Crafting a Career as a Children’s or Young Adult Author—Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
When: Monday, February 8
Where: Cervantes Institute, 211 East 49th St., New York City
What time: 7 p.m.
With Brian Floca, Richard Peck, Jane O’Connor, and Marilyn Singer; moderated by David Levithan
Free and open to the public
What was it like to begin a career as a children’s or young adult author 20 or 30 years ago, and what challenges do young authors and aspiring writers face today? A panel of distinguished authors will discuss issues of subject matter, book censorship, access to publishers, and book promotion. How did writers confront these issues in the past, and how do they deal with them in the current publishing climate? What will children’s publishing be like tomorrow? Join moderator David Levithan, best-selling young adult author and Vice President and Editorial Director of Trade Publishing at Scholastic; award-winning author-illustrator Brian Floca; Newbery Medalist Richard Peck; Jane O’Connor, best-selling author of the Fancy Nancy picture books and Editor-at-Large at Penguin Books for Young Readers; and award-winning author of poetry, novels, picture books, and non-fiction, Marilyn Singer.
There will be a booksigning after the panel.
PEN American Center
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New York, NY 10012
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Telephone: (212) 334-1660
Fax: (212) 334-2181
The price is right, so if you are in the area, you might want to consider attending. If you do please let us know.
Kathy
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Thank you!
Thanks Kathy, I’m going to put it on my calendar. Looks like a don’t miss!
Thank you AGAIN, for bringing attention to really great information!
I’d love to see this, but not sure I want to fight the Princeton rush hour traffic to get there. I see it’s also playing at the Eric Carle Museum. I’ve always wanted to visit there, so it may be time for a road trip.
I know this is a little off topic, but I lived in the DC metro area for 23 years where rush hour is a misnomer supreme. First, it’s all day, not one, two or even three hours. Second, there’s no rushing involved. It’s more like sitting. And sitting. And sitting some more. But your comment reminded me of a t-shirt I have. It shows a moose, a bear and a bison crossing a highway and it reads, “Rush Hour in Teton National Park.”
Looks interesting. The cover art is absolutely magnificent. I don’t write for children, but the psychology behind the brain shift that’s required for an adult to return to childhood, so to speak, in writing for them is deliciously fascinating.
thanks, Kathy. I think Joyce and I will have to show this trailer when we teach. Wish it was coming to Charlotte!
Carol,
I’m going to try and go. It is an hour away, but I have it on my calendar. I’ll write something up on my blog afterwards.
Kathy