RYS 2021 Summer Contest Winners
CONGRATULATIONS! After long and careful deliberation, we are happy to announce our finalists and winners! Please read to the end for a...
October Guest Guru: Author Poet Laura Sassi
1. What do you LOVE about children’s books? I love the special ability of picture books to engage all ages, serving as a wonderful...
Targeted Speedpass with PB Author Laura Roettiger
What brought you to children’s books? I am a reading specialist and did a lot of writing with and for my students. I began writing with...
November Guest Guru: Jackie Kruzie, Blue Whale Press
What do you LOVE about children’s books? I love how children’s books can take a complex issue and present it in a safe and comforting...
InterVIEW with NF Author Christy Mihaly
Interviewed by Sheila Herrera What do you like to do when you aren't writing? I love to get outside. I walk with my dog in the fields and...
Consider a Critique Group
A Rate Your Story Member Guest Post by Susan Twiggs Writing a picture book is like a trip to Costco. When I walk in the store, I am lured...
Here Comes the Judge: Shaunda K. Wenger
What brought you to children’s books? How long have you been writing? I’ve loved my books my whole life. When I was young (maybe a...
September Guest Guru: Helen H. Wu / Yeehoo Press
This month, we are pleased to feature Helen H. Wu! Helen is returning as our Guest Guru for the Month of September. This means that she...
Targeted Speedpass with PB Author Lynne Marie
What brought you to children’s books? How long have you been writing? Like many others, a love of reading brought me to kid-lit. However,...
Targeted Speedpass with NF Author Mary Boone
As you may or may not know, Rate Your Story offers a Targeted Speedpass, both for Members and Non-Members. Each month, we have two Judges...
