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May 5, 20234 min read
#FirstDraftFriday with Jen de Oliveira
More firsts for #FirstDraftFriday! We have our first cartoonist—the amazing Jen de Oliveira—here to talk about REGGIE: KID PENGUIN, her...
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Apr 7, 20235 min read
#FirstDraftFriday with Malcolm Newsome
Author Malcolm Newsome is our guest on today's #FirstDraftFriday to share how his touching and much needed debut came about. Read on to...
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Apr 2, 20232 min read
Antler Appears - A Spring Fling Contest Entry
It's still snowy here where I live, but it's fun to think about spring coming for real...one of these days! So I enjoyed writing an entry...
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Mar 3, 20235 min read
#FirstDraftFriday with Marietta Apollonio
Author-illustrator Marietta Apollonio is here for March's #FirstDraftFriday! This is the first time we've featured an author-illustrator,...
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Feb 3, 20234 min read
#FirstDraftFriday with Angela Pham Krans
Let's get February rolling with #FirstDraftFriday and author Angela Pham Krans! Read on to get inspired and then draft your own picture...
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Jan 6, 20235 min read
#FirstDraftFriday with Kelly Swemba
#FirstDraftFriday 2023 is underway, and we've got debut author Kelly Swemba here to share about her heartfelt new book, MISSING VIOLET....
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Jan 1, 20238 min read
#FirstDraftFriday Anniversary with Norene Paulson
Happy New Year 2023! We're celebrating not just the holiday today but also the second anniversary of #FirstDraftFriday! When I launched...
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Dec 17, 20223 min read
#FirstDraftFriday 2023
#FirstDraftFriday is rolling into its third year, and I couldn't be more excited! It's been a blast interviewing authors and learning how...
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Dec 2, 20224 min read
#FirstDraftFriday with Jocelyn Watkinson
#FirstDraftFriday 2022 is drawing to a close, but we've got one more day—today—to chat with a great author and learn from their success!...
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Nov 4, 20223 min read
#FirstDraftFriday with Stephanie Wildman
It's the second-to-last #FirstDraftFriday of 2022 (Can you believe it?), and we've got author Stephanie Wildman here to talk about her...
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Oct 27, 20221 min read
Don't Miss #PBCritiqueFest!
It's baaaaaack! Brian Gehrlein is running #PBCritiqueFest for the fourth time, and this is your chance to get a pro's eyes on your...
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Oct 7, 20224 min read
#FirstDraftFriday with Matt Forrest Esenwine
Author Matt Forrest Esenwine is here this #FirstDraftFriday with "Pro Tips" on drafting picture books and with a new book, which...
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Sep 2, 20223 min read
#FirstDraftFriday with CK Malone
Author CK Malone is today's #FirstDraftFriday guest, and they have—as Jane Yolen would say—put "heart on page" with their debut picture...
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Aug 5, 20223 min read
#FirstDraftFriday with Shirin Shamsi
Shirin Shamsi is here this #FirstDraftFriday to share how her forthcoming picture book, THE MOON FROM DEHRADUN: A STORY OF PARTITION,...
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Jun 29, 20225 min read
#FirstDraftFriday with Rebecca Gardyn Levington
Rhymer extraordinaire Rebecca Gardyn Levington is here this #FirstDraftFriday to share about her debut picture book and how she "plays"...
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Jun 3, 20225 min read
#FirstDraftFriday with Stephen Briseño
Debut picture book author Stephen Briseño is today's #FirstDraftFriday guest, and he has an amazing story to share that just proves you...
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May 6, 20225 min read
#FirstDraftFriday with Debbie Zapata
It's #FirstDraftFriday!! We've got guest author Debbie Zapata here to dish on her just-released debut picture book, UP AND ADAM, and to...
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Apr 3, 20222 min read
Fiddleheadin'
The Spring Fling Writing Contest is upon us once again. And once again, I couldn't resist writing about a regional spring tradition:...
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Apr 1, 20225 min read
#FirstDraftFriday with Chelsea Lin Wallace
It may be April Fools' Day but this is no joke...it's #FirstDraftFriday! Read on to be inspired by guest author Chelsea Lin Wallace, then...
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Mar 4, 20221 min read
Beyond the Rain
To enter Vivian Kirkfield's 50 Precious Words Contest, you must write a complete story for kids 12 and under using ONLY 50 WORDS or less....
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