Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
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Looking at the American Library Association’s lists of awards and prizes over the years, I see several authors and books from other cultures. The Mildred L. Bachelder Award for best work…
By Etta Wilson on Aug 26, 2010 in Authors, Awards, Blog, Children's books | 2 Comments
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville office
Africa has been popping up in one way or another during the past year for me. Last fall, I heard the organizer of the centennial for native Tennessean James Agee, who wrote the…
By Etta Wilson on Aug 23, 2010 in Awards, Reading | 15 Comments
Blogger: Etta Wilson
Location: Books & Such Nashville Office
Weather: Still hot
After writing about words for three days, I’ve realized that the hardest writing may be description–not dialogue–because description is more visual. It calls for painting pictures with words, and that’s really…
By Etta Wilson on Jun 24, 2010 in Awards, Blog, Children's books, Writing Life | 8 Comments
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: International Christian Retailers Show, Denver, CO
Many writers see agents as just another gatekeeper, barring entry into the garden of publishing. The common lament is, “You can’t get published without an agent, and you can’t get an agent…
By Wendy Lawton on Jul 14, 2009 in Agents, Authors, Awards, Children's books, Fiction, Nonfiction | 10 Comments
