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Author Visits by State
PICTURE BOOK authors/illustrators:
Shelly Becker — author of MINE! MINE! MINE! and a Sterling sister
Della Ross Ferreri —author of HOW WILL I EVER SLEEP IN THIS BED? and a Sterling sister
Tammi Sauer —author of COWBOY CAMP and a Sterling sister
Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen —author of TIGHTROPE POPPY, THE HIGHWIRE PIG and a Sterling sister
Lisa Wheeler —Lisa is a rhyming queen and her books are SO fun
Laura Ludwig Hamor —Check out her adorable artwork. She is SO talented!
Toni Buzzeo —She has some great picture books and also an extensive list of authors who do school visits by state.
MID-GRADE authors:
Cynthia Lord —author of RULES, a fabulous mid-grade novel that has earned a ton of awards.
Gennifer Choldenko wrote one of my favorite mid-grade novels, AL CAPONE DOES MY SHIRTS. She is a funny gal!
Kate DiCamillo —I am a huge Kate DiCamillo fan. Kate writes a journal entry every month – check it out.
Grace Lin —I loved her mid-grade novel, THE YEAR OF THE DOG. She’s also an extremely talented illustrator.
YOUNG ADULT authors:
Sonya Sones —I am a HUGE Sonya Sones fan. Huge. Check out her books if you never have. You won’t be sorry.
John Green, author of LOOKING FOR ALASKA, makes me laugh. He is SO funny. Check out his blog and definitely check out his books!
Jo Knowles has a young adult novel coming out soon. She is a lovely, talented writer who I met on LiveJournal.
Debbi Michiko Florence —Debbi has some great interviews with authors on her site.
Sarah Dessen —I read Sarah’s blog everyday. She loves TV like I love TV, especially shows like Project Runway and Grey’s Anatomy. Oh, and I almost forgot, she’s an amazing YA writer.
Class of 2k7 —A web site for a group of young adult and children’s authors with debut books in 2007.
NON-FICTION authors:
Heather Tomasello —Heather is a friend and a talented writer. Her books on science fair projects are fantastic!
Evelyn Christensen — a really fun
site with puzzles kids can do on-line! While you're there, check out all the fantastic books Evelyn has published!
If you are a writer for kids and/or teens, these are my favorite sites:
Verla Kay —a great website with a message board where you can ask questions and look up response times for agents and editors.
Write4Kids —Jon has numerous resources for children’s writers and a message board as well.
SCBWI.org —The Society for Childrens Books Writers and Illustrators. It does cost money to join, but I have found membership valuable, as you have access to numerous conferences as well as an informative monthly newsletter.
The Purple Crayon —Harold Underdown is a children's book editor and his site has a ton of information. I especially love the information he gives every month about who’s moving where in the children’s publishing world.
Robin Friedman has put a bunch of interviews with editors on her site, which can be really helpful when you are researching editors.
Institute of Children’s Literature —I have not taken the courses they offer, but they have a ton of helpful articles related to writing for children.
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