21st Century Children’s Nonfiction Conference

The 21st Century Children’s Nonfiction Conference is the interchange for everyone connected with Children’s Nonfiction … publishers, authors...

Nonfiction Truths: Finding Your Theme in Nonfiction

Writers tend to talk about theme less than they talk about characters, plot, and even setting. When theme does come up, it's usually w...

Getting Started In Educational Publishing Work for Hire

Last week I provided an overview of educational publishing. Today I’ll go into more detail about how to get “work for hire” (WFH). This arti...

Educational Publishing: Steady Work for Career Writers

This article was originally published in Children’s Book Writer . Publishing professionals mentioned may have changed jobs, so please do you...

Writing Nonfiction Books for Children: Market Research

I’ve been talking about writing articles for children (click the “writing for magazines” link in the labels list), but what if you really wa...

Writing for Magazines: Start Small and Focused

I’ve been talking about writing magazine nonfiction for young people (click the “writing for magazines” link in the labels list). This week ...

Writing for Children: Analyze Magazines for Content and Style

I've been talking about writing articles for children (click the "nonfiction" link in the labels list). Today I'll go into...