Kidlit Happy Hour

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Kidlit Happy Hour

Join New York Times bestselling and award-winning children’s book author Joanna Ho, and children’s book author Caroline Kusin Pritchard as we dive into storytelling - the craft, the industry, the creative life - with fellow kidlit authors, publishing professionals, and folks outside the children’s book world. Storytelling happens in many spheres beyond books, and we will draw insights and connections from all over to improve our craft and lives as writers. Grab a drink, cozy up and explore storytelling with creative minds inside children’s publishing and beyond.

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    Ep. 29: Character: Randy Ribay on Asking the Right Questions and Graphing Relationships in Writing

    Here are highlights from our conversation with award-winning, NYTimes-bestselling author Randy Ribay:   How characters explore the same internal questions he’s grappling with in his own life Writing towards ideas rather than adhering to a firm outline Doing the work of finding your own process What compels a reader to take off their own mask The genius of Succession’s character building Why Caroline gets all Randy’s royalties on the next book   Randy Ribay is an award-winning author of young adult fiction. His most recent novel, Patron Saints of Nothing, earned five starred reviews, was selected as a Freeman Book Award winner, and was a finalist for the National Book Award, LA Times Book Prize, Walden Book Award, Edgar Award, International Thriller Writers Award, and the CILIP Carnegie Medal. His other works include Project Kawayan, After the Shot Drops, and An Infinite Number of Parallel Universes. His next novels, The Chronicles of the Avatar: The Reckoning of Roku (Abrams) and Everything We Never Had (Kokila/Penguin) will be out in 2024.    Born in the Philippines and raised in the Midwest, Randy earned his BA in English Literature from the University of Colorado at Boulder and his Ed.M. in Language and Literacy from Harvard Graduate School of Education. He currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, son, and cat-like dog.    Randy's website   Randy's Instagram

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    Ep. 27: Setting: Liz Garton Scanlon on Creating Context and Chasing Stories Through a Dreamscape

    Here are some highlights from our conversation with award-winning, bestselling author Liz Garton Scanlon:   📚 Why setting is not relevant only in hsitorical fiction or fantasy and how it impacts every single experience of ourselves and our characters 📚 Setting as context, and reverse engineering elements of craft   📚Honoring the rhythms of being a s l o w writer 📚 Stories emerging in a dreamscape 📚 How what we know about our fledgling stories becomes self-perpetuating; ask the questions questions, follow the pathways 📚 What to do with envy in a publishing career   Liz Garton Scanlon is the author of numerous beloved books for young people, including picture books Frances in the Country; Kate, Who Tamed the Wind; One Dark Bird; the Caldecott honored All the World, and many others, illustrated by some of the very best artists in the business. She's also co-authored several books with her pal Audrey Vernick, including the hilarious Bob, Not Bob, and the upcoming World’s Best Class Plant. Scanlon’s middle grade novels are The Great Good Summer and Lolo's Light, and her delightful chapter book series Bibsy Cross debuted in 2024. Liz has taught at Austin Community College, the Writing Barn, the Writers’ League of Texas, and at countless schools and conferences. She currently serves on the faculty and is faculty co-chair of the Writing for Children and Young Adults program at the Vermont College of Fine Arts, but lives in Austin, Texas.  Liz's Facebook: Liz Garton Scanlon Liz's IG @LizGardenSalad Liz's Website: www.LizGartonScanlon.com   EPISODE LINKS: Snag your copy of Liz's irresistable Bibsy Cross! Joanna's latest A City Full of Santas is out TODAY! Get your copy at your local independent bookstore HERE! That Instagram post we couldn't stop blabbing about....

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Join New York Times bestselling and award-winning children’s book author Joanna Ho, and children’s book author Caroline Kusin Pritchard as we dive into storytelling - the craft, the industry, the creative life - with fellow kidlit authors, publishing professionals, and folks outside the children’s book world. Storytelling happens in many spheres beyond books, and we will draw insights and connections from all over to improve our craft and lives as writers. Grab a drink, cozy up and explore storytelling with creative minds inside children’s publishing and beyond.

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