True Storytelling: Writing Picture Book Biographies and Narrative NonfictionAugust 6, 2018 | Nonfiction, Picture BooksTod Olson and Leda Schubert in Conversation Enjoy this dialogue between a picture book author (Leda Schubert, ...
Top 10 Reasons You Need to Revise Your ManuscriptJune 13, 2018 | Nonfiction, Novels, Picture BooksWhy revise your manuscript? Good writers get their manuscript right the first time, don't they? Not in our ...By: Eileen RobinsonHarold Underdown
Honoring Peter P. Jacobi, Long-Time Foundation Faculty MemberJune 10, 2018 | Campus Happenings, Highlights Foundation News, NonfictionAs you may know, we hold our faculty in high regard, and keep them close to us! So you can imagine our melancholy ...
Setting a Scene with a STEM BookMay 2, 2018 | NonfictionOne of the many things that makes a great story is the scene. Setting the scene for your book is so important ...By: Jennifer Swanson
Those Pesky Specs! Writing for the Educational MarketMarch 31, 2018 | Educational Market, Nonfiction, Picture Books, PoetryWhen you write for a trade publisher, you follow that publisher’s guidelines. Usually these are fairly ...By: Paula Morrow
Just Like a Novel, Narrative Nonfiction Tells a StoryFebruary 13, 2018 | NonfictionSpecial thanks to Barbara Kerley (barbarakerley.com) for this blog post! When writers talk about “theme,” they ...
Using Situational Awareness to Help You Write Nature Books for ChildrenAugust 28, 2017 | NonfictionWe'd like to thank Julie- Zickefoose (juliezickefoose.com) for this blog post. She was on our faculty for The Art ...
Capturing Character with Kristy Dempsey, Padma Venkatraman, and An NaApril 12, 2017 | Asian American Voices, Nonfiction, Novels, Picture BooksThere is magic in discovering a character’s journey – no matter the age, no matter the genre. We cast a spell on ...By: Padma VenkatramanKristy DempseyAn Na
Science Writing: It’s Not Just for Nonfiction BooksFebruary 16, 2017 | Nonfiction, NovelsWhat kind of kids’ books do you think of when I say "science"? Probably nonfiction. I mean, let’s face it. There ...By: Jennifer Swanson
Making Science Fun (or Funny!) in Your Nonfiction BookFebruary 3, 2017 | Nonfiction, Picture BooksI smile when I hear someone suggest that STEM topics are “dry” or “a hard sell” in publishing, especially in the ...By: Miranda Paul
7 Ways to Make Your Children’s Nonfiction Stand OutAugust 22, 2016 | NonfictionWe'd like to thank Pamela S. Turner (pamelasturner.com) for this blog post. Pamela has written historical fiction, ...
Get it Right with Research for Your Nonfiction Picture BookJuly 15, 2016 | Black Voices, Educational Market, Nonfiction, Picture BooksAuthor/illustrator Don Tate made a great post on his blog about tracking down Lonnie Johnson to make sure he got ...By: Don Tate