by Karen Krossing | Feb 21, 2017 | Book News, On Writing
I was thrilled to profile author Mahtab Narsimhan in the CANSCAIP News this winter. CANSCAIP is the Canadian Society of Children’s Authors, Illustrators and Performers – a great source of information about the book community and a friendly support for both new and established creators for kids and teens. Born in Mumbai, Narsimhan writes fiction for kids, focusing mainly on stories set in her native India. You can read my full profile here and explore Narsimhan’s books here, including her wonderful recent novel Mission Mumbai: A Novel of Sacred Cows, Snakes, and Stolen Toilets. Enjoy!
by Karen Krossing | Jan 16, 2017 | Mentoring, On Writing
Here are more writing tips for young writers. For my first five tips, click here. For a PDF of all my tips, click here.
by Karen Krossing | Jan 11, 2017 | Mentoring, Presentation News
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Girls Are, 145B Main Street, Toronto
Ages 10 plus
Cost: $20 per person
To register, call Angela at 416-624-3006 or email angela@girls-are.com
Join me for a WordPlay writing workshop on the theme of beauty and body image. Using inspiring writing prompts, like masks and photos, you’ll write poems, stories and/or rants. Spark your imagination and enjoyment of creative writing in this hands-on workshop.
March 13 to 15, 2017
StoryPlay (ages 4 plus): Join me for fun word games and shared story writing. Using inspiring starters like story dice, you’ll spark your imagination and enjoyment of story-building in this interactive workshop.
Tuesday, March 14, Dowling Branch, 6 to 7 pm
Wednesday, March 15, Main Branch, 10:30 to 11:30 am
How to Create a Believable OtherWorld (ages 8 plus): Whether you write about unicorns or alien planets, an imaginary world needs rules and structure in order to be believable. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to create a fully imagined fantasy or science-fiction world and the characters who live there.
Monday, March 13, Consiton Branch, 6 to 7:30 pm
Tuesday, March 14, New Sudbury Branch, 10:30 am to 12 pm
Wednesday, March 15, Lively Branch, 1 to 2:30 pm
Wednesdays on April 5, 12, 19, 26
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Toronto Public Library, Evelyn Gregory
Ages 8 to 12
Registration begins March 1 at the branch or by calling 416-394-1006
In this four-week workshop, you’ll build your own characters and write scenes and stories. You’ll also create villains, write based on real-life events, and create fantastical worlds for your characters to live in. Have fun with creative writing in this free hands-on workshop.
by Karen Krossing | Dec 15, 2016 | Book News
I’m honoured that Punch Like a Girl is one of two runners-up for the 2017 Joan F. Kaywell Books Save Lives Award.
This award – presented to young-adult authors who write to save lives and honor diversity – is named after University of South Florida professor Dr. Kaywell. A faculty member of the Department of Secondary English Education for more than two decades, Dr. Kaywell has championed young-adult literature throughout her career, focusing on books that uplift the downtrodden. She’s the author of a book I adore – Dear Author: Letters of Hope, in which top young-adult authors respond by letter to kids’ toughest issues. She’s also a book reviewer and past president of the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English (ALAN).
Through the Florida Council of Teachers of English (FCTE), an award committee selects “the book that best represents an adolescent’s overcoming a situation – not of his or her own making – in such a way to provide significant insight and hope to a reader.”
Laurie Halse Anderson received the 2016 Joan F. Kaywell Books Save Lives Award for The Impossible Knife of Memory. In 2017, Paige Rawl will receive the award for Positive: A Memoir. Punch Like a Girl is in excellent company.
by Karen Krossing | Nov 10, 2016 | Mentoring, On Writing
Want to be a better writer? Here’s my first five tips. For more tips, click here.
