Tag Archives: picture book authors
A Cafe Chat with Author/Illustrator Julie Fortenberry, by Laura Parnum
A Café Chat with Author/Illustrator Julie Fortenberry, by Laura Parnum A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of chatting with picture book author and illustrator Julie Fortenberry at the virtual EasternPennPoints Café. Not only has Julie released a number … Continue reading
An Interview with Upcoming Webinar Presenter: Literary Agent Paige Terlip, by Heather Stigall
Today on the EasternPennPoints blog we are featuring an interview by Heather Stigall with literary agent Paige Terlip of Andrea Brown Literary Agency. Paige will be presenting at the upcoming webinar “Picture Book Building Blocks.” To learn more about the … Continue reading
The Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award
Announcing: A Scholarship Award for Writers! What is it? The Kate Dopirak Craft & Community Award will provide full tuition to the Annual SCBWI Summer Conference in Los Angeles, CA, to the author of a promising children’s book manuscript. Every … Continue reading
#Vacation: Vacation Time, by Joe Kulka
Vacation Time By Joe Kulka Joe Kulka is an award-winning picture book author and illustrator. He has illustrated over 20 books for children, 6 of which he wrote. Joe’s book “Wolf’s Coming!” has won multiple awards and was named … Continue reading
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
A Book Launch Event for Wendy Greenley’s Lola Shapes the Sky
Please join EPA member Wendy Greenley on Saturday, March 23, 2019, at the Barnes & Noble in Montgomeryville, PA, to celebrate the release of her picture book Lola Shapes the Sky, illustrated by Paolo Domeniconi, published by Creative Editions. Wendy … 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
Page Street Kids Prize
Prize Announcement! Page Street Kids, the children’s book imprint of Page Street Publishing, is thrilled to announce the first annual Page Street Kids Prize, acknowledging a stand-out children’s book proposal from a debut author-illustrator. Author-illustrators with strong storytelling abilities, innovative … Continue reading
A Cafe Chat with Adam Lehrhaupt, by Lindsay Bandy
This chilly Halloween morning, we welcome author Adam Lehrhaupt to the cafe! Adam spoke at Fall Philly recently, he’s got new books on the way, and he’s basically just fun to hang out with. So, he’s here to talk books … Continue reading