2010 Arkansas Literary Festival

Festival Celebrates Literacy
The Arkansas Literary Festival will take place next weekend, April 8-11, 2010 in Little Rock, AR. If you’re anywhere close, please come!
Books, theater, music, comics, books, games, chess, puppets, origami, Shakespeare, books, authors in the schools, authors in the library, authors just strolling around, books, authors everywhere, panels and workships, art and illustration [...]

AR Teen Book Award, Gr.10-12, Opening Lines

I hail from Arkansas and until now, we’ve been known for the Clinton Presidential Library, the US’s only diamond mine (Crater of Diamonds State Park), and the headquarters of Wal-Mart. But this year we’ll be known for the Arkansas Teen Book Award, established by Arkansas Librarians. (Facebook page.) The reading list was announced in December, [...]

AR Teen Book Award, Gr.7-9, Opening Lines

I hail from Arkansas and until now, we’ve been known for the Clinton Presidential Library, the US’s only diamond mine (Crater of Diamonds State Park), and the headquarters of Wal-Mart. But this year we’ll be known for the Arkansas Teen Book Award, established by Arkansas Librarians. (Facebook page.) The reading list was announced in December, [...]

More on Skype an Author

Connect with Authors Through Skype
One site that quickly gained popularity this year is the Skype an Author, a Wetpaint site, billed at the key to Virtual Author Visits in Your Library or Classroom. Set up by Sarah Chauncey of the Grandview Elementary School Library in Rockland County, NY schools and author Mona Kirby, it [...]

Meet Editors & Agents

The Arkansas SCBWI Conference is this weekend in Conway, AR.
Featured speakers are Anastasia Suen, Greenwillow editor Martha Mahilick, and agent Jennifer (Jaeger) Rofe, from the Andrea Brown Literary Agency.
Earlier, I linked to the websites and blogs of the speakers.
Full registration information is available on the Arkansas SCBWI website.
If you’re anywhere [...]

2009 Arkansas SCBWI

Meet Editor and Agent at Arkansas Conference
The Arkansas SCBWI Spring Conference schedule is now online!
When: May 15-16, 2009
Where: Conway, AR
Speakers include:

Anastasia Suen, author, teacher

Jennifer (Jaeger) Rofe, literary agent, Andrea Brown Literary

Interview at KidLit Central news
Cynsations interview

Martha Mihalick, editor, Greenwillow Books/Harpercollins

Greenwillow books on Facebook
Christy’s Creative Space report on Mihalick’s talk on Voice
Cheryl’s Musings reports on books [...]