I may have to hurt my library system because they don’t seem to have (m)any of the Cybils books by brown authors. I will not rant about it. I will not rant about it. I will not… Some of these books are new and I understand that procuring them isn’t as easy as me walking [ Read the full article… ]
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Madame Judge, If you Please…
Okay, by show of hands, how many bought my YA Bootcamp challenge post yesterday? Up until now, I couldn’t reveal that in fact I’ll be judging the YA category for the Cybil’s this year. I’m really excited about this. Not only is YA a competitive category, but I’ve always felt strongly that you have to [ Read the full article… ]
Pee’s YA Bootcamp – Day 1
As the resident YA chick here (shout out to the resident YA Dude, Varian Johnson) I’m left to uphold the banner for all things YA. See, our compatriots here at BBS are legit children’s writers. They write for children. While V and I write for those elusive creatures who are not quite adults but lest [ Read the full article… ]
Ya gotta Play to Win
Isn’t it funny how commercials will stick with you forever and ever? When I was a kid, the Maryland Lottery’s tagline was “ya gotta play to win,” and although they’ve had a million others since (and I even worked for the Ad company who managed their account some years ago) it’s that one that sticks [ Read the full article… ]
The Beat Goes On With Added Harmony
Don’t tell anyone, but…you may have noticed that we here at BBS didn’t announce that the 28 Days Later submission window was open. It’s because the campaign is “under construction.” It will be alive and well in 2012, but how we’re selecting authors this year is different. So stay tuned. We’ll get you all up [ Read the full article… ]
Eff The Censors
Now, now calm down. I needed to get your attention to remind you that this week is Banned Book Week – the national initiative to draw attention to literary censorship. Every now and then, the mother in me enters the room while the writer in me is working and I’ll notice a curse word in [ Read the full article… ]
Rebels With A Cause
Young adult has come a long way. But there will always be those who like to remind YA writers that we musn’t try and sit at the grown-ups table. After all we “only” write for kids. Why haven’t they figured out that this dismissive attitude only fuels our fire? I think the mere existence of [ Read the full article… ]
New Voices Award for writers of color
LEE & LOW BOOKS, award-winning publisher of children’s books, is pleased to announce the twelfth annual NEW VOICES AWARD. The Award will be given for a children’s picture book manuscript by a writer of color. The Award winner receives a cash grant of $1000 and our standard publication contract, including our basic advance and royalties for a first time [ Read the full article… ]