INTRODUCTION Today I'm happy to share my friend, Jolene Gutiérrez's picture book, Mamiachi & Me, which she wrote with her son, Dakota (Abrams, 2025). The book is beautifully illustrated by Mirelle Ortega. Jolene and Mirelle at the ALA conference in Philadelphia-- today! Jolene and I met at in 2016 at a Highlights Foundation Writers Workshop.… Continue reading Embracing Culture: ‘Mamiachi & Me’ Review and Giveaway
Congratulations to Joyce Hostetter who won THE HERO TWO DOORS DOWN and to Clara Gillow Clark who won PACO'S PAINTBRUSH. Clara Gillow Clark is the blogger from whom I won FOOD FIGHT FIESTA. (And no, I didn't rig the contest. Random.org always picks my winners!) ******* Several weeks ago when I blogged about teaching at Write 2… Continue reading Fundamental STEPS to Writing Historical Fiction– Highlights 2018
Today please welcome Liz Rice who shares some of her experiences at Highlights Foundation workshops and links to their scholarship applications. Hurry! The deadline is December 15! Carol asked me to write about the Highlights Foundation Workshops. She says I’m like their groupie. Which in many ways I am! I have attended six of their workshops and… Continue reading Meet Liz Rice: Highlights Foundation Groupie Extraordinaire!