A while ago, I posted about the series that I wrote Write Your Own Poetry for being nominated for an award from the Association of Educational Publishers. My editor emailed me last week to say that the series won!
The Write Your Own series from Compass Point Books won the Distinguished Achievement Award in the Reading and Language Instruction for Grades 6-8. Yea! Extra congratulations to Natalie Rosinsky, who wrote 7 of the 8 titles.
If you're interested in learning how to get into writing for the educational market, I'll be teaching in two different formats soon.
On July 27, I'll be teaching an all-day workshop at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis. This in-person workshop is a look at the educational market, what it's like to write for them, and how to put together an introductory packet to start sending to publishers.
From July 22 to August 22, I'll be teaching my online workshop, Writing Children's Nonfiction Book for the Educational Market. This intense online workshop walks you through the entire process, so that at the end of the month, you are ready to start sending out packets to educational publishers. You can get all the details, see student comments, etc. here.
I woke up early this morning, excited to check my computer for the winners of the 2008 ALA Awards. It’s always an exciting moment to find out who the winners are, after all the guessing game that surrounds the occasion, with books lovers of all ages making their own predictions for the medals. You can see the complete list of winners here.
We congratulate the authors and illustrators of all winning and honor books and, in particular, Yuyi Morales, for the Pura Belpré Illustrator Award she received for Los Gatos Black on Halloween, written by Marisa Montes (Holt) – Los Gatos Black was also a Belpré Author Honor book; and Maya Christina Gonzalez, for the Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor captured by My Colors, My World/Mis colores, mi mundo (Children’s Book Press), which she also wrote. My Name Is Gabito: The Life of Gabriel García Márquez/Me llamo Gabito: la vida de Gabriel García Márquez, illustrated by Raul Colón, written by Monica Brown (Luna Rising) has also received the Pura Belpré Honor, and deservedly so.
Keep your eyes peeled: Maya Christina Gonzalez’s gallery will be featured on the PaperTigers website as part of an upcoming update focusing on illustrators. Make sure to check the website tomorrow to see a sample of her award-winning work, including images from My Colors, My World.
