Category Archives: Nonfiction

KidLit Nonfiction Beyond Picture Book Biographies

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Jennifer Kay

Earlier this month, I hosted an SCBWI Rockford Network guest speaker who really resonated with me. Michael Leali, the Children’s Department Manager for Anderson’s Bookshop in La Grange, presented Beginning at the End: Informing Today’s Writing By Considering the Future … Continue reading →

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The Highlights Foundation Magic

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Jennifer Kay

Visiting Highlights Foundation for the first time is much like entering an enchanted forest, the leaves dripping with writing magic. Three nonfiction story ideas were born in my little cabin in the woods. Several familiar Illinois and VCFA writer names … Continue reading →

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The Open Question

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Jennifer Kay

My first revelation of 2018 is that MFA programs have magical time slip powers. I last blogged in September when my third semester at VCFA was just getting started and I had taken on the challenge of writing a pretty … Continue reading →

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