Shutta Crum

 
Congratulations to my friend Jacqui Robbins who was feted and cheered by an audience of cupcake smeared admirers. (The cupcakes were good!) But her second book, TWO OF A KIND (Illustrated by Matt Phelan. Published by Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books, 2009), is even better than bright blue and green cupcakes! It has just taken its [...]

 
I kept this link to pass on to others. It’s Writer’s Digest annual listing of the 101 best websites for writers. Check it out! This listing/edition of the magazine is always one of my favorites.
I often find handy sites and apps to use, including Windows Live Writer–the software I am using at the moment. I [...]

Interview with yound adult, teen, author Alex Flinn.

Shutta Crum interviews author Cynthia Leitich Smith.

It’s so much fun to get thoughtful notes from young readers. At a recent visit to Cook Elementary School in Midland, MI, the kids had put up notes around posters of each of my book covers. (Beautifully hand painted by volunteer, Leigh Young.) Here are a few of my favorite notes. What fun!
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Well . . . I did make it through the 30 Days, 30 Poems (& 30 Forms)* challenge for National Poetry Month with some semblance of a brain left over—I think. And though there were many days I would come home late and still have to check in to get the prompt, I could usually [...]

 
I thought I’d take a few moments to catch my breath and make a few comments about what I’ve gleaned, thus far, from participating in the Writer’s Digest National Poetry Month challenge. Robert Brewer, who blogs for WD at Poetics Aside, challenged poets to respond to a given prompt everyday for 30 days—thus creating 30 [...]

 
I love reading—it’s an obsession of mine. But I also love hearing the written word spoken. Last night I attended one of the many poetry readings being held around the country in honor of National Poetry Month. This one was at the Ann Arbor District Library and featured poet Robert Fanning.  (One of the founders [...]

Shutta is challenging herself to 30 poems in 30 days written in 30 formats. Yikes!

Things to do for Poetry Month