As some of you may know, it’s National Poetry Month and my wonderful#PBChat mentor Lori Degman has a challenge on her Facebook page to write a poem every day in April. The poem must include a specific word of her choosing. Today’s word is “quarantine.” I don’t think this poem needs any introduction… it kind of speaks for itself! Enjoy!
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THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2023
8PM EST
12×12 Book Chat!
FREE webinar! Open to anyone!
Virtual interview with Julie Hedlund, founder of the 12×12 Writing Challenge. I’ll be reading my book, WHATEVER COMES TOMORROW, and answering questions about the making of the book and my writing journey. Register here!
SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2023
10AM-3PM
Westchester Children’s Book Festival for Young Readers
Mohawk Day Camp
200 Old Tarrytown Rd., White Plains, NY
30+ Authors/Book Signings
Food Trucks!
Inflatables!
Family Activities & Crafts!
Perfect for young readers 2-8!
Past Interviews & Appearances:
- Whatever Comes Tomorrow Book Birthday Celebration at the Summit Free Public Library! Shared the book and made Mayan “worry dolls” with the kids (March 11, 2023)
- Vicinity Magazine (March 2023 issue), p.6
- Interview on Barefoot Book’s Website about Whatever Comes Tomorrow
- Interview and Review on Susanna Hill’s Perfect Picture Book Friday (March 10, 2023)
- Interview on Picture Book Builders with Jill Esbaum (March 7, 2023)
- Interview on Jena Benton’s Simply 7 blog (March 2, 2023)
- Interview on Andrew Hacket’s The Backstory (Feb. 23, 2023)
- TV interview with Rocco Staino on the LIVE! Publisher Spotlight Spring 2023 KidLit Showcase! Interview is at the 25 min mark. (Feb. 7, 2023)
- Guest post on The Writer’s Rumpus about how working at arms-length with illustrators creates KidLit MAGIC! (Jan. 27, 2023)
- Guest post on Tara Lazar’s STORYSTORM 2023, Day 15 (Jan. 15, 2023)
- Poet Feature on The Dirigible Balloon, an online children’s poetry web-zine, Jan. 1, 2023
- Interview on Ellen Leventhal’s blog, Jan. 1, 2023
- Interview with the Summit, NJ Patch (Dec. 13, 2022)
- NJ Association of School Librarians Conference, Atlantic City, NJ. Dec. 4-5, 2022
- WHATEVER COMES TOMORROW Cover Reveal on author Vivian Kirkfield’s blog.
- BRAINSTORM! on Sara Kruger’s “First Lines” blog. I discuss how I came up with the first line of the book. (Nov. 2022)
- Author’s Day at Chester Public Library (Nov. 5, 2022)
- Summit Free Public Library BRAINSTORM! event (Oct. 22, 2022)
- West Jersey Reading Council Fall Conference (Oct. 19, 2022)
- Maplewood/South Orange Book Festival, Maplewood, NJ (10/2/22)
- Rye Children’s Book Festival, Rye, NY (10/1/22)
- Story time & Signing at Indigo Books, Short Hills (9/24/22)
- Interview with Rochelle Melander on Tales for The Mighty Writer
- Interview with fellow KidLit Caravan authors on Cynsations
- Interview on Andrew Hackett’s The Backstory
- Review from Dianne White on ReaderKidz.com
- Interview on Picture Book Spotlight
- Interview on Writer’s Rumpus
- Interview on Susanna Hill’s Tuesday Debut
- Interview with Jena Benton on her “Simply 7” blog
- Interview with fellow KidLit Caravan authors on The Picture Book Buzz with Maria C. Marshall
- Interview with illustrator Debbie Ridpath Ohi, along with BRAINSTORM!’s illustrator Kate Kronreif
- Interview on the KidLit Creatives blog
- Interview on the Picturebooking Podcast with Nick Patton
- BRAINSTORM! on Picture Book Builders with Jill Esbaum
- BRAINSTORM! on Writing & Illustrating with Kathy Temean
- BRAINSTORM! on #FirstDraftFriday, Hollie Wolverton’s Blog
- Cover reveal for BRAINSTORM! on author Vivian Kirkfield’s blog.
- BRAINSTORM! and KidLit Caravan featured on Tara Lazar’s blog, Writing for Kids (While Raising Them).
- Watch me read my poem, “Our Walk To School,” from the award-winning children’s poetry anthology: Hop To It: Poems To Get You Moving (Pomelo Books, 2020) on Michelle Schaub’s blog, Poetry Boost: Using Poetry to Boost Literacy.
- Watch the mini-movie of my poem, “Our Walk To School,” on Sylvia Vardell’s blog, Poetry for Children.
Awards & Accolades
- Chosen as one of 20 picture book authors (out of 120!) to attend the PJ Library Picture Book Summer Camp for Emerging Jewish Authors at the Highlights Foundation
- Winner of the 2021 SCBWI Magazine Merit Award for my poem, “Lemons!”
- “Elite 8” Finalist (out of 64 children’s poets!) in the Madness!Poetry Tournament, 2021
- Honorable Mention in Vivian Kirkfield’s #50PreciousWords contest, 2021
- Second Place, Susanna Hill’s Holiday Contest for Children’s Writers, 2020
- First Place, Susanna Hill’s Holiday Contest for Children’s Writers, 2019
- #PBChat Mentee, chosen by Lori Degman, 2019
- #PBParty Finalist, 2019
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