Ah, vacation
Ah, vacation time, when I can at last have time to pause and read my submissions and prepare my presentations! No, really, I’m going home to farm country later this week, and I’m going to be out of touch and …
Tag: writing
The state of MG vs YA when YA is so much older now
Let’s talk about middle grade books, young adult books, and that liminal space between, that magic spot of readers ages 10-14 who read up. There’s a certain kind of voice you expect from a YA book that tells you “this …
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This weekend: Las Comadres writing conference in Brooklyn
If you’re in Brooklyn this weekend and interested in Latino/a culture and writing, you should be at Las Comadres y Compadres! I’ll be doing one-on-one consultations with writers. It’s too late to get a manuscript in for me to read …
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How to get in on holiday-discount action at Tu Books
Have you been waiting for the right time—for example, a holiday promotional event—to buy a Tu Book or two? We’ll be sending out a special holiday discount to all our e-news subscribers, so sign up for our e-news to be sure …
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Las Comadres conference in October
I’ll be at this conference, and hope you can make it as well! Info below is from the press release: Las Comadres to Host October Conference for Latino Writers Day-Long Event to Offer Experts, Insight into Publishing Industry Opportunities New …
“It’s Complicated” at CBC Diversity
As we’ve discussed on here before, diversity in children’s and YA books can be pretty controversial. Just reading the comments sections at any of the latest posts about diversity can make your head spin, between the people denying that white …
BYU event before LTUE
Life, the Universe, and Everything is NEXT WEEK! That means I’ll be seeing many of you then. If you’re unable to attend LTUE, though, and are in the area, you should check out this event. It’s free for any who’d …
My LTUE schedule 2012
I’ll be in Utah this February again this year for the excellent science fiction/fantasy convention Life, the Universe, and Everything. It’s the convention’s 30th anniversary this year. Normally it’s hosted at Brigham Young University, but due to scheduling difficulties it’ll …
NY SCBWI schedule
If you didn’t already know, I’m going to be speaking at the end of the month at the New York SCBWI National Conference at the end of January. I’m excited to be talking about multicultural books, particularly writing them—pitfalls to …
Writing diversity: avoiding the Magical Negro
I don’t know that we’ve ever discussed the concept of the Magical Negro here before, or its equivalent in American storytelling with Asian and Native American characters, and I think we need to. With Tu’s emphasis on protagonists being characters …