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 ...