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 2. Bidding ends at noon EST on May 9. One-on-one critiques in poetry, fiction, creative… Read more »
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Richie’s Picks Review!
I’m pleased to report that The Rock and the River was reviewed on Richie’s Picks today! Richie says of the book… “In the course of Sam Childs’ coming of age story, amidst the American history I thought I knew so well, author Kekla Magoon has radically altered my understanding of the Black Panther Party. In… Read more »
Hunger Mountain Presents…The Katherine Paterson Prize for YA and Children’s Writing
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 journal early this summer. Our new site will include YA and Children’s Literature; we’ll feature… Read more »
Author Visit: Pontiac Library
This week I’m in my hometown, Fort Wayne Indiana, for some library visits and book signings. The first was at Pontiac Library, where I got to speak to kids in the after school program there. It was my first visit to this particular library branch, which had recently been remodeled. A very nice facility, that… Read more »
Changing Call Signs
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, I’ve amended even that to read AUTHOR/WRITER/SPEAKER. Now, I’m excited to announce that I can… Read more »
A DIfferent Speaking Gig
So, I’ve gotten into the mode of speaking to groups of kids and teens about The Rock and the River, and that is totally fun. But every once in a while, I get the chance to talk to grown-ups, as well. This is hit or miss, as far as actual “fun” is concerned. I find… Read more »
Between Us Baxters Release Party!!
Last night I attended the release party for Between Us Baxters, by my friend and fellow YA author Bethany Hegedus. Yay!! I’m one of the lucky ones who got to read the book for the first time a few years ago, long before it was published. So it’s especially exciting to see it in real… Read more »