SANTA'S CHRISTMAS BAG OF CRITIQUES

Dear Writers:

If you asked Santa for a little help with your writing this year, then this is the gift he has on his sleigh for you…

… a bagful of Christmas Critiques from the children’s authors of KIDLIT, INK.

Alison Meyers – (1) query letter critique – MY SPECIAL WORD.

Jan Cheripko –  (1) YA – first 10 pages critique – RAT

Kim Briggs – (1) YA – first 10 pages critique – STARFALL

Clara Gillow Clark – (1) MG first 10-pages critique – HATTIE ON HER WAY

Lindsay Barrett George – (1) author/illustrator PB critique – MAGGIE’S BALL

Gayle C. Krause – (1) rhyming PB critique – DADDY, CAN YOU SEE THE MOON?

Pat Thomas – (1) rhyming PB critique – STAND BACK SAID THE ELEPHANT

That’s seven (7) critiques in all.

To be eligible, please follow the KIDLIT, INK blog and leave the title of your manuscript in the comments below, as well as which author you’d like to review your work.

Random.org will select the winners on Christmas Eve. Names will be posted on the KIDLIT, INK blog and you will have three months to respond. You can Private Message your email address to the authors from the KIDLIT Facebook page and each author will contact you.

HO! HO! HO! MERRY WRITING AND HAPPY NEW BOOK! 

WINTERFEST at the Hawley Library - December 9, 2017

Join KIDLIT, INK at the Hawley Library to celebrate...

WINTERFEST 2017

PAT THOMAS

GAYLE C. KRAUSE

LINDSAY BARRETT GEORGE

 

JAN CHERIPKO

BOOK SALES1

BOOK SIGNINGS!

AND A VERY, MERRY CHRISTMAS!

TWICE BETRAYED, a new MG Historical Fiction Novel by Gayle C. Krause

So happy to announce that another one of the KIDLIT crew has a new book published.

Gayle C. Krause has just had her MG Historical Fiction novel published.

With the spark of independence crackling in Colonial Philadelphia, three girls dress as boys and head to the river to put a perilous plan into action, but only two return. The third, a milliner’s assistant, is found drowned, with gold in her hems, coded spy letters in her bodice, and a journal implicating another sewing apprentice in the treacherous plot.

All eyes turn toward Perdy Rogers, Betsy Ross’ thirteen-year-old apprentice, but she’s no spy!  With her life on the line, she struggles to untangle herself from the web of deceit and learns the hard way that freedom, whether an individual’s or a country’s, comes at a cost.

Book is available on Amazon.com.

Link:

https://www.amazon.com/Twice-Betrayed-Gayle-C-Krause/dp/0991190432/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1491850286&sr=1-1&keywords=Twice+Betrayed

If you like Revolutionary War historical fiction, the danger of spies, and the intricacies of pre-teen friendships, you will enjoy TWICE BETRAYED.

 A little bit about Gayle C. Krause - 

A Master educator, Gayle C. Krause has taught Children’s Literature at the secondary and post-secondary levels to prospective Early Childhood and Elementary teachers. She’s also taught certified teachers, other children’s authors, served on Eastern Pennsylvania SCBWI’s Critique-a-thon-evaluating member’s sample pages, and organized and hosted writing retreats for the past ten years.

She holds an editing certificate from a local college and operates a critique service for rhyming picture book writers— First Peek Critique. One of her repeat clients has gone on to be nominated for the 2016 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award. She also served as assistant rhyming editor for Underneath the Juniper Tree, a children’s online magazine.

And look for her new picture book, Daddy, Can You See the Moon? scheduled for publication on November 7, 2017 by Clear Fork Publishing, in time for Veteran's Day.

THINK LIKE A WRITER!

AN IMMERSION IN WRITING AND LITERATURE WITH AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS

March 25, 2017

The University of Scranton at The Kane Forum in Edward R. Leahy, Jr. Hall

Begins with registration at 8:00am and ends at 2:00pm

Earn 5 ACT 48 hours

• Discover the many ways stories are created, characters come to life, and ideas take shape.

• Consider the writing process and literary analysis as a writer.

• Learn techniques that you can incorporate into your writing workshop.

• Become a writing mentor for your students.

• Take home signed books for your classroom.

Featuring KID LIT, Ink! Authors and Illustrators:

Lindsay Barrett George

Kim Briggs

Jan Cheripko

Clara Gillow Clark

Alison Green Myers

Gayle C. Krause

Linda Oatman High

Patricia Thomas

$15/Students, $25/NPRA Members, or $40/Non-members

Includes: continental breakfast, lunch, 5 ACT 48 hours, and sessions

Sponsored by

The Northeastern Pennsylvania Reading Association and The Panuska College of Professional Studies

REGISTER TODAY with Donna Salva at 570-815-6068 or donnasalva@yahoo.com

WINTERFEST at Hawley Library - December 19, 2016

Jan Cheripko, author of RAT

Hawley, PA celebrated WINTERFEST on     December 10, 2016. Horse drawn carriages carried people through the decorated streets. 

      The train gave families Christmas train rides, and local authors from KIDLIT, Ink signed and sold books to children eager to read for the holidays.

Gayle C. Krause, author of Rock Star Santa

Lindsay Barrett George, author of Maggie's Ball

Clara Gillow Clark, author of Hill Hawk Hattie

One Starr Falls and a Killer Rises

Yesterday afternoon, the sun shined down on Pocono Pines like a spotlight highlighting our own Kim Briggs, author of the new YA series, STARR FALL.

The first of five books, STARR FALL, Book 1 was released this past week and the second, STARR LOST, will be release in early in 2017.

Kim writes about kissing and assassins and sometimes kissing assassins. Seventeen-year-old Starr is on the run from the organization and never planned on falling in love. But then, there was Christian.



You can contact Kim at kimbriggswrite.com

She was joined in celebration by family, friends, and her fellow children's authors the KIDLIT,INK group.

Alison Green Meyers, also one of our own,  gave an enlightening speech that opened the door to Kim's writing world. Both she and Kim welcomed a very close friend and Ink Sister, Donna, who flew up from Florida to surprise Kim at her book launch party.

Also present were fellow KidLitters Jan Cheripko, Gayle C. Krause, Lindsay Barrett George, and Patricia Thomas.

Good luck, Kim. We wish you much success.

Northeastern Pennsylvania Reading Association 50th Anniversary Dinner

The authors of KidLit, Ink happily participated in the 50th Anniversary dinner of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Reading Association. We started the evening's festivities with a presentation titled:

 CRAFTING A STORY: NOTE BY NOTE!

Seriously, we combined musical notes with written notes to explain to the reading specialists and librarians how a story is written.

From Pat's "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Story" to Gayle's "Stuck in the Middle Again, to Alison's "It's the End of the Book As We Know It," we sang our way through the steps in writing a book.

Jan was our impressive narrator and Lindsay portrayed our words with lively illustrations. Fun was had by all.

And the best part was that one of our own, Patricia Thomas, was recognized by the NPRA with a "Celebrate Literacy Award" for her contribution to Children's Literature for the past forty years.

Her most famous picture book took center stage. "STAND BACK," SAID THE ELEPHANT, I'M GOING TO SNEEZE."

Here's to the next Fifty!  Congratulations Northeastern Pennsylvania Reading Association, President Donna Salva, and our very own Patricia Thomas!