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Will You Be Watching the ALA Awards?

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This morning at 8 a.m. Eastern, you can watch the live-streaming announcement from Boston of the ALA Awards (Newbery, Caldecott, Alex, CSK, Printz, etc.) at  http://ala.unikron.com/2016/. I love watching this! Sometimes I know one or more of the winners or honorees; sometimes I’m just thrilled because poetry or picture books have gotten more notice than […]

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[on the road] Pics from Recent Events

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I’ve put up some pics on Facebook from recent events. You should be able to see the albums by clicking the links below, whether you’re a Facebooker or not. (But if you are on Facebook, please Like my Page when you visit:>) ALA Poetry Blast Janet Wong and Sylvia Vardell’s ALA poetry session featuring the […]

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Poetry Friday: Sylvia Vardell’s Clips from the ALA Poetry Blast, Part 3

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  In case you, like me, missed Sylvia Vardell's fantastic series of clips from the ALA Poetry Blast (organized and hosted by Marilyn Singer and Barbara Genco), I'm posting links here. She shared the text of Marilyn's lovely introduction for each poet along with a brief video clip to give you a taste of the […]

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Poetry Friday: Sylvia Vardell’s Clips from the ALA Poetry Blast, Part 2

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  In case you, like me, missed Sylvia Vardell’s fantastic series of clips from the ALA Poetry Blast (organized and hosted by Marilyn Singer and Barbara Genco), I’m posting links here. She shared the text of Marilyn’s lovely introduction for each poet along with a brief video clip to give you a taste of the […]

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Poetry Friday: Sylvia Vardell’s Clips from the ALA Poetry Blast

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  In case you, like me, missed Sylvia Vardell’s fantastic series of clips from the ALA Poetry Blast (organized and hosted by Marilyn Singer and Barbara Genco), I’m posting links here. She shared the text of Marilyn’s lovely introduction for each poet along with a brief video clip to give you a taste of the […]

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ALA 101: Tips for Unknown Writers

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Maybe you’re a published-but-relatively-unknown writer or illustrator who’s wondering whether you should go to ALA (or IRA or BEA or any of the other big national conferences). Or maybe you’re already going, but you have no idea what to do there. Or, just maybe, you’re lucky enough to have your publisher sending you and paying […]

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What Do You Do at ALA When You’re Not a Big-Name Writer?

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You have a great time! At least, I did. I got to meet the Poetry 7, aka the Poetry Princesses, all in person. I touched base with tons of writers, met librarians, signed books, heard amazing speeches, cheered on award-winning friends, and ate lots of food. I came away exhausted, inspired, and feeling more a part […]

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Poetry Friday: Holding Hands with Lee Bennett Hopkins and Rebecca Kai Dotlich

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  Did you see the lovely essay in the new SCBWI Bulletin by Diane L. Burns about shaking hands with someone who shook the hand of…It reminded me of this wonderful experience I just had of the chain of encouragement and joy poets build. When I saw poet Tracie Vaughn Zimmer in May, she related […]

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Days 4 and 5 in Chicago

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Chicago seen through the overhead trellis of the Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park I’m home from ALA and have made the harsh shift back to reality. One day it’s the Newbery – Caldecott – Wilder banquet, then the next it’s the Poetry Blast, and then I’m home cleaning up after a very sick teenager (flu–ugh). […]

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Days 2 and 3 in Chicago

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OK, this is totallly unrelated to ALA, but I was walking to a boat cruise yesterday morning, and there was this guy coming out of a hotel with his tiny dog in a basket covered by a cage top! Ah, the sights of Chicago! If you’d like to see any more pix of ALA, here […]

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