I often learn of and meet other writers through social media, and that’s exactly how I happened to connect with author Lydia Lukidis. We had both entered our books into the Crystal Kite Award…

Recently, I’ve been fortunate to write about newly published children’s books and their creators on Writer-Reader-Teacher. This week’s blog post brings yet another title I’m…

I’ve been fortunate with the friends I’ve made, both in the kidlit and blogger communities. This week’s post has me combining the two communities, which is pretty cool. The winner…

Today’s post welcomes back author/illustrator Leigh Anne Carter to Writer-Reader-Teacher and celebrates the July 7, 2026, launch of her newest book! Yeti Is Not Ready For Game Over by Leigh A…

As we look forward to America’s 250th birthday, I’m thrilled to welcome back Selene Castrovilla to Writer-Reader-Teacher. Publisher’s Weekly called Selene’s most recent pict…

#KidLitZombieWeek 2026 Events

Please note: forms will open up the Friday of Kidlit Zombie Week. So excited to see your pitches and pledges! Good news! We have a BONUS day and the forms will stay open until Saturday!

Children have a remarkable ability to stop and linger. They notice what we miss. They ask questions we wouldn’t think to ask. They find something worth pausing for in places we’ve already decided ar...

Hi, everyone! Kaitlyn Sanchez here! I’m so excited to share this awesome blog guest blog post by my wonderful clients Kanya Sesser and Nisha Lamsam Ligon. This is about the journey their book…

ALT: Tracey Matney: Cut It Out!

Scenes are the building blocks of story. Here’s what every scene must include, plus how to edit your scenes to perfection.

Pitch Contest Info: Submit a short pitch (100 words or less) of a zombie story that you'd like help reviving Submit your pitch to the form on Saturday, June 6, 2026 by 11:59 EST One entry per person ...

As a longtime fan of Melissa Taylor’s website, Imagination Soup, which is an amazing resource for children’s book reviews and learning activities, I’m pleased to have Melissa on W…

ALT: Classic Zombie Horror Stare (NOTLD)

Alt: Coffin Vampire Hand Emerges. The fingers of the hand curl one by one around the coffin's top.

Alt: Ed's Crazy Digging Spree. Cartoon showing someone digging up dirt.