BESTSELLERS in EDUCATION Shop All Education Books.This meeting will be recorded and a replay will be sent to everyone who registered after the event. – The Zoom link will be sent after registration closes at 6:00 pm on Sunday, November 21st (the day before the event). This event is FREE, but you MUST REGISTER in order to receive the Zoom meeting link. The event will take place from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm on Monday, November 22nd via Zoom. She earned her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University, spends countless hours watching her backyard squirrels, and is a frequent baker of chocolate pound cake. Lisa Frenkel Riddiough is a Northern California-based writer whose projects include picture books, middle grade, and short stories. When he’s not writing, you might find him running the trails of northern California where the endless, winding miles past fog and ocean inspire stories of adventure and mystery. You can visit her at: Sam Subity loves writing stories that explore the magic and wonder of being a kid and is thrilled to share his writing with readers everywhere-both the young in age and the young at heart. She lives in the Hudson Valley of NY with her family and two very demanding dogs. Learn more at on Instagram and on Twitter.Īlysa Wishingrad has been telling stories for her entire life, first through theater, film and TV, and now through books for middle-grade readers. She currently lives in Minneapolis, MN with her husband and three-year-old daughter. Having lived in India, the UK, and US, she noticed a lack of Indian protagonists in children’s fiction. Payal Doshi has a Master’s in Creative Writing from The New School, NY. Rina lives in Minnesota with her family and is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Rina Heisel has written the scripts for many natural science-themed documentaries and magazine segments, and Journey Beyond the Burrow is her first novel. They will speak about their debut experiences, as well as how and why they love writing fantasy novels for kids.

Rina Heisel, Payal Doshi, Alysa Wishingrad, Sam Subity, and Lisa Frenkel Riddiough have all released middle grade fantasy novels in 2021. Middle Grade Fantasy: The Debut Author Journey This month we welcome five authors for a special panel:

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