Author of TANTALIZE, ETERNAL, BLESSED; children's author of JINGLE DANCER, INDIAN SHOES, RAIN IS NOT MY INDIAN NAME, HOLLER LOUDLY
www.cynthialeitichsmith.co
Please don't post spoilers to my wall; message me privately w/ Qs instead.
www.cynthialeitichsmith.co
Please don't post spoilers to my wall; message me privately w/ Qs instead.
Information
- Affiliation:
- CYALR
- Location:
- Austin, TX, 78764
Photos
2 of 6 albumsSee All
Wall PhotosCreated about a week ago
Children's Book CoversCreated about a month ago
Events
2 past eventsSee All
- Deals with the Devil: Writing ...
Texas Capitol Building Austin, Texas
Saturday, October 31 at 2:00pm - readergirlz Chat with Cynthia ...
http://readergirlz.blogspot.com
Wednesday, October 21 at 8:10pm
J.m. Whitebird
boozhoo all, i would like to share my 1st bilingual Native American childrens book. Please check it out and give me your honest opinion.
http://www.whitebirdbooks.com
and im looking forward to reading "jingle dancer"
miigwech gigawaabamin miinawaa
jw
Anita Silvey's latest book is Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children’s Book: Life Lessons from Notable People from All Walks of Life (Roaring Brook, 2009).So far, what’s the most fun you’ve ever had working on a book? Why?I know that many authors suffer from the "my newest baby is m...
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Author Round-up: Writing Around The Holidays by Tina Ferraro from YA Fresh. Peek from Sydney Salter: "I exchange knowing glances with the other café regulars and I buckle down and write as fast as I can for an hour or two while sipping a peppermint mocha."Native American Spirituality in Children'...
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From Jacqueline Houtman, author of The Reinvention of Edison Thomas (Front Street, 2010)Artists, authors, business owners...Please consider donating an item or service to sell in an auction to benefit Bridget Zinn [see left, click for blog] and Barrett Dowell.Bridget is a 32-year-old YA writer a...
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Pamela Todd Cynthia - thanks for inspiring.
Cynthia Leitich Smith Celebrating dear pal, fellow VCFA faculty member & NBA finalist Rita Williams-Garcia!
2009 National Book Awards - PhotoGallery - School Library Journal - photos, pictures, images, photog
Source: www.schoollibraryjournal.com
Learn about Lyn Miller-Lachmann, author and the editor-in-chief of MultiCultural Review.How did you come to devote your professional life to literature for young readers?I attended graduate school in the late 1970s to become an academic historian, but I quickly realized I didn't enjoy academic w...
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Learn about Mahtab Narsimhan, and read her blog.How do you psyche yourself up to write and to keep writing?I set a reward before I start writing and will allow myself that reward only if I finish the quota for the day.Normally that entails surfing the Net or writing a nice long e-mail to a friend...
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WBBT: Writing the True with Cynthia Leitich Smith: an interview by Vivian at HipWriterMama. Note: Check out my deep thoughts on my publishing background, writing across formats, Native youth literature, writing cross-culturally, girl power & Gothics, true love, and a myriad of other topics....
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Aaron Reynolds is a human, not a bug, but he often writes about bugs. He is the author of: Chicks and Salsa, illustrated by Paulette Bogan (2005); Superhero School, illustrated by Randy Rash (2009); Buffalo Wings, illustrated by Paulette Bogan (2007)(all Bloomsbury); and, of course, the Joey Fly,...
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Cynthia Leitich Smith
Peek: "I was impressed by how different this book was to Tantalize -
sometimes you like an author but their narrative voice is very similar
between books (and that's okay) but Smith has the ability to really
embody her characters and I'm appreciative." Thanks, Sassy Librarian!
The Sassy Librarian: Four Vampire Books Read This Weekend: Vamped by Lucienne Diver, How to Be a Vam
Source: thesassylibrarian.blogspot.com
The personal blog of Courtney Lewis, Director of Libraries at Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School in northeastern Pennsylvania and a very sassy librarian.
David L Harrison
Cynthia, i passed the entrance test so now I'm your fan and can prove it!
David
Cynthia Leitich Smith thanks everyone at SCBWI Illinois for an amazing, inspiring, informative weekend!
Source: www.scbwi-illinois.org
The illinois chapter of the society of children's book writers and illustrators, with information for members and a listing of author and illustrators available for speaking engagements.
Learn more about Debby Dahl Edwardson.What do you love most about your creative life? Why?What I love most about writing is that wonderful alchemy that turns words on a page into complete worlds, places that become so real we can smell the trees and hear the voices.I especially like it when a cha...
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