Category Archives: Education
Late 2016 and Early 2017 Events Calendar
Though we’re closing in on the end of 2016, there are still a few writing and illustrator events you can attend for inspiration. And if you’re already looking forward to 2017, mark your calendars for a bunch of events in … Continue reading
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Tagged events for illustrators, events for writers, lori ann palma
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So, What Exactly Do You Do? by Lindsay Bandy
Let’s face it: Explaining what we do is harrrrd. Sometimes, we might opt not to tell anyone that we write or illustrate until something big happens, like a multi-million dollar contract. But that’s a little sad, right? I mean, my … Continue reading
Overcome Writer Burnout By Becoming a Life-Long Learner, by Lori Ann Palma
September is traditionally a time when school comes back to the forefront of our lives. Whether it be shuffling your own children to the bus, returning to teaching, or settling into a new project, our focus shifts away from summer … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Uncategorized
Tagged education, feedback, lifelong learner, lori ann palma, SCBWI, SCBWI EPA, stress, support, Write Tips, writer burnout, writing advice, writing groups, writing tips
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Upcoming Eastern PA SCBWI Member Opportunities and Events!
Happy Summer! We’ve got some amazing events for all our members. Be sure to read through because you don’t want to miss one thing. Not a one! SUNDAY, JUNE 26th, 4:00-6:00 pm Eastern PA SCBWI member Diane Guscott is starting a new … Continue reading
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Tagged Author Illustrators, Authors, eastern PA scbwi, EPA SCBWI, Kim Briggs, SCBWI, SCBWI EPA, writing tips
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MONSTROUS DINOSAUR BONES FOUND IN SCHOOL VISIT! by Author & Illustrator Michael Dooling
Today on Eastern Penn Points blog, we’re honored to have a guest post by talented author and illustrator, Michael Dooling. Mike visited my daughter’s school recently, and she came home so excited, I just had to ask him to share … Continue reading
Unsung Allies in the School Market, by Kristen C. Strocchia
With today’s push for Common Core, it’s important to consider that while there is still a place for all of the traditional genres of children’s literature in the school and library market, marketing tactics may need to change. Fiction … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Getting Down to Business
Tagged #WeNeedDiverseBooks, 5C's: Communication, 90 Miles to Havana, ACTFL, American Association of Teachers of French, American Council of Teaching Foreign Languages, Children's Literature, common core, Communities, Comparisons, Connections, Cultures, Deborah Ellisk, Diverse literature, Dora the Explorer, Enrique Flores-Galbi, KidLit, Kristen C. Strocchia, Margarita Engle, marketing, Pam Munos Ryan, Pura Belpre Award, Rosita, Sacred Leaf, school and library market, Sesame Street, Shabanu, Sonia Levitin, Suzanne Fisher Staples, The Return, The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom, world languages, young adult fiction
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Confessions of a Pantser Turned Plantser: Nothing is Wasted, by Lindsay Bandy
Sitting in my college creative writing class, I absorbed the words of my pony-tailed professor: “Nobody knows exactly where they’re going when they sit down to write a novel.” 20-year-old me took this to mean that sitting down at my … Continue reading
A Continuing Education, by Eva Polites
So September’s theme—education—should have been an easy off the cuff post to write. After all I have been in school since I was four. In my forty-five years in the educational system, I shouldn’t be searching for what to write. … Continue reading
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