About Laura
I used to be a children's book editor in the US, and now live in the south of England doing general children's book freelance work. This includes offering a manuscript critiquing service (http://www.lauraatkins.com/critServices.html), as well as running creative writing workshops, and doing freelance editorial work. I also run children's literature conferences at the National Centre for Research ... More
Laura's Blog: Tockla's World of Children's Literature - Recent Posts
| 9/5/2009 | Important essay (1 Comments )
Please go and read Zetta Elliott's blog post: "Something like an open letter to the children's publishing industry." It is an impassioned and powerful plea to those who work in publishing to open the doors to author of color (in England, somewhat... Read the rest of this post |
| 9/2/2009 | More in white privilege in children's publishing and W.A.R (5 Comments )
I've been meaning for ages to respond to the many comments left on the last blog entry which links to my essay on white privilege in children's publishing. And thanks to the many people who have addressed each others' comments, I think much has... Read the rest of this post |
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| Laura's Published Works | Ages | Date Published | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Books 1 - 4 of 7 from Laura's published works, View all 7 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||
| 1. Willie Wins (Paperback, 2007) Author: Almira Astudillo Gilles Editor: Laura Atkins Illustrator: Carl Angel |
Ages 4-8 | 03/2007 | |
| 2. Love to Langston (Paperback, 2006) Author: Tony Medina Editor: Laura Atkins |
Ages 4-8 | 08/30/2006 | |
| 3. Deshawn Days (Paperback, 2003) Author: Tony Medina Editor: Laura Atkins Illustrator: Gregory Christie |
Ages 9-12 | 09/2003 | |
| 4. The Pot That Juan Built (Pura Belpre Honor Book. Illustrator (Awards)) (... Author: Nancy Andrews-Goebel Editor: Laura Atkins Illustrator: David Diaz |
Ages 4-8 | 05/2002 | |
Profile Comments
Comment by Tom Hannah on 3/22/2009 2:31:13 PM:
Hi Laura-thanks for adding us to your list of friends and hope you enjoyed reading about our book The Endless String. Our best to you Tom and Tess
Hi Laura-thanks for adding us to your list of friends and hope you enjoyed reading about our book The Endless String. Our best to you Tom and Tess
Comment by Princess Carroll Ayo Durodola on 2/17/2009 8:48:13 AM:
Hi Laura, I was an editor in Nigeria once and I loved it. It put me through university. I'd love to start again. Maybe I'll offer my services to this bunch of flappers.
Blessings, Princess Ayo
Hi Laura, I was an editor in Nigeria once and I loved it. It put me through university. I'd love to start again. Maybe I'll offer my services to this bunch of flappers.
Blessings, Princess Ayo
Comment by Sandra McLeod Humphrey on 11/13/2008 12:39:23 PM:
Your books look wonderful!
Your books look wonderful!
Comment by Alan Jordan on 8/30/2008 9:12:40 PM:
Hi Laura,
Your work looks interesting. I hope that you find my work, http://www.LetsBeCreative.org, interesting too.
What you won't see is that I'm working on my first MG Novel. I notice that you do a lot of work in the area. My writing is more akin to Bruce Coville's style ... more
Your work looks interesting. I hope that you find my work, http://www.LetsBeCreative.org, interesting too.
What you won't see is that I'm working on my first MG Novel. I notice that you do a lot of work in the area. My writing is more akin to Bruce Coville's style ... more
Comment by Olga Key on 11/28/2007 12:15:41 PM:
Hello!
I'd like to introduce a new child's activity website that offers printable coloring books for kids of ages from 2 to 12.
Please visit our on-line store: www.getcoloringbooks.com to see the variety of coloring books available for download. We have free samples available a... more
I'd like to introduce a new child's activity website that offers printable coloring books for kids of ages from 2 to 12.
Please visit our on-line store: www.getcoloringbooks.com to see the variety of coloring books available for download. We have free samples available a... more
We provide extending learning for children and we also work with authors to publish their books on our site for free. We even add the audio for free. Please check out http://MyStorytown.com We are looking for teacher input for us to develop more free online education tools for te... more