Dual power: Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
Sad and angry over current events, two YA authors used the pen as a weapon against police brutality. Read More “Dual power: Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely”
Sad and angry over current events, two YA authors used the pen as a weapon against police brutality. Read More “Dual power: Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely”
“Memory, we should bear in mind, is a subjective thing,” Lowry tells readers in the July 1987 issue of The Writer. Read More “July 1987: Lowry’s guide to memory”
Multi-genre author Jacqueline Woodson garners the energy of history and her own childhood to shape stories for young readers. Read More “Jacqueline Woodson’s Windows”
Teen readers don’t need neon lights. They need a story. Just like adults. Read More “Up to kids”
Magazines offer young writers experience and exposure. Read More “Head start: Magazines and literary journals for young writers”
She hated books as a kid, but now Laurie Halse Anderson is a gritty voice for young readers and a strong defender of the craft. Read More “Laurie Halse Anderson boils down the bones”
We asked six contemporary children’s writers what influences their work. Read More “Happy coincidence: Six contemporary children’s writers share influences”
The author of Hush, Little Beachcomber talks about leaving her teaching career to follow her dream of writing for children Read More “Follow your dream, but don’t quit your day job”
A surprising key to unblocking and unlocking inspiration was revealed to one writer in the pages of children’s books Read More “Regain the wonder”