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Category Archives: Interviews
Mindfulness, Anxiety, and a New Picture Book: Anna Forrester Has a Café Chat with Picture Book Author Gail Silver
Gail Silver’s fourth picture book, Mindful Bea and the Worry Tree, came out April 16 with Magination Press, the American Psychological Association’s children’s book imprint. Gail lives in Philadelphia, and when she’s not writing picture books she is running Yoga Child … Continue reading
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Tagged Anh's Anger, anna forrester, anxiety, books that teach, coping with anxiety, eastern PA scbwi, Gail Silver, Magination Press, Mindful Bea and the Worry Tree, mindfulness, Parallax Press, Peace Bugs and Understanding, picture book authors, Picture Books, SCBWI, Steps and Stones, The School Mindfulness Project, Yoga Child
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Agent Spotlight: An Interview with Alyssa Henkin, by Laura Parnum
We are thrilled to have Alyssa Henkin, literary agent and Senior Vice President at Trident Media Group, here on the blog today. After earning her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania, Alyssa fulfilled a childhood dream that she professed on a … Continue reading
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Tagged Alyssa Henkin, children's book world, Children's Literature, children's publishing, diverse voices, eastern PA scbwi, fiction, graphic novel, interview, KidLit, literary agent, Main Point Books, MG, middle grade, nonfiction, nonfiction series, Query, SCBWI, Trident Media Group, YA, young adult
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A Cafe Chat with New York Times Best-Selling Author Lisa Maxwell, by Laura Parnum
Today at the Eastern Penn Points Café Laura is joined by Lisa Maxwell, author of the New York Times Best Seller The Last Magician. Lisa will be joining our faculty at our annual Pocono Retreat in April (for more information … Continue reading
A Café Chat with Literary Agent Marie Lamba, by Laura Parnum
I recently had the very lovely pleasure of chatting with Marie Lamba at the Eastern Penn Points Café. Marie is an author as well as a literary agent at the Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency and will be joining our faculty … Continue reading
A Café Chat with Editor Eileen Robinson, by Heather Pierce Stigall
Eastern PA SCBWI’s very own critique group coordinator and meet & greet coordinator, Heather Pierce Stigall, recently caught up with editor and publisher Eileen Robinson here at the café. We are so excited to have Eileen on our faculty for … Continue reading
An Interview with Art Director Jess Tice-Gilbert, by Virginia Law Manning
Each year I kick off the first day of my summer camp letting the children explore different picture book formats—the traditional hardcover, the less expensive paperback, sturdy board books, and a wide variety of novelty books. Books with flaps, tabs, … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Art Director, book designer, Cartwheel, children's books, eastern PA scbwi, faculty, Interviews, Jess Tice-Gilbert, novelty books, Orchard Books, Picture Books, Pocono Retreat, Pocono Retreat 2019, pop-up books, SCBWI, Scholastic, virginia law manning
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A Café Chat with Assistant Editor Amanda Ramirez, by Laura Parnum
I recently had the opportunity to invite Amanda Ramirez to chat with me at the café. Amanda is an assistant editor at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers and will be on our faculty at the 2019 Pocono Retreat … Continue reading
