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Shutta Crum writes books for children and poetry for adults. She is also a storyteller, an energetic and humorous public speaker, and a librarian. In addition to her current twenty-one traditionally published books, many of her articles about teaching and writing have appeared in professional journals. She was honored in 2005 by being one of eight authors invited to the White House for the Easter Egg Roll. In 2010 she was invited to present to the Department of Defense American military base schools across Japan.
Poets for Peace Project
How to submit to Poets for Peace anthology.
Key Book Publishing Paths. Guides by Jane Friedman 2025-2026
Thank you, Jane, for these helpful guides to key book publishing paths, and for freely sharing them!
Win a Subscription to Duotrope!
“O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!” Duotrope has a sale on its annual subscription–…
New Honor and a New Poem from Shutta
Some news! My children’s book Grandpa Heaven (illustrated by Ruth McNally Barshaw) garnered a gold R…
Any Good Intention poem by Shutta Crum in Grain Magazine
Enjoy! You can buy the journal full of more good writing at: https://grainmagazine.ca/shop-and-suppo…
Poem by Shutta. Aubade: Without Regret
Here’s a link to a newly published feminist poem I wrote: Aubade: Without Regret. Posted at th…