Highlights High Five
Six Horseshoe Crabs—a poem for children published in Highlights High-Five Magazine.
PB Manuscript Award
O WONDROUS SOUND—Complete at 404 words, this playfully lyrical information fiction is told in a voice that begs to be read aloud.
PB Manuscript Award
LOST & FOUND—Complete at 202 words, the echoing refrains of this lyrical nonfiction make it the perfect read aloud for school or home.
Other Spotlights & Publications
One of the hosts of #KidlitZombieWeek 2025, June 23-27, 2025
Editor Interviews
Foyinsi Adegbonmire (Feiwel and Friends), Eastern Penn Points Blog, July 9, 2021
Julie Bliven (Charlesbridge), Eastern Penn Points Blog, February 7, 2025
Emily Daluga (Chronicle Books) and Literary Agent Rachel Orr, Eastern Penn Points Blog, November 2, 2025
Rachel Diebel (Feiwel and Friends), Eastern Penn Points Blog, February 17, 2022
Bunmi Ishola (WaterBrook & Multnomah), Eastern Penn Points Blog, July 27, 2021
Catherine Laudone (Beach Lane Books), Eastern Penn Points Blog, September 21, 2025
Carolina Ortiz (Harper Collins Children’s), Eastern Penn Points Blog, July 15, 2024
Matt Phipps (G. P. Putnam’s Sons), Eastern Penn Points Blog, March 4, 2025
Kate Prosswimmer (Margaret K. McElderry Books), Eastern Penn Points Blog, October 7, 2025
Literary Agent Interviews
Linda Camacho (Gallt & Zacker Literary), Eastern Penn Points Blog, January 14, 2022
Sarah Dillard (Painted Words Literary), Eastern Penn Points Blog, August 28, 2023
Sheila Fernley (Storm Literary), Eastern Penn Points Blog, October 10, 2024
Alice Fugate (formerly with Joy Harris Literary), Eastern Penn Points Blog, October 4, 2022
Lisa Gouldy (Corvisiero Literary), Eastern Penn Points Blog, May 16, 2025
Susan Hawk (Upstart Crow Literary), Eastern Penn Points Blog, March 22, 2023
Alyssa Jennette (Stonesong Literary), Eastern Penn Points Blog, November 1, 2024
Rachel Orr (Prospect Agency), Eastern Penn Points Blog, January 9, 2023
Editor Emily Daluga and Literary Agent Rachel Orr (Prospect Agency), Eastern Penn Points Blog, November 2, 2025
Sarah Stephens (Red Fox Literary), Eastern Penn Points Blog, September 24, 2023
Kristen Terrette (Martin Literary), Eastern Penn Points Blog, October 14, 2025
My Own Thoughts: The Writing Journey, Craft, & Publishing
Writing in Candy Land, Eastern Penn Points Blog, April 2, 2019
The Lasagna Writer’s Journey, Eastern Penn Points Blog, January 18, 2018
Chapter Prewriting Guide: Essential Character Inventory, Eastern Penn Points Blog, July 17, 2017
Character Primer: Which Hatched First—The Character or The Plot?, Eastern Penn Points Blog, July 10, 2017
Summer Mentor Read, Eastern Penn Points Blog, July 3, 2017
Summer Reading: Cutting the Line, Eastern Penn Points Blog, June 28, 2017
Second Career Writer, Part 2: Revising Life, Eastern Penn Points Blog, March 17, 2017
Second Career Writer, Part 1: Time Ferrets Anonymous, Eastern Penn Points Blog, March 15, 2017
Something Old, Something New, Eastern Penn Points Blog, January 4, 2017
Teaching to Learn Craft, Eastern Penn Points Blog, December 14, 2016
Five Encouraging Celebrations on the Path to Publication, Eastern Penn Points Blog, December 5, 2016
Getting to Know Your-Shelf, Eastern Penn Points Blog, August 11, 2016
Writer Beware: The Horizons of Writing Craft, Eastern Penn Points Blog, July 25, 2016
Food for Stereotypical Thoughts, Eastern Penn Points Blog, April 25, 2016
Save Time and Heartache with Pre-Writing Revisions, Eastern Penn Points Blog, January 27, 2016
Focusing the Viewpoint Camera Lens with help from Orson Scott Card, Eastern Penn Points Blog, November 23, 2015
In Their Slushy Shoes, Eastern Penn Points Blog, November 13, 2015
Unsung Allies in the School Market, Eastern Penn Points Blog, October 12, 2015
From Rut-Thing to Groove-Thang, Eastern Penn Points Blog, August 28, 2015
Kristen C. Strocchia—Children's Writer & Speaker 