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- Signs Under the Sea at the Leonardtown Library (St. Mary's County, MD) May 1, 2020 at 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm Leonardtown Library, 23630 Hayden Farm Lane, Leonardtown, MD 20650 Dive into splashy stories, songs, and fun activities that explore the world of underwater animals through American Sign Language! Kathy MacMillan, author of Nita's First Signs and Little Hands and Big Hands: Children and Adults Signing Together, leads the fun. For all ages. For more information, see
- NITA'S DAY: MORE SIGNS FOR BABIES AND PARENTS released May 12, 2020 More info at https://kathymacmillan.com/published-work/board-books-and-picture-books/nitas-day/
- FREE Workshops at Comic Com Event, Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Libraries June 6, 2020 at 11:00 am – 4:00 pm Martinsburg Public Library101 West King Street Martinsburg, WV 25401 Phone: (304) 267-893311 AM: Taking off the Training Wheels: Neil Gaiman says fanfiction can act as a training ground for writing original fiction. Is he right? Kathy MacMillan, author of Sword and Verse, discusses how writing fanfic in the HarryPotter, Star Trek, and Babylon 5 fandoms…
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Category Archives: Authors You Should Know
See you at MAGFest!
If you’re heading to MAGFest* at the Gaylord National Resort in National Harbor, MD this weekend, be sure to visit the Nerd Girl Books table in the exhibit hall! I’ll be signing on Thursday and Sunday as part of this … Continue reading
Giveaway! Win a copy of the newest book by Karen Hattrup!
I’m closing out the summer by reading the funny and poignant Our Year in Love and Parties by Karen Hattrup – and soon you can too! The book comes out from HarperTeen on October 8, 2019, but you can enter … Continue reading
Enter a SHE SPOKE giveaway hosted by author Lindsay C. Barry!
Thank you to Lindsay C. Barry for hosting a giveaway over on Instagram for a signed copy of She Spoke: 14 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World! It was great to meet Lindsay recently when we spoke … Continue reading
SHE SPOKE on Book Q and As with Deborah Kalb
Thank you to Deborah Kalb – author of The President and Me: John Adams and the Magic Bobblehead (Schiffer, 2018), The President and Me: George Washington and the Magic Hat (Schiffer, 2016), and co-author of Haunting Legacy: Vietnam and the … Continue reading
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Writing for All Ages
I was honored to take part recently in a group interview of authors who publish books for multiple age groups, along with authors: Hena Khan, Nora Shalaway Carpenter, Leah Henderson, and Casey Lyall. Robin Galbraith conducted the interview for Cynsations, the excellent writing … Continue reading
Read More and Read Local!
I had a great time last weekend at the West Virginia Book Festival in Charleston, WV! Thanks to everyone who came out to my workshop on Storybuilding and my Nita’s First Signs storytimes! Here’s a great photo of all my … Continue reading
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One month left to participate in the #ReadLocalSummerChallenge
I’ve had a blast being a part of the Read Local Challenge, which features traditionally published authors and illustrators living in Maryland, Delaware, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. Now we’ve got a great way to extend the fun: the Read Local … Continue reading
ASL Poetry and a NITA’S FIRST SIGNS Giveaway at LauraShovan.com
I’m so excited to share a guest post at Laura Shovan’s Poetry Friday blog post! Laura is a poet and the author of Takedown and The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary, and she matches books with great poems when she posts … Continue reading
Take the #ReadLocalSummerChallenge!
I’ve had a blast being a part of the Read Local Challenge, which features traditionally published authors and illustrators living in Maryland, Delaware, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. Now we’ve got a great way to extend the fun: the Read Local … Continue reading
FREE Webinars for Readers and Writers from the SCBWI MD/DE/WV Region
Check out these upcoming webinars hosted by the MD/DE/WV Region of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. These webinars are FREE and open to everyone, as part of the Read Local Challenge, which gives you the chance to win prizes by … Continue reading
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