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national poetry month kidlitosphere events

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

national poetry month kidlitosphere events. Wow! Please take a look at Jama’s Alphabet Soup for an amazing update on all things poetry for children in the kidlitosphere. Thank you, Jama!

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I made it to Round 2, Please Vote!

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

Dear, Readers. I have be absent but excusably so. I had some unplugged time last week while I traveled from health and yoga retreat, to a friend’s home, to the VCFA writing retreat (More about this later.) It was a … Continue reading →

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Training event #1. Listen to Inaugural Poet, Richard Blanco read his poetry.

Posted on February 27, 2013 by

On Monday I found out that I’d be an authlete in the Think Kid Think March Madness Poetry Tournament. I announced that I’d be posting about my training for said tournament. See original post.  Training event #1. Listen to an amazing poet read … Continue reading →

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Five on Friday: Happy 5773 Edition

Posted on October 5, 2012 by

If you missed it, last Wednesday marked the Jewish New Year. (Edited to add: Technically, Wednesday was Yom Kippur, the day of atonement after the new year, Rosh Hashanah a week before.) Civil, religious, or cultural, the new year gives us a … Continue reading →

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Member Monday: NESCBWI Fall Events!

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

The RA’s in New England have not been idle during the summer months. No… after the spring conference we all hunker down and keep planning events for you. Three events are on the docket in the next few months! 2nd … Continue reading →

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Children’s Book Illustration Symposium Poster!

Posted on August 31, 2012 by

Click through for registration, workshop description, portfolio critique information, schedule, and faculty bios! A huge thank you to the design department at NHIA for this beautiful poster. Special thanks to Melissa Sweet for the images, Jim Burke, Illustration Department Chair, Ryan … Continue reading →

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Registration opens today for NESCBWI/NHIA Children’s Book Illustration Symposium

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

Note: This event used to be called “Illustrator Day.” SCBWI members you have dibs on registration for this event for a week. Also, this is my first time working with PayPal on a Google form so if anyone chooses those … Continue reading →

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Poem In Your Pocket 2012 Wrap-Up

Posted on April 28, 2012 by

This morning I opened my email to find this lovely note: Thank  you very much for your good spirit and good work in the name of poetry this past week.  I missed the poem-in-your-pocket festivities on Thursday, but went to … Continue reading →

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Member Monday: NESCBWI Spring Conference Buzz with Joyce Johnson, Conference Co-Director

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

Here at Creative Chaos, the NESCBWI 2012 conference buzz is building. “Keeping It Real,” takes place from April 20-22 at the Sheration Springfield Place, in Springfield, Massachusetts. Today I’m happy to have Joyce Shor Johnson, Co-Director for the conference. She’s … Continue reading →

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What’s new in New England SCBWI?

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

Unless you’ve had your head deep in your WIP you know that last night’s Super Bowl was  rematch of the Patriots vs. Giants Super Bowl from four years ago. Both times the New England Patriots lost in a dramatic, clock-ticking … Continue reading →

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