Last Friday would have been Young Authors Day at our school. Because of COVID-19 it had to be cancelled. When I do my author interviews, I often ask for advice for young authors – here is some of the advice that authors have shared over the past year. L A Kefalos Oh, this is an… More Advice for Young Authors
This interview was originally part of the Prism Book Tour. About the Author Heidi secretly dreamed of writing a book for most of her childhood, but a particularly painful rejection letter in middle school convinced her to tuck that dream away. Instead, she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Sports Medicine from Whitworth University in Spokane,… More Meet Heidi McCahan
Meet Pamela Poole I interviews Pamela as part of the Celebrate Lit Promo for her new book Jaguar. We learn a little more about her in this interview. When did you first know you wanted to be an author? The day I signed the publisher’s contract for my debut novel, Painter Place. Honestly, I only knew… More Meet Pamela Poole
As part of my book review blog, janemoutet.wordpress.com, I get to interview authors. I will be sharing those interviews here on occasion. Meet L. A. Kefalos Thank you L. A. Kefalos for joining us today. It is always fun to get to know the author behind a book. When did you first know you wanted… More Meet L. A. Kefalos
Getting children to write is one of my passions. That is why I started the annual Young Authors Day at our school over 10 years ago. Another of my loves is wordless books – they are so great for language development. One of my fundraising activities this summer is a Story Writing class. This class… More Story Writing
This was a full week. Our annual Young Authors Day was on Friday so most of our spare time during the week was spent on the last minute details. It is always such a fun day – but more about that in a bit. As the school year winds down, this was our last week… More Week by Week – Week 33
In the months leading up to our Young Authors Day, I do trainings to help our faculty, especially the newer ones, as they work with their students to prepare their books. I do these about once a month which gives the teachers a chance to practice what we’ve discussed before the next session. In the… More Teacher Talks – Young Authors Day
We had a great time at this year’s Young Authors Day, and everyone was tired by the end of it. We had 20 groups in 8 classrooms lead by either 8th graders or seniors under the supervision of an elementary classroom teacher. There were three of these groups sessions. I will have to do some… More Young Authors Day 2018
Every year our school does a Young Authors Day – 2018 will be our 11th one. I have headed up this activity every year, first as the school Curriculum Coordinator and now as the Library Media Specialist. The first couple of years I actually went into the classrooms and team-taught with many of the teachers.… More Young Author’s Day