{"id":2589,"date":"2007-03-29T15:51:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-29T15:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=2589"},"modified":"2018-11-20T05:26:17","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T05:26:17","slug":"writers-wanted-many-who-previously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingya.com\/?p=2589","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

WRITERS WANTED<\/b>: Many who previously wrote for such testing groups as McGraw-Hill CTB, but disliked signing away full writer’s rights might be interested in New Leaders for New Schools<\/a>, a national non-profit organization (501(c)(3)), founded on solid belief in children, academic excellence and achievement. New Leaders<\/i> is seeking writers who can write clearly for children age 7-14. The topic needed are myriad:
Realistic Fiction:<\/b> Up to date, engaging dialogue, interesting plot line, interesting but age appropriate vocabulary, sensitivity to economic and social diversity.
Historical Fiction:<\/b> Accurate details relating to the time period.
Fables: The \u201clesson\u201d or moral can be explicitly stated or implied. Often includes animals with human characteristics.
Folk Tales, Folk Lore, Legends, and Myths: Engaging dialogue, interesting plot line, interesting but age appropriate vocabulary, clear connection to genre
Fairy Tales and Fantasy: Engaging dialogue, interesting plot line, interesting but age appropriate vocabulary.
Rhyming Stories and Poetry: Well thought out word choices. Poems can be any style.
Non-Fiction Articles: A variety of high-interest subjects that lead the reader to new understandings. Science, History, Social Studies, Memoirs.
Biographies: Subjects who are not widely known and have made a significant contribution to society and include the historical and cultural context.
Speeches, Letters, and Other Genre: These can be about a variety of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction.
Directions To Perform A Task: Clear directions and purpose that children can relate to such as, how to condition a baseball glove, how to play a game popular in another country, how to make a craft. Original recipes are also welcome.<\/p>\n

New Leaders for New Schools<\/a> may not pay as much as testing companies, but keeping your rights and, especially for new writers, expanding that writer’s r\u00e9sum\u00e9 is a good thing — and you know more that you can share with kids than you think. Check out their writer’s guidelines and go for it.<\/p>\n

CALL FOR ILLUSTRATORS<\/b>: Via Book Moot<\/a> comes the announcement that published children’s illustrators are being asked to participate in the Robert’s Snow<\/a> fund raiser. Even if you’re not an artist, there are ways you can participate.<\/a><\/p>\n

CALLING ALL YA READERS<\/i> A Wrung Sponge<\/a> is currently creating a MG book list comprised of NEW books with “diversity that is not stereotypical; we have enough of the pregnant basketball playing teenagers living in single parent families in the ghetto, thank you.” Thoughts? Head on over, s’il vous plait, et merci.<\/p>\n

Every year, Writer’s Digest has their Short Short Fiction<\/a> contest… well, I daresay this six word contest<\/a> would give most of us a run for our money. Try it and see!<\/p>\n

Readers of high fantasy who enjoyed the Trilogy<\/a> will enjoy hearing what this quirky Australian Author<\/a> is working on now. Incidentally, you might also enjoy this author interview with Hilari Bell<\/a>, one of the most thoughtful fantasy writers for YA I’ve appreciated. If you haven’t read her books<\/a>, check out a review or two<\/a>, and then jump in.<\/p>\n

Much like Shelf Talker’s Alison Morris<\/a>, I too am sort of going “meh” about the cover of the newest Potter book. Or maybe my “meh” could be translated as, “Yes, yes, let’s just get ON<\/i> with it already.” Either way. Or, it could be that the whole thing just looks too much like somewhere we’ve all seen before<\/a>!!! What IS IT with covers? I love the UK ADULT fiction cover, by the way… I will never understand publisher’s book cover guidelines, never… (via Fuse# 8<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Time’s rolling on — back to work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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