Category: Rockin’ Kidlit Authors & Illustrators

• The Remarkables Won a Publishing Contract!

  

  The Remarkables and I won the TIMES | Chicken House | IET150 Children’s Fiction Prize, and I couldn’t be more delighted and honoured.

  Alison D. Stegert

  October 16, 2021

  Rockin’ Kidlit Authors & Illustrators

  author Christopher Edge, Barry Cunningham, Barry Cunningham discovers JK Rowling, Chicken House, Chicken House 2021 winners, Chicken House Prize, Chicken House winner, Emily Randall, getting published, IET150 Children's Fiction Award, IET150 Children's Fiction Prize, Kidlit STEM, Landing a publishing contract, Professor Danielle George, STEM, STEM books for children, The Chicken House Coop, the IET, The Remarkables, working with editors

• My First Book Contract – Happy Dance!

  

  Happy Dance! I signed a publishing agreement for my first picture book! Illustrated by Sandra Severgnini.

  Alison D. Stegert

  April 3, 2021

  Rockin’ Kidlit Authors & Illustrators

  Curlew, dancing bird book, Picture Book, picture books about dancing, Queensland birds, Redback Publishing, Sandra Severgnini – Illustrator

• How Writers Can Make Kids Lifelong Readers

  

  Parents can set the stage for a lifetime of reading in their children, but what about the writers of children’s literature? Can we maximise the pleasure and reward factors of books?

  Alison D. Stegert

  February 3, 2017

  Rockin’ Kidlit Authors & Illustrators

  agency, Eva Ibbotson, Journey to the River Sea, Kidlit classics, relatability, relatable characters, The Secret Garden

• How to Write a Superhero Story

  

  Karen Tyrrell, guest blogger, shares some tips for writing a kids’ superhero story. Up, up and away!

  Alison D. Stegert

  September 21, 2016

  Author Interview, Rockin’ Kidlit Authors & Illustrators

  books about flying, bullying prevention, characters with disabilities, dreams of flying, girl power, girl superhero, hero, Kidlit STEAM, Kidlit STEM, superhero books

• Five Cool Facts about Astrid Lindgren

  

  Astrid Lindgren, author of Pippi Longstocking and many other timeless children’s classics, was born today, 14 November 1907, in Sweden. Here are some things you may not know about her.

  Alison D. Stegert

  November 14, 2014

  Rockin’ Kidlit Authors & Illustrators

  Astrid Lindgren, famous children’s authors, literary careers of note, literary honours, most-loved children’s authors, Pippi Longstocking, unusual tributes to authors

• 10 Fun Facts for Roald Dahl Day

  

  Was your childhood enriched with the scrumptiously dark stories of Roald Dahl? 2014 is the fiftieth anniversary of the children’s classic Charlie and Chocolate Factory and the 13th of September celebrates Roald Dahl Day. Spilling Ink commemorates the man and his marvellous creations.

  Alison D. Stegert

  September 13, 2014

  Rockin’ Kidlit Authors & Illustrators

  50th Anniversary of Willie Wonka, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fun Facts about Roald Dahl, Parachuting Oompa-Loompas, Roald Dahl Day, screen adaptations of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, timeless children’s classics, writing habits of Roald Dahl