Kekla Magoon is an award-winning author of books for young readers. She lives and writes in New York City, but travels everywhere for school visits and conferences.
Kekla blogs about her transition from writer to published author. Getting a book contract isn't an end result; it's merely the beginning of a rich, exciting and challenging new journey. Just an Author Blog is a gathering place where established writers can share their experiences and wisdom, and welcome debut writers into the fold with resources, advice and support that will help them get off to a great start.
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The Fall issue of Hunger Mountain is now LIVE and online!
Here’s our Letter from the Editors, which previews the contents of the YA and Children’s Literature Section:
Dear Reader,
Welcome to Hunger Mountain! Our theme for this issue is… Read the rest
The Hunger Mountain Spring Fundraising Auction will feature manuscript critiques with notable authors and literary agents as well as limited edition letterpress broadsides!
All items will be available for bidding at The Hunger Mountain Store, beginning at noon EST May… Read the rest
Calling all YA and children’s writers! We are thrilled to present the inaugural Katherine Paterson Prize for YA and Children’s Writing in Hunger Mountain.Hunger Mountain, the arts journal of Vermont College of Fine Arts, will launch our new online arts… Read the rest
For several years now, I’ve been able to refer to myself as WRITER. Recently, I upgraded to calling myself AUTHOR. Sometimes, if I’m feeling complicated, I call myself AUTHOR/WRITER. Now that the book is out, and I’m doing school visits,… Read the rest
