The Weekly 411 (05/2/14)

© E.B. Lewis

May 2, 2104 Issue # 17

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AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR SPOTLIGHT

This week we are featuring author Michael Ian Black and illustrator E.B. Lewis.

KIDLIT NEWS

Join the conversation on kidlit diversity at #WeNeedDiverseBooks. More info on the campaign at Lee and Low's blog post, "We Need Diverse Books Because…"

Writers- Learn How to Use Scrivener

Free webinar co- hosted by Julie Hedlund and Joseph Michael on May 8th-  “How To Use Scrivener To Effortlessly Write, Storyboard, Organize, & Export Your Book Into Various Formats For Printing, Editing, Publishing & More!”

For Writers

People Are Twice as Creative When They Are Walking

A Logic Model for Author Success

The Periodic Table of Storytelling

A List of Funny Words For Writing

A List of Words Other Than "Very"

Picture Books

Summer 2014 Librarian Preview- Penguin

Picture Books Openings and Why They Matter

8 Places to Look for a Writers Group

YA

The Next Big Trend in YA

Contests & Awards

June 1  Hillerman Prize

• What: submit an original book-length mystery set in the Southwest (minimum 60,000 words)
• Prize: contract with St. Martin's Press and $10,000

Diversity

50 Multicultural Books Every Child Should Read, National Education Association

Inspirational Things

Too Good for Writing for Grownups: On the Art of Writing for Children, keynote speech by Anne Ursu

Nourishing Ourselves with Story Nourishes the World, Emma Dryden on the importance of storytelling