Get to know Jennifer… It wasn’t until her mid-twenties when Jennifer decided to try her hand at writing for children, but the realities of breaking into the publishing industry made it necessary for her to try other forms of writing as well. She began submitting articles to Christian women’s magazines …
Get to know Amy… Amy Goldman Koss has written 14 teen novels and four picture books. But just so you know — she has had and continues to enjoy her fair share of rejections and humiliations. Her latest teen novel is The Not-So-Great Depression. Please buy several copies to give …
Get to know Tracy… Tracy Barrett is the author of numerous books for young readers, most recently Dark of the Moon and The Sherlock Files series (Henry Holt). Tracy was the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators’ Regional Advisor for the Midsouth from 1999 to 2009 and is currently …
Get to know April… April Halprin Wayland is a farmer turned folk musician turned author and poet. Her picture book, NEW YEAR AT THE PIER—A Rosh Hashanah Story, won the Sydney Taylor Gold Medal for the best Jewish Children’s Picture Book of the Year, awarded by the Association of Jewish Libraries. April’s …
Get to know Jack… Jack Gantos is author of over forty books for children from the ROTTEN RALPH picture books, collections of JACK HENRY short stories, upper elementary and middle school JOEY PIGZA novels, young adult novels—LOVE CURSE OF THE RUMBAUGHS, DESIRE LINES, and a memoir, HOLE IN MY LIFE. …
Get to know Carrie… Carrie Turansky is the best-selling author of 8 novels and novellas. She has been a finalist for the Inspirational Readers Choice Award, The Genesis, and Carol Award and winner of the Crystal Globe Award. She has been a member of ACFW since 2000. Carrie writes contemporary and …