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Note: This is a rerun of a post I did two years ago. The reality of delayed recognition still means that authors must somehow make it through the early days of a book’s life cycle, without knowing if anyone will like it or not. The winner of the 2013 Newbery has probably just gotten that [...]
Timeline: two decades ago. There are legendary stories told about how word spread throughout the US about the winners of the Caldecott, Newbery and other awards announced at the American Library Association Midwinter Conference. Stories of people standing in the room, scribbling down the winners list, then rushing to a bank of phones to send [...]
Even if it is the week before Christmas, there’s lots of interesting discussions going on! Novel Revision Retreat. I’ll be teaching the Novel Revision Retreat in Illinois on February 27 – March 1 for the IL-SCBWI. Only nine spots remain! Register soon! See comments here from previous participants. Or see comments from Kirby Larson here. [...]
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