Heather Steadham
Beach is the Word--Inside the Kidlit Studio with Ana Crespo
While the adage for folks who have many talents is "jack of all trades, master of none," an exception might need to be made for Ana...
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Heather Steadham
- Sep 19, 2021
- 4 min
Zen Buddhism and Jazz--Inside the Kidlit Studio with Lisa Bunker
I first met Lisa Bunker in May of 2019 at the New England SCBWI Spring Conference. I (and my two besties who also run this site) traveled...
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Heather Steadham
- Sep 5, 2021
- 5 min
No One Can Pick Just One!--Inside the Kidlit Studio with Bernard K. Mensah
After a summer of self-care for the three folks behind Inside the KidLit Studio, we have returned--and with a new name to put on your...
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Monica Clark-Robinson
- Jun 1, 2021
- 5 min
Oh, You Know, "Just" Fighting Fatphobia and Zombies--Inside the Kidlit Studio with Kelly deVos
Sometimes you come across a book-related tweet that just sends thrills of anticipation down your spine and makes you happy for the rest...
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Monica Clark-Robinson
- May 18, 2021
- 3 min
"This way to the library!"--Inside the Kidlit Studio with Author Christine Evans
Fred Rogers famously said that during a time of stress or trouble, we should "look for the helpers." In the Kidlit world, I take a...
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Monica Clark-Robinson
- May 3, 2021
- 4 min
A Student of Life and Cheesy Hot Chocolate--Inside the Kidlit Studio with Agent Saritza Hernandez
I love a good quote. Always have. I was that twelve-year-old kid who checked out Bartlett's Quotations from the library and kinda sorta...
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Amelia Loken
- Apr 19, 2021
- 4 min
KidLit Superhero!--in the KidLit Studio with Jarrett Lerner
I have a houseful of boys (six, to be exact, when I include my husband in the count), and finding books perfect for elementary kids who...
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Amelia Loken
- Apr 12, 2021
- 4 min
Ninja Turtles and dream friends--in the KidLit Studio with James Bird
What I first noticed about 2020 debut middle grade author James Bird was his loving posts about his young son. James often revels in all...
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Amelia Loken
- Apr 5, 2021
- 3 min
"Don't Be Like Me": Having Grace for First Drafts--in the Kidlit Studio with Laura Taylor Namey
I was introduced to Laura Taylor Namey a couple of years ago through her agent, Natascha Morris. After a couple of emails, Laura was kind...
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Heather Steadham
- Mar 22, 2021
- 5 min
He Puts the "Kid" in KidLit--Aidan Eslinger in the KidLit Studio
We at the KidLit studio know that kids are so much more than just our target audience--they're our future colleagues. And in some...
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Heather Steadham
- Mar 15, 2021
- 5 min
Numbers are Good: 17 Questions for 'List of Ten' Author--Halli Gomez in the KidLit Studio
Halli Gomez is an absolute dynamo. She worked as an intelligence analyst for police departments and federal agencies, teaches martial...
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Heather Steadham
- Mar 8, 2021
- 4 min
On car writing and being "small"--Kalynn Bayron in the KidLit Studio
When Kalynn Bayron posted on Twitter, "Please invite BIPOC creatives to talk or write about craft, process, our fave books or tv shows or...
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Heather Steadham
- Mar 1, 2021
- 4 min
"It keeps on being wonderful."--Megan E. Freeman in the KidLit Studio
As a newly-agented KidLit author, I feel like I hit the jackpot when Deborah Warren from East/West Literary Agency offered to represent...
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Monica Clark-Robinson
- Feb 22, 2021
- 3 min
Ice-Cream Eating and California Dreaming--Thao Le in the KidLit Studio
Thao Le first showed up on my radar when I was just entering my own agent search about ten years ago. I felt like I'd found a kindred...
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Monica Clark-Robinson
- Feb 15, 2021
- 4 min
The Theoretical Impossibility of Unhappiness in a Hammock--Erin Entrada Kelly in the KidLit Studio
We're all making different life choices during the pandemic, right? Different priorities, new challenges, etc. Me? I became a birder and...
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Monica Clark-Robinson
- Feb 8, 2021
- 4 min
Embracing the Imperfect: Wabi-Sabi and Fancy Pencils--Jeanette Bradley in the KidLit Studio
I met Jeanette when we were both in the same 2018 picture book debut group--the "Epic Eighteen," we called ourselves. I immediately loved...
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Monica Clark-Robinson
- Jan 11, 2021
- 3 min
Happiness is being alone in a pig barn--Deborah Underwood in the KidLit Studio
Deborah Underwood can often be found outside her San Francisco apartment, sipping soy lattes and feeding scrub jays in the backyard...
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