And the Winner is...

I'm sure every kid lit author and illustrator is posting this so I'll be brief. Here is a link to the 2014 ALA Winners:

http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2014/01/american-library-association-announces-2014-youth-media-award-winners

Congratulations!

Owlkids

In my relentless* quest to bring you publishers that accept unsolicited manuscripts, I present: Owlkids. Their website explains: "Owlkids Books is currently looking for graphic novels, activity, non-fiction, and picture book manuscripts." This is a Canadian publisher. For more, visit:

http://www.owlkidsbooks.com/Submissions.aspx

*Relentless in the way that I'd rather do this than fold laundry

Well Hello There

I had a nice surprise arrive in the mail yesterday: 

Author copies of my latest poem / publication. 

Of course now my daughter wants a puppy...