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Writing for Children

Do you want to learn how to write for children? The Institute of Children's Literature has taught hundreds of thousands of aspiring writers, and the director of ICL is the host of Writing for Children... Read more

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Industry Insider Tips with Hannah Holt | Writng for Children 244

Industry Insider Tips with Hannah Holt | Writng for Children 244

AN INTERVIEW WITH HANNAH HOLT In this rebroadcast, we talk with Hannah Holt, a children’s author with an engineering deg... Read more

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Four Ways to Learn to Love Nonfiction | Writing for Children 243

Four Ways to Learn to Love Nonfiction | Writing for Children 243

FOUR WAYS TO LEARN TO LOVE NONFICTION Many writers view nonfiction as less: less creative than fiction, less fun than fi... Read more

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