Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc) I’m excited to share my agent is Miranda Paul of the Erin Murphy Literary Agency and that my first book […]
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Cover Reveal with Lisa Katzenberger
Posted onTo celebrate the cover reveal of Lisa Katzenberger’s new picture book, National Regular Average Ordinary Day, we sat down with Lisa to find out more about her latest triumph. First, […]
Continue ReadingIt Was Hard Work, But It Was Worth It: The First Picture Book Biography Examining the Life of President Carter
Posted onby Bethany Hegedus, WB Founder and Creative Director It’s hard to believe our 39th President, James Earl Carter Jr., otherwise known as Jimmy—has never had a picture book biography written […]
Continue ReadingSuccess Story Spotlight with Kris Kuykendall
Posted onRead our latest Success Story Spotlight with Kris Kuykendall as she celebrates her great news about signing with New Leaf Literary & Media.
Continue ReadingSuccess Story Spotlight with Rebekah Manley
Posted onThis week we celebrate another Writing Barn Alumna’s success. Rebekah Manley is a writer, blogger and coordinator for Texas’ Center for the Book. She is an excellent example of living […]
Continue ReadingSuccess Story Spotlight with Debbie Zapata
Posted onWe’re back with another success story, and this time it’s longtime Writing Barn customer and Current Writing Barn Fellow, Debbie Zapata!
Continue ReadingGraphic Memoir Engages YA Readers in Personal Side of Opioid Epidemic
Posted onAuthors on a mission to tackle topics that ail humankind—addiction, depression, poverty, loss, trauma, the search for one’s purpose—isn’t a revelation in the literary world. Writers are some of the […]
Continue ReadingSuccess Story Spotlight with Anne Wynter
Posted onAnne, please share your exciting news! I signed with the amazing Steven Malk of The Writers House! My picture book – Everybody in the Red Brick Building – went to […]
Continue ReadingSuccess Story with… Jason Gallaher
Posted onThe Kid Lit Community is a tight knit group of talented writers, illustrators, publishers, and industry gurus, alike. When one person is successful it isn’t difficult to celebrate that success […]
Continue ReadingSuccess Story Spotlight…with Cate Berry
Posted onThe Kid Lit Community is a tight knit group of talented writers, illustrators, publishers, and industry gurus, alike. When one person is successful it isn’t difficult to celebrate that success […]
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