Tag Archives: middle grade fiction

A Cafe Chat with Editor Rachel Diebel, by Kristen Strocchia

Posted on February 17, 2022 by EasternPennPoints

Our second webinar in the 2022 Query Grind webinar series is coming up on February 24 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time. We’ll have Feiwel & Friends Assistant Editor Rachel Diebel telling us all about comp titles! To get ready for … Continue reading →

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Member News — October 2019

Posted on October 31, 2019 by EasternPennPoints

Welcome to our first edition of “Member News,” a new monthly feature on the EasternPennPoints blog. We hope to celebrate our members’ good news and help spread the word far and wide. Send us your children’s book related news: book … Continue reading →

Posted in Member News, Uncategorized | Tagged A Time Traveler's Theory of Relativity, Adam Lehrhaupt, August Wilson, Authors, Children's book authors, children's book illustrators, children's books, Children's Literature, eastern PA scbwi, Feed Your Mind: A Story of August Wilson, graphic novels, Illustrators, Jen Bryant, Julie Fortenberry, KidLit, middle grade, middle grade fiction, middle grade novels, Nicole Valentine, Pearl Goes to Preschool, Picture Books, Rebecca Thornburgh, SCBWI, SCBWI member news, SCBWI members, The Writing Barn, Writing workshops, young adult fiction, young adult novels | 1 Comment

A Cafe Chat with Award-Winning Author Donna Gephart, by Susan North

Posted on September 15, 2019 by EasternPennPoints

Eastern PA SCBWI is gearing up for this year’s Fall Philly event on November 2. We are planning a packed day, including keynotes, breakout sessions, lunch, and optional critique add-ons with our phenomenal faculty members. In preparation for the event, … Continue reading →

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#LoveMadeVisible: Haunting Love, by Tammy Higgins

Posted on February 23, 2019 by EasternPennPoints

Haunting Love by Tammy Higgins Love is The scratching of a fork Spooling pasta Onto a soup spoon. Love is The pungent burst Of garlic squeezing Through a press. Love is The soft sizzle Of chicken cutlets In a slick … Continue reading →

Posted in #LoveMadeVisible, Uncategorized | Tagged eastern PA scbwi, Haunting Love, Highlights for Children, love poems, middle grade fiction, nonfiction picture books, novels in verse, Pet Boarding Magazine, poetry, SCBWI, Tammy Higgins | 4 Comments

#LoveMadeVisible: Nature’s Love, by Diane Hanington

Posted on February 13, 2019 by EasternPennPoints

Nature’s Love By Diane Hanington When your heart weighs heavy Nature provides these smells Open your nose to Hyacinths in bloom Air so pure after rain Grass just recently mowed Garden soil freshly dug Rose petals opening wide Pine trees … Continue reading →

Posted in #LoveMadeVisible, Uncategorized | Tagged children's books, Diane Hanington, eastern PA scbwi, KidLit, middle grade fiction, Nature's Love, Picture Books, SCBWI, writer | 6 Comments

A Cafe Chat with Hilda Eunice Burgos and the Lancaster Avenue Writers’ Group, by Laura Parnum

Posted on October 11, 2018 by EasternPennPoints

The Lancaster Avenue Writers’ Group is a middle grade and young adult SCBWI-affiliated critique group that I belong to. Today I’ve invited some of our other members here to the Eastern Penn Points Café for a very special occasion. One … Continue reading →

Posted in Cafe Chat, Interviews, New Releases, Uncategorized | Tagged Amy Beth Sisson, Ana Maria Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle, Authors, authors of color, book launch, children's book world, Dominican American literature, Dominican American Voices, eastern PA scbwi, EPA SCBWI, Hilda Eunice Burgos, interview, KidLit, Latinx literature, Latinx voices, Laura Parnum, Lee & Low, middle grade fiction, new releases, New Visions Award contest, own voices, SCBWI, Susan North, Tu Books | 8 Comments

A Cafe Chat with Jennie K. Brown, by Laura Parnum

Posted on October 5, 2018 by EasternPennPoints

For our final installment of interviews in preparation for YA/MG Day, I got to speak with the awesome middle-grade author, Jennie K. Brown. You can still register for YA/MG Day, but time is running out if you want to sign … Continue reading →

Posted in Cafe Chat, Interviews, Uncategorized | Tagged Authors, faculty, interview, Jennie K. Brown, kid lit, Laura Parnum, middle grade fiction, Nova Kids series, Poppy Mayberry, scbwi eastern pa, SCBWI. Events, writing advice | 2 Comments

A Cafe Chat with Quirk Books Editor Rick Chillot, by Laura Parnum

Posted on September 28, 2018 by EasternPennPoints

I was recently able to chat with Rick Chillot, editor at Quirk Books in Philadelphia. Rick will be presenting at YA/MG Day in November, and he’ll also be doing critiques, so be sure to sign up here. Laura: Hello, Rick. … Continue reading →

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A Cafe Chat with Sourcebooks Editor Kate Prosswimmer, by Lindsay Bandy

Posted on April 19, 2018 by EasternPennPoints

I’m so happy to introduce Kate Prosswimmer, our faculty editor for this year’s Pocono Retreat at the Highlights Foundation, May 4-6! Even though the manuscript critique deadline has passed, there is still room for you at the retreat. So sip … Continue reading →

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A Cafe Chat with A.S. King + Book Giveaway! by Lindsay Bandy

Posted on March 7, 2018 by EasternPennPoints

Today, the Eastern Penn Points Cafe is delighted to host award-winning author, Amy Sarig (A.S.) King! A.S. King has been called “One of the best Y.A. writers working today” by the New York Times Book Review. King is the author of many … Continue reading →

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