia? A chat with Diverse Energies authors

November 30, 2012 – 10:15 am

Before Thanksgiving we had a great chat on Twitter with some of the contributing authors from our new dystopian anthology, Diverse Energies. Authors Cindy Pon, Malinda Lo, Ken Liu, Rahul Kanakia, Rajan Khanna, and K. Tempest Bradford joined us to answer some questions about their stories, dystopia, world-building, and more: In one or two sentences, can […]

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How to deal with negative criticism, the Maurice Sendak way

November 8, 2012 – 12:46 pm

Came across a link today to a terrific interview with the late, great Maurice Sendak. Authors and illustrators often wonder what the best way is to deal with negative criticism of their books, so I thought I’d share Mr. Sendak’s first-rate advice: Interviewer: What kinds of things do children write to you about? Maurice Sendak: […]

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Writing a Life: How to Write a Biography for Children

May 9, 2012 – 10:26 am

In this guest post we welcome Alan Schroeder, author of In Her Hands: The Story of Sculptor Augusta Savage and Baby Flo: Florence Mills Lights Up the Stage to discuss what it takes to write a biography for children. Writing someone’s biography can be a tricky business. First—and this is important—you’ve got to be enthusiastic […]

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