You may have heard the news: I have a new book, The Barbary Chronicles: The Lost Prince ! The game is on! No one plays the game like Jack ...

Barbary Chronicles , Charlesbridge Moves 2026. Art by Allysa Adams As Teaching Authors celebrates America’s 250, with Esther kicking off t...

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Are your book descriptions and metadata making your book easily discoverable in the modern age? Join us for an informative session with Narrative Muse, a UNESCO-recognized audience intelligence platfo...

Today I continue our series on kidlit books related to United States history by celebrating the release of a friend's new Revolutionary War-...

In honor of our nation's 250th Birthday,  my fellow TeachingAuthors and I have chosen to celebrate in our upcoming posts children's books th...

On May 4, the Authors Guild, joined by the Dramatists Guild; Garden Communicators International; Novelists, Inc.; Romance Writers of America; and Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association, filed c...

Sharing the New Somethings I've so far planned for this new year  has me smiling. Here's why. I collected so many 5 x 7 Little Ling Calendar...

Don't send your query until you check these 10 essentials. Literary agents reveal what to verify before hitting send. Free downloadable checklist included.

Happy New Year! We're kicking off 2026 here at TeachingAuthors with a series of posts about something new we're doing this year.   My "new" ...

I'm not sure that "grateful" is the right word for this occasion. "Blessed" may be the better word.  After all, how many people ever get to...

Honestly? It's been One Unimaginably Unimaginable Year for a Non-Stop Finder of Life's Silver Linings. But fortunately, as Elaine Stritch s...

Little Thoughts Press publishes stories, poetry, and artwork for young readers ages ten and under. All submitted material should be aimed at this audience. While writing for children does not need to ...

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The searchable list of eligible works is available at the settlement website (also see the update below): https://secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup BACKGROUND A year ago, a group of autho...

Whether you choose a real or fictional location, the more detail and depth you can infuse into your setting, the better you’ll draw readers into your story.

Earlier this summer, a federal court in California issued a major ruling in Bartz v. Anthropic, one of the copyright class action lawsuits involving AI. The court held that a trial should occur over w...

Image by Margo Lipa from Pixabay Happy August!    It's hard to believe that summer is already waning here in the northern hemisphere and st...

<p>Publishing September 17, 2025. Little Thoughts Press is a literary magazine for and by kids. Issue Eleven: Stirring Words is a celebration of words that will inspire, delight, and entrance young re...

Howdy, Campers, and 🎈Happy Poetry Friday!🐦 The link to Poetry Friday's host is at the very end of this post. This round, we're responding ...

From the July/August 2025 issue of The Horn Book Magazine: Special Issue: ALA Awards.