The Whole Megillah- Mid-Week Field Notes–March 22, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–March 15, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–March 8, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–March 1, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–February 22, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–February 15, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
- 2023 Sydney Taylor Book Awards | Honey and Me by Meira DrazinHonor Book in Middle-Grade Category: Honey and Me by Meira Drazin (Scholastic, 2022, 304 pp.) The Whole Megillah (TWM): Mazel tov on your award! I’m so delighted to get to know you better.Meira Drazin (MD): Hi Barbara, thanks so much … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Author’s Notebook | The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights by Kitty ZeldisZeldis, Kitty. The Dressmakers of Prospect Heights. New York: HarperCollins, 2022. 345 pages. Writing the Past (WTP): What motivated you to write Dressmakers of Prospect Heights?Kitty Zeldis (KZ): I had long been interested in New Orleans, a place that figures importantly in … Continue reading →Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–February 1, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
- Mid-Week Field Notes–January 25, 2023Some very quick things: Have a good week!Barbara Krasner
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Tag Archives: Anna Olswanger
Two-in-One Author’s Notebook | A Visit to Moscow with Author Anna Olswanger and Illustrator Yevgenia Nayberg
Olswanger, Anna. A Visit to Moscow. Illustrated by Yevgenia Nayberg. Berkeley, CA: WestMargin Press, 2022, 72 pp. The Whole Megillah (TWM): What prompted the form of a graphic novel for you? Anna Olswanger (AO): As soon as I entered grade … Continue reading
Two-in-One Notebook: Novelist Ruchama Feuerman and Agent Anna Olswanger
The Whole Megillah (TWM): You write for children and adults. How do you balance your time and interest? Ruchama Feuerman (RF): I don’t. I’m all over the place. When I resonate with a project, I devour it and it devours … Continue reading
The Whole Megillah Illustration Contest | Announcing the Winners
Jewish-themed Illustration Contest Names Winners The results are in from contest judge, Anna Olswanger. Thanks to all of you who submitted your artwork to The Whole Megillah Illustration Contest. Judging criteria included the ability of the illustration to: Tell a … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Koffsky, Anna Olswanger, Jewish illustration contest, Judy Dick, Olga Bukhalova
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Attention Illustrators! Announcing The Whole Megillah Illustration Contest
Dear Illustrators, Finally, a contest for you! Enter The Whole Megillah Illustration Contest. How? Just send in a JPG of your finest Jewish-themed artwork and win a copy of The Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats. You … Continue reading
Event: Passover Play Based on Work by Anna Olswanger
Shlemiel Crooks: A Passover Musical A family musical revue based on books by award-winning author Anna Olswanger Performed by the Poppy Seed Players Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 11 am, Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St., New York City … Continue reading
Writers’ Conference | Where Do I Go from Here?
This announcement comes from the founder of the Shomer Shabbos Children’s Writers & Illustrators listserve, agent Anna Olswanger: Fall Workshop Where Do I Go From Here?: 3 Literary Agents, 3 Opinions You took the first step: you wrote a children’s … Continue reading
New Book Coaching Service
Some of you may know Anna Olswanger as the former coordinator of the Jewish Children’s Book Writers’ Conference and through her work as a literary agent with Liza Dawson Associates in New York. She’s sold to Balzer & Bray, Bloomsbury, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Olswanger, book coaching, writing careers
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