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ALA Strikes Laura Ingalls Wilder Name from Book Award Wilder's Little House on the Prairie books made an immeasurable contribution to the field of children literature.

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The Time Arthur Conan Doyle Helped Solve a Real Murder Case Question is, did Doyle become a detective after writing one, or was he a detective first?

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It’s Aliiiiiive! And This Year, Our Summer Reader Poll Is All About Horror : NPR NPR is running it's summer reader poll, and this time, it's about the scariest books you've read.

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Laurie Halse Anderson Announces Memoir of Sexual Assault Survival Laurie Halse Anderson, who embodies the best of what YA literature can do for teen readers, is releasing a memoir about her own sexual assault.

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Free Webinar: Lee & Low Books 2018 Showcase Want a sneak-peak of future Lee&Low books? They're hosting a free online showcase. Psst. Writers out there--this is a great way to see how editors pitch books that they are passionate about.

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Texas: Austin | 2018 Cynthia Leitich Smith Writing Mentor Awards Chosen

Texas: Austin | 2018 Cynthia Leitich Smith Writing Mentor Awards Chosen

Great news from the powerhouse Austin SCBWI!

Congratulations to Aimee Thomas, who has won Austin SCBWI’s 2018 Cynthia Leitich Smith Writing Mentor Award! Plus, our mentor Jennifer Ziegler has decided to expand her mentorship to include an Honor recipient, Amy Bearce. Aimee receives a year’s mentorship with Jennifer, including one full manuscript critique. Amy receives one full manuscript…

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Cynsations: Guest Interview: Lin Oliver on the Global Future of Children’s Literature "We want all children to see themselves reflected in literature," says Lin Lover of SCBWI. Cynsations is wrapping up its Bologna coverage with this interview about the future of kidlit and the industry. We want all children to see themselves reflected in literature. Source: Cynsations: Guest Interview: Lin Oliver on the Global Future of Children's Literature

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New Blog: Wild Things

New Blog: Wild Things

The MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts has announced a new blog, Home – Wild Things. The blog showcases “not only awards and publications, but what it’s like to be part of the VCFA community, and to recognize the other achievements of our alumni, students, and faculty in the field of children’s literature.”

Take a look and see what’s going on with…

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Dark Deep ARCS at BEA

Dark Deep ARCS at BEA

The most anticipated (by me) new middle grades series of the year, The Dark Deepby Ally Condie and Brendan Reichs, debuts at BEA. I’m a huge fan of both writers (their audiobooks literally got me through marathon training and the race itself), and after a tiny peek at an early draft, I’ve been dying (hyperbole) to see how the first in the series ends. So if you’re going to be at BEA on May 31,…

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Dialogue Tips from a Goldilocks Planet by Dean Gloster Dean Gloster, author of the YA novel Dessert First, is an excellent writer and funny has hell (read his books--hell is funny).

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Olga Tokarczuk Takes the 2018 Man Booker International Prize Winner Not everything gets lost in translation: The 2018 Man Booker International Prize Winner is FLIGHTS by Olga Tokarczuk, translated from the Polish by Jennifer Croft.

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6 Picture Books: Castles in the Sand | SLJ Spotlight | School Library Journal Ready for summer? To feel the sand between your toes? How about sand between the pages? These beachy summer picture books will start your vacation early.

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Cynsations: Guest Interview: Editor Emma Ledbetter & Writer Zoë Armstrong on Picture Books & SCBWI's Bologna Manuscript Contest

Cynsations: Guest Interview: Editor Emma Ledbetter & Writer Zoë Armstrong on Picture Books & SCBWI’s Bologna Manuscript Contest

A great interview about the very fun Dueling Illustrators contest at Bologna each year, as well as the manuscript contest it launched.

Source: Cynsations: Guest Interview: Editor Emma Ledbetter & Writer Zoë Armstrong on Picture Books & SCBWI’s Bologna Manuscript Contest

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Join Jane for Business of Writing Workshops in New York, San Francisco, and Ohio | Jane Friedman

Join Jane for Business of Writing Workshops in New York, San Francisco, and Ohio | Jane Friedman

Money. How much writers make and how much they spend and how much they pay in taxes. The topic is either taboo in the publishing industry, or writers are genetically pre-disposed to ignore the details and reality of what every writing career is–a small business. Jane Friedman wrote a great book, The Business of Being a Writer, that is a good place to start for both newly published and the veteran…

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Random House Children’s to Publish Book by Parkland Students Looking forward to reading this when it comes out. It's a rare chance for kids to get to tell their stories in in their own voices.

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Tributes Pour In for Richard Peck | School Library Journal

Tributes Pour In for Richard Peck | School Library Journal

Richard Peck was one of the first writers I met when I joined the YA community in 1996. We spoke many times over the next couple of decades, and he was always as he was the first time we met–gracious, kind, witty, and welcoming. To say he will be missed is an understatement. If you never knew him as a person, there’s still the chance to know him as a writer. Psst. They’re pretty much the same…

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Starting with a Pop-Up, a School Library Grows in Denver | School Library Journal Who says teens don't read? This article shows us once again that if you bring books, readers will show up.