Industry News
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Meg Cabot to Create New ‘Princess Diaries’ Spinoff
“From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess marks the first time I’ve illustrated my own children’s fiction (even though I have a BA in Fine Arts from Indiana University, …
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ALSC/Candlewick Press “Light the Way” Grant Submissions Open
The ALSC/Candlewick Press “Light the Way: Outreach to the Underserved” Grant was formed in honor of Newbery & Geisel-Award-Winning National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Kate DiCamillo, and the themes …
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Call for Firecracker Awards Submissions
The Council of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP) and the American Booksellers Association have again teamed up for the awards, which “seek to celebrate and promote great literary works from independent literary …
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Jon Scieszka Talks About Why He Started Guys Read
“Boys not reading is a worldwide problem. In the US, boys have tested lower in reading in every age group for every one of the last 30 years that kids …
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Jodi Picoult & Her Daughter to Collaborate On a New YA Novel
Barbara Marcus, President of Random House Children’s Books, oversaw the acquisitions process. Beverly Horowitz, Publisher of Delacorte Press, will edit the manuscript. The publishing house will release the book in …
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PW’s 2014 Salary Survey Reveals Lack of Diversity in Publishing Workforce, Gender Discrepancy in Compensation
A recent survey conducted by ‘Publishers Weekly’ of over 630 publishing staffers reveals the significant lack of racial diversity in the publishing workplace, and a persistent pay gap between male …
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Young Readers Finalists Announced For The 2014 Kirkus Prize
2014 Young Readers Finalists for the Kirkus Prize El Deafo written and illustrated by Cece Bell The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus written by Jen Bryant and illustrated by …
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Inclusive Minds to Host Diversity Event: ‘A Place at the Table’
The concept for ‘A Place at the Table’ was inspired by CBC Diversity’s successful speed-dating style event held in May 2014, which brought together educators, librarians, authors, illustrators, publishers, agents, and others in the …
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September’s Issue of Diversity in the News is Here!
Each month, CBC Diversity — which advocates for an inclusive and representative children’s book industry — rounds-up relevant news in children’s books and diversity.Read the newest issue here, and sign …
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Jay Asher to Travel the Country For The ’50 States Against Bullying’ Tour
“Asher explained that his tour presentation will address bullying from various angles, ‘because there are so many ways to approach the issue, and I know that different things reach people …
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Universal Pictures Acquires Film Rights For ‘Let It Snow’
Universal Pictures acquired the film rights to this young adult fiction collection. The movie studio has not yet hired a director, a screenwriter, or actors. UTA oversaw the negotiations for this deal. …
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Movie Adaptations Do Inspire Children to Read Books
“Just look at The Hunger Games, one of the more obvious example of the movie bump. In February of 2012, the month the movie was released, about 70,000 school kids …
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Evangelical Christian Woman Writes ‘Family-Friendly Harry Potter’ Fan Fiction
This stay-at-home mother decided to try her hand at writing after receiving requests from her kids for permission to read J.K. Rowling’s beloved books. Grace Ann did not want to expose her …
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A California School District Committee Bans ‘The Fault in Our Stars’
“The vote was taken after parent Karen Krueger made her case to the committee and asked its members – teachers, parents, a principal, librarian and instructional services specialist – to …
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Kate DiCamillo Visits Students in Sioux Falls
During a question and answer session, she offered advice for aspiring writers: You have to read as much as you can, and you should be thrilled to get that assignment if …
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Gregory Maguire Talks About The Importance of Fairy Tales
I think the more Google-fied we become, the more we believe that there’s a factual interpretation for everything, and the more we rely on our skepticism and become immune to …
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Call for Papers and Programs for YALSA’s 2015 Symposium
YALSA welcomes proposals in the following categories: Programming Collections Digital and Print Literacy Youth Participation Spaces (physical and virtual) Partnering/Collaborations Interested parties are invited to propose 90-minute programs centering on the theme, …
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The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art Announces 2014 Carle Honors Honorees
Amherst, MA — The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is pleased to announce the 2014 Carle Honors honorees to be awarded at Guastavino’s in New York City on Thursday, September 18, 2014. The ninth …
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Derek Jeter & Paul Mantell Co-Write a Middle Grade Novel
“His inspirational children’s novel, The Contract, is set to go on sale Tuesday, the first title off the presses of his new company, Jeter Publishing, an imprint of Simon & …
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Happy Birthday to Jim Henson!
Growing up in Maryland, Henson discovered a passion for comedy. By the time he was a student in college, he was offered his own 5-minute show on WRC-TV. Sam and Friends introduced the …
