The Whole Megillah- Mid-Week NotesThree quick things this week: I’ve been accepted into the Southampton Children’s Lit Conference Graphic Novels Workshop. Ordinarily, I would never have applied because of the cost. But in this COVID world, I can participate virtually for a fraction of … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Why You Should Submit to PJ Library | Authors Speak UpWelcome to The Whole Megillah‘s cyber-round table of authors whose books were submitted and selected by PJ Library and/or PJ Our Way. Our authors include Amalia Hoffman, author/illustrator of Dreidel Day (Kar-Ben, 2018); Karen Pokras, author of the forthcoming middle-grade … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week NotesOne quick thing this week: Even if we’re not able to travel, we might still be able to stage our own mini writing retreats at home. Essential to this experience is a set of books to have on hand for … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Author’s Notebook | Beloved Comrades: A Novel in Stories by Yermiyahu Ahron TaubTaub, Yermiyahu Ahron. Beloved Comrades: A Novel in Stories. Quanah, TX: Anaphora Literary Press, 2020. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What inspired this work, its structure, and its scope? What made the narrative begin with the postwar period? Yermiyahu Ahron Taub … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Last Chance! Join with Other Writers to Write New MaterialEveryone Has a Story to Tell There’s still room for you! Launching in June 2020, the Writing Chai Studio offers writers of all genres and all levels the opportunity to find the stories within them and bring them onto the … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week NotesThree quick things: There’s still time to join us this Sunday for the five-week Writing Chai writing sessions. Write me at barbarakrasner(at)att(dot)net for details. I’ve been reading Elizabeth George’s new novel-writing craft book, Mastering the Process: From Idea to Novel, … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Author’s Notebook | A Ceiling Made of Eggshells by Gail Carson LevineLevine, Gail Carson. A Ceiling Made of Eggshells. HarperCollins, 2020, 371 pp. $17.99, Grades 4-6. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What inspired you to write this book? Gail Carson Levine (GCL): This was a trip into family history. My father’s ancestors … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Starting Sunday, June 14, 2020 | Bring New Inspiration into Your Writing with Writing Chai StudioEveryone Has a Story to Tell Launching in June 2020, the Writing Chai Studio offers writers of all genres and all levels the opportunity to find the stories within them and bring them onto the page. Find the voice that … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Last Chance | Create a New Piece of Writing with Writing Chai Studio Free Introductory SessionEveryone Has a Story to Tell Launching in June 2020, the Writing Chai Studio offers writers of all genres and all levels the opportunity to find the stories within them and bring them onto the page. Find the voice that … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week NotesThree quick things: There’s still time to join us this Sunday for a free introductory session using the Amherst Writers method of time-based prompts. This method has led me to generate fluid writing without my inner critique butting in. See … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Announcing the 2011 Sydney Taylor Book Award Blog Tour
Mark your calendars from February 6-11 to visit your favorite blogs and read interviews with this year’s Sydney Taylor Book Award and Honor Award recipients! The Whole Megillah will be hosting a wrap-up roundtable with all the winners on February … Continue reading
The Whole Megillah Contest Update
For all those interested in The Whole Megillah YA Novel Contest: Please do not use the e-mail address in my original post. Instead, please send your entries to barbarakrasner@yahoo.com.
Librarian’s Notebook | Joyce Levine
Joyce Levine earned her library degree from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She worked as a children’s librarian at the Great Neck Public Library and as an elementary school librarian at a Solomon Schechter Day School. She established two new … Continue reading
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Tagged Association of Jewish Libraries, Hush, Joyce Levine, North Shore Hebrew Academy
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Editor’s Notebook | Jeanne Elders DeWaard, Eerdmans
Jeanne Elders DeWaard began her career in the adult division at Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. in the early 1990s, then left to complete a Ph.D. in American literature. She taught college literature for a number of years and pursued … Continue reading
Jewish Book Council Announces 2010 National Jewish Book Award Winners
The Jewish Book Council announced the 2010 National Jewish Book Award winners today. Here are the winners in the children’s and young adult literature categories: Children’s and Young Adult Literature Winner: Under a Red Sky: Memoir of a Childhood in … Continue reading
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Tagged Jewish Book Council, Louis Posner award, National Jewish Book Awards
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2011 Sydney Taylor Book Award Winners
The Association of Jewish Libraries announced the winners of the 2011 Sydney Taylor Book Award winners today: Howard Schwartz and Kristina Swarner, author and illustrator of Gathering Sparks, Barry Deutsch, author and illustrator of Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword, … Continue reading
Editor’s Notebook | Joni Sussman, Kar-Ben
Joni Sussman is the Publisher at Kar-Ben Publishing, a division of Lerner Publishing Group. Kar-Ben’s concentration is Jewish content picture books for children, both fiction and non-fiction for preschool through approximately 6th grade, including holiday books, life-cycle stories, Bible tales, … Continue reading
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Tagged Jewish children's books, Joni Sussman, Kar-Ben, Lerner Publishing
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