It can be challenging for debut authors to create awareness for their work or find media opportunities. When working with debut authors, Maryam Ahmad, Associate Publicist at Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, brainstorms publicity campaign strategies...

Discover the ten steps of making your dream to become a successful children's author come true. Learn practical strategies from #1 best-selling, award-winning children's author Sheri Fink as she shares how to bring your book to life, how to determine...

R.L. Stine, a National Bestselling Children’s author of the Goosebumps series. He is known for writing scary books and in this interview he shares his thoughts on whether scary is too much for kids to handle and how he approaches this in his writing...

R.L. Stine, a National Bestselling Children’s author of the Goosebumps series. He is known for writing scary books and in this interview he shares his thoughts on whether scary is too much for kids to handle and how he approaches this in his writing...

In this webinar, children’s authors and illustrators Andy and Bernice Tate share advice on self-publishing juvenile books. There are four key points to know about juvenile and children’s publishing. First, know your readership. Know who they are, what...

We’ve heard it said once or twice that juvenile and children’s literature is marginalized to the periphery of the publishing industry, but nothing could be farther from the truth. In fact, the juvenile and children’s genre is the foundation for future...

Author Sheri Fink's debut novel Cake in Bed is a sweet and sexy romance, very different from her bestselling series of children's picture books. Fink experienced some self-doubt when starting this book project, but something inside of her drove her...

Author Sheri Fink's debut novel Cake in Bed is a sweet and sexy romance, very different from her bestselling series of children's picture books. Fink experienced some self-doubt when starting this book project, but something inside of her drove her...

Freeman Ng's Favorite Writing Location Bridge Across the Sky is a raw and honest historical novel in verse about a Chinese teen who immigrates to the United States with his family and endures mistreatment at the Angel Island Immigration Station while...

Many writers wait until a first draft of their manuscript is complete before sharing it with others for feedback and critiques. While this can work well for some, children's author Rob Harrell prefers to get feedback in chunks during the writing process...