The Whole Megillah- #52snapshots 2022 | Week 48–Mystery DateMaybe you remember the television commercials: “Mystery date, are you ready for a mystery date?” It was a board game in which you opened the door to your mystery date in hopes of it not revealing, “The Dud,” a slovenly … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–November 30, 2022Some very quick things: Happy Writing!Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Week 47–Step on a CrackThis week calls for writing about superstitions. Don’t walk under a ladder. Beware the path of the black cat. Don’t step on a crack in the sidewalk or you’ll break your mother’s back. Be careful with praise. I wrote about … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–November 23, 2022Some very quick things: Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate, and happy writing to all!Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Weeks 45 & 46–The Hardest Thing & FailureI challenged my Writing the Past workshop on these two prompts: What secrets did your family keep and write about a failure. I could say my family never talked about the Holocaust, although my paternal grandmother and my maternal grandfather … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–November 16, 2022Some very quick things: Happy writing!Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Week 44–Reunions, Weddings, and FuneralsThis week’s prompt calls for writing about family gatherings. I chose to write about the Krasner family reunion that I organized early in my family history journey. We held it in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, in August 1990. It was … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–November 2, 2022Some very quick things: Happy writing!Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Weeks 42 and 43–The One Who Wronged You and Religious SpaceI procrastinated on The One Who Wronged You. I didn’t want to crawl back into the cave. And indeed, writing about the person who I believed wronged me in letter form just got me riled up all over again. My … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–October 26, 2022Some very quick things: Happy writing!Barbara Krasner
- #52snapshots 2022 | Week 48–Mystery Date
Tag Archives: Anna Levine
Author’s Notebook | All Eyes on Alexandra by Anna Levine
All Eyes on Alexandra, written by Anna Levine and illustrated by Chiara Pasqualotto. 32 pp., Kar-Ben, September 2018. The Whole Megillah (TWM): In this book, you’ve personified a family of cranes and used Abba, Ima, Savta, and Saba. How did … Continue reading
Take Advantage of the Purim 10% Discount | Writing Jewish-Themed Children’s Books, a Highlights Workshop
Writing Jewish-Themed Children’s Books | A Highlights Foundation Workshop June 8 – 11, 2014 Time is running out! Special Offer: 10% discount if you apply before March 14 (Purim) In bucolic Boyds Mills, Pennsylvania, the Highlights Foundation offers for the … Continue reading
Take Advantage of the Purim 10% Discount | Writing Jewish-Themed Children’s Books, a Highlights Workshop
Writing Jewish-Themed Children’s Books | A Highlights Foundation Workshop June 8 – 11, 2014 Time is running out! Special Offer: 10% discount if you apply before March 14 (Purim) In bucolic Boyds Mills, Pennsylvania, the Highlights Foundation offers for the … Continue reading
Upcoming Jewish Writers’ Conferences & Workshops
15th Annual Jewish Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators Seminar Sponsored by the Jewish Book Council Sunday, November 10, Center for Jewish History Learn more>>> Jewish Story Sponsored by The Whole Megillah LLC in conjunction with the Association of Jewish Libraries … Continue reading
Announcing the Winners | The Whole Megillah Rosh Hashonah Challenge
Please join me in saying “Mazel tov!” to the winners of The Whole Megillah’s Rosh Hashonah Challenge. Middle Grade category (in alphabetical order) Marcia Berneger, “What’s Up with Jonas?” Anne Brentan, “Finding Home” Eve Nadel Catarevas (untitled) Young adult category … Continue reading
Author’s Notebook | Anna Levine
At last year’s annual convention of the Association of Jewish Libraries in Montreal, I had the pleasure of meeting up with author Anna Levine. See what she has to say in this video about why she writes about Israel and … Continue reading
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