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#DVPit Connects Agents and Diverse Authors
We speak with a number of diverse debut authors who landed agents through the Twitter pitch contest.
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Citing Social Media Controversy, Debut Author Delays Publication of YA Novel
Another author has become the subject of social media controversy in the children's writing community; Amélie Wen Zhao has asked her publisher, Delacorte, to postpone the release of her debut YA fantasy novel, 'Blood Heir,' which was scheduled for June.
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WI14: Helpful Tips for Successful Children's Bookselling
We've gathered a list of professional advice from the ABC Children’s Group panel “A Crash Course in Kids’ Bookselling,” which took place at last week's Winter Institute 14 in Albuquerque.
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When They Got the Call: PW Speaks with the 2019 Newbery, Caldecott, and Printz Winners
PW spoke with the three big winners of the ALA's 2019 Youth Media Awards, about what they were doing when the committee called with the good news.
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Elizabeth Acevedo 'Honored' by Her Printz Award
Debut author Elizabeth Acevedo shares her initial response when she received the news she'd won the Printz Award for her YA novel-in-verse, 'The Poet X.'
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WI14: Children's Books, Authors Create a Buzz; A New Publisher Arouses Controversy
Children’s authors and publishers were hitting above their weight at Winter Institute 14: while approximately one-third of the 150 authors and illustrators in attendance were children’s book creators, it seemed like everybody PW spoke with was buzzing about kids' books.
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Sophie Blackall Celebrates Her Second Caldecott Win
Sophie Blackall was literally half a world away from Seattle when she heard from the Caldecott committee that her picture book 'Hello Lighthouse' had been selected as the winner of this year's Caldecott Medal.
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Meg Medina on Winning the Newbery Medal
We speak with author Meg Medina, whose middle grade novel about an irrepressible Cuban-American girl, 'Merci Suárez Changes Gears,' was awarded the 2019 Newbery Medal.
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Medina, Blackall, Acevedo Win Newbery, Caldecott, Printz
The 2019 Youth Media Awards were announced Monday morning at the American Library Association’s midwinter conference in Seattle.
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Amazon Publishing Launches Amazon Crossing Kids
The new imprint will publish English-language translations of picture books from around the world.
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Christopher Myers's Make Me a World Imprint Launches This Fall
Helmed by author and artist Christopher Myers, this Random House imprint kicks off this fall with three titles that exemplify the line’s range of genres, storylines, and age levels.
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Children's Authors Cope with Award Season Jitters
We spoke with a number of children's authors about their strategies for keeping calm and carrying on amid all the buzz and anxiety surrounding ALA's Youth Media Awards.
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WI14 Draws Booksellers to Albuquerque to Talk Shop and Talk Books
This week, more than 700 indie booksellers have gathered in Albuquerque, N.M., for the 14th annual Winter Institute, which features a full slate of panels, presentations, and opportunities to connect with authors, including about 50 children's and YA writers.
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'Roots of Rap' Launch in Photos
Earlier this month, author Carole Boston Weatherford and illustrator Frank Morrison celebrated the release of their new picture book in verse, 'Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop,' with events in New York City.
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In Brief: January 24, 2019
This week, Marietta Collins and Marianne Celano speak about racial healing in Charlottesville; Kenneth and Sarah Jane Wright visit a Georgia school; and an author celebrates her book at the American Museum of Natural History.
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Greystone Books Expands into Children's Publishing
Vancouver, B.C., nonfiction publisher Greystone Books is launching Greystone Kids, an imprint to publish picture and middle grade books focused on natural history, the environment, sports, and social justice.
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Melanie Nolan Named V-P and Publisher at Knopf Books for Young Readers
Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers announced that Melanie Nolan is taking on the role of v-p and publisher of the imprint, effective immediately.
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Donne Forrest Remembered
Donne Forrest, longtime rights director at Dutton Children's Books and Dial Books for Young Readers, died on January 7 at age 80. Here, some of her friends and colleagues offer tributes.
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Licensing Hotline: January 2019
Read on for a reboot of IDW's Transformers comic books, new titles in Insight Editions' licensed cookbook program, literary licensing programs from new agency FanGirl Branding & Consulting, and a wrap-up of other recently signed deals.
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Children's Authors and Books to Watch for at Winter Institute 14
PW's reviews editors select well-known and up-and-coming children's authors to meet at this year's institute, whose books are either just out or due by September.
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