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		<title>Volunteering at the Red Door Family Shelter</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m excited by a new volunteer job that I&#8217;m about to start. Next week, I&#8217;ll begin volunteering at the Red Door Family Shelter in Toronto. Red Door offers help for families who are experiencing a housing crisis, families who are refugee claimants, and women and children who are escaping domestic violence. I&#8217;ll start by helping [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://karenkrossing.com/2010/07/13/volunteering-at-the-red-door-family-shelter/</link>
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		<title>Why write for kids and teens?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I often get asked why I write for kids and teens. Usually, it&#8217;s an adult asking, and the implied message is, &#8220;Why don&#8217;t you write for us?&#8221; I prefer to write for ages 8 to 18 because it&#8217;s a rich time of life that is full of so many ups and downs, trials and victories. The teenage [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://karenkrossing.com/2010/06/24/why-write-for-kids-and-teens/</link>
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		<title>Book Trailer for Pure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s my new video trailer for Pure, a futuristic novel about genetic engineering, the healing power of art, family secrets and lies.   I got the idea for Pure when I heard an interview with Maureen McTeer on CBC radio. She had published a book about the ethical and legal implications of genetic technologies. The interviewer asked [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://karenkrossing.com/2010/05/24/pure-video-book-trailer/</link>
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		<title>Book Talk at Barbara Frum Library</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On May 5, I did a book talk for 98 grade eight students at the Barbara Frum Library in Toronto. The students were attentive and responsive, and they were particularly involved with an oral writing exercise. Youth Services Specialist Claire Argyropoulos had this to say about the presentation: &#8220;Karen really inspired the students, and it was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://karenkrossing.com/2010/05/07/book-talk-at-barbara-frum-library/</link>
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		<title>How to Solve a Problem in a Work-in-progress</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Don&#8217;t know what happens next in that story you&#8217;re writing? Or maybe you don&#8217;t know how to fix a glaring problem in a chapter you&#8217;re rewriting? Here&#8217;s a method that I use to solve a problem in a work-in-progress: Ask yourself what is the problem? State it clearly. Write it down. Ask yourself what information, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://karenkrossing.com/2010/04/26/how-to-solve-a-problem-in-a-work-in-progress/</link>
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		<title>Blue Pencil Mentorship Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As Vice-President of CANSCAIP, I&#8217;ve been organizing the Blue Pencil Mentorship Program. It&#8217;s a terrific new program designed to connect emerging writers and illustrators for children with professional authors and illustrators. Through Blue Pencil, you can connect with an expert in your field, receive a personal critique of your work, and submit up to five follow-up [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://karenkrossing.com/2010/04/01/blue-pencil-program/</link>
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		<title>Packaging Your Imagination 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re interested in writing or illustrating for kids or teens, check out CANSCAIP&#8217;s Packaging Your Imagination conference, an annual day of workshops by experts in the field. This year, the conference will be held at Victoria College in Toronto on Saturday, November 6th. As Vice-President of CANSCAIP, I&#8217;m spearheading the committee to organize the day, and it promises to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://karenkrossing.com/2010/03/15/packaging-your-imagination-2010/</link>
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		<title>Writing in the Reading Room</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On March 2, I conducted writing workshops at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. The Reading Room there is a vibrant place with volunteers and staff dedicated to putting books into the hands of children and teens. The teens I wrote with were enthusiastic writers and positive critics of each others&#8217; work. Librarian Patrick Gracey [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://karenkrossing.com/2010/03/04/writing-in-the-reading-room/</link>
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		<title>Hot YA Dystopia Novels</title>
		<description><![CDATA[YA Dystopia novels are uber-popular ever since the release of Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. So if you like dystopia novels and are looking for more to read, check out this list of Half a Century of English-Language Young Adult Dystopias, compiled by Amy H. Sturgis. My novel Pure is on the list, as well as many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://karenkrossing.com/2010/02/24/hot-ya-dystopia-novels/</link>
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		<title>Upcoming Appearances</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m looking forward to conducting a writing workshop at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto on March 2. It&#8217;s exclusively for patients of the hospital, but if you&#8217;re looking for an event that is open to the public, please join me for a reading at the Barbara Frum Branch of the Toronto Public Library at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://karenkrossing.com/2010/02/10/upcoming-appearances/</link>
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