by Danielle DeFauw | Oct 5, 2023 | Writing Contest
Although I know my heart’s topics typically lend themselves to the upper MG and YA genres, I have always loved and dreamed of writing picturebooks. Often motivated by writing contests or calls for children’s magazines, I love the challenge of word counts...
by Danielle DeFauw | Mar 2, 2021 | Writing Contest
A recent Sunday morning, I sprung out of bed and knew my next book’s storyline. Rather than enjoy coffee with conversation as my husband and I usually do in the morning, I sipped on coffee as my story outline spilled across the page. As I wrote, Dave said, “Do you...
by Danielle DeFauw | Jun 8, 2020 | ASK Program, Family Dialogue Journals, Getting Started, Parent-Writers, Publication, Revision, Revision, Teacher-Writers, Writing Contest, Writing Workshop, Young Authors' Festival
My fingers have not tapped these keys to craft a blog post since June 10, 2019; yet, these fingers have been busy typing! I signed a book contract with Routledge July 19, 2019 for my book titled Engaging teachers, students, and families in K-6 writing instruction:...
by Danielle DeFauw | Sep 10, 2018 | Writing Contest, Young Authors' Festival
Many authors have started their publishing careers in children’s literature after participating in or winning writing contests: Sharon Draper, Tim Wynne-Jones, Grace Lin, and Cynthia Leitich Smith, just to name a few. Writing contests provide an authentic writing...
