Young Writers’ Camp. A few days ago, I conducted a Young Writers’ Camp Workshop at the University of Texas’ (UTSA) downtown campus here in San Antonio, TX. During break, we enjoyed the city view from one of UTSA’s balconies. It was a pleasure working with the young writers. They were especially enthusiastic during the writing contest. They also asked great questions of the author.

Author Bios. Have you ever had to submit a bio for a school visit or a conference presentation? We all have. It is hard to talk about ourselves, isn’t it? The Writer Unboxed post, “Should you have more than one bio?”, addresses this topic. Part of the post reads:

Over the course of a writing career, you’ll discover you need more than one bio. In fact, you might find that you need quite a few. Each of them will be written for particular purposes, whether that be pitching for genre-specific projects, for festivals and conferences, or for book proposals and blurbs.

U. S. Kids magazine accepts submissions for fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and crafts for children. Visit their website for submission guidelines.  

Another magazine taking submissions (non-fiction only) is Fun For Kidz. View their guidelines for upcoming themes.

And if you have wanted to ask questions to an agent, you might want to visit the blog, Ask An Agent, on the Literaticat blog.

I am getting ready to conduct a summer Youth Camp Writing Workshop for fourth and fifth graders this week. It will be held at the beautiful University of Texas in San Antonio campus downtown. Looking forward to the event.

If my books can help children become readers, then I feel I have accomplished something important. – Roald Dahl