Nonfiction Fest: THE PUBLISHING WORLD’S BEST KEPT SECRET: THE EDUCA...

Nonfiction Fest: THE PUBLISHING WORLD’S BEST KEPT SECRET: THE EDUCA...: by Annette Whipple   For writers who want to break into the publishing world or supplement their writing income or write regularly, the ed...

 

Nonfiction Fest: WRITING NONFICTION THAT'S UNIQUE TO YOUR AUTHORIAL...

Nonfiction Fest: WRITING NONFICTION THAT'S UNIQUE TO YOUR AUTHORIAL...: by Kate Allen Fox Nonfiction topics may seem straightforward to write: you pick a topic, research it, and relay what you’ve learned. But t...

 

Nonfiction Fest: WRITING THAT SINGS: USING LYRICAL TOOLS IN NONFICTION

Nonfiction Fest: WRITING THAT SINGS: USING LYRICAL TOOLS IN NONFICTION: by Donna B. McKinney When I began writing for children, I naturally gravitated toward nonfiction topics. I had been a science writer for a...

 

Nonfiction Fest: SEEKING EXPERT REVIEWERS

Nonfiction Fest: SEEKING EXPERT REVIEWERS: By Michelle Schaub  As writers of nonfiction for children, we want the information in our books to enthrall and delight our readers. But abo...

Nonfiction Fest: GOING BIG: Making the Leap From Picture Book to Lo...

Nonfiction Fest: GOING BIG: Making the Leap From Picture Book to Lo...: By Jessica Stremer  October 2020, I wrote the first draft of a picture book about wildfires. It went through a few rounds of revisions, but ...

 

Nonfiction Fest: What Is Literary Nonfiction?

Nonfiction Fest: What Is Literary Nonfiction?: By Melissa Stewart Both adult and publishers and children’s publishers divide fiction and nonfiction books  into two broad categories—comme...

Nonfiction Fest: WRITE A PROPOSAL—EVEN IF YOU DON’T NEED ONE

Here's a post taken from the Non-Fiction Fest '25. 

Nonfiction Fest: WRITE A PROPOSAL—EVEN IF YOU DON’T NEED ONE: by Alison Pearce Stevens You probably know you need to write a proposal for long-form nonfiction, but I recommend doing it even if you’re ...

Buzz Words: Tardigrades Nature’s Toughest Survivors

Buzz Words: Tardigrades Nature’s Toughest Survivors: Tardigrades Nature’s Toughest Survivors (CSIRO) Anne Morgan & Jennifer Falkner PB RRP $24.99 9781486316052 Reviewed by Karen Hendriks ...

 

Nonfiction Fest: POETRY AND NONFICTION: HOW DOES THAT WORK?

Nonfiction Fest: POETRY AND NONFICTION: HOW DOES THAT WORK?: By Lindsay H. Metcalf So you want to write a poetic and/or rhyming nonfiction book. How do you balance a factual, compelling story, with l...

 There are some great tips, here!

Nonfiction Fest: FINDING THE RIGHT “CONTAINER” FOR YOUR WRITING

Nonfiction Fest: FINDING THE RIGHT “CONTAINER” FOR YOUR WRITING: By Jolene Gutiérrez In addition to writing for kids, I’ve worked as a teacher librarian at a school for neurodivergent learners for nearly 3...

 

Buzz Words: Wear a Purple Poppy by Fiona White

Buzz Words: Wear a Purple Poppy by Fiona White: Wear a Purple Poppy began as a poem, written after I discovered the existence of the purple poppy while visiting the Shrine of Remembrance ...

 

Nonfiction Fest: SEARCHING FOR YOUR STRENGHS

Nonfiction Fest: SEARCHING FOR YOUR STRENGHS: By Sarah Glenn Fortson     Recently, I’ve come across articles on the importance of knowing your strengths as a writer. We humans tend to fo...

 

 

Nonfiction Fest: USING CREATIVE NONFICTION TO INSPIRE YOUNG READERS

I like the way smoke is used for different purposes.

Nonfiction Fest: USING CREATIVE NONFICTION TO INSPIRE YOUNG READERS:   By Henry Herz Just like kids need a balanced diet in what they eat, young readers also benefit from consuming fiction and nonfiction. Ev...