Sweet Intern Experience
Once again, Maine College of Art (MECA) proves to be a sweet dance partner. This semester Jessica Tomlinson, MECA’s Director of Artists at Work and I dug through my shelf of upcoming children’s book marketing projects and found one for a MECA Illustration student to jitterbug to. Author Jen Bryant and illustrator Melissa Sweet will soon release A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin, a picture book biography of a self-trained artist that overcame war and disability to recapture the joy he had as a boy drawing and painting. Illustrator and MECA...
Read MoreMaking Superstars
Curious City had the cookie-plated pleasure of meeting author and literary agent Ted Michael in a NYC coffee shop this summer. He had read the PW Article about the Reunited campaign and thought we might just love a teen Superstar. Ted’s book So You Wanna Be a Superstar? The Ultimate Audition Guide (Running Press Kids) is for every teen that sings in the shower, can quote Wicked at the drop of a pointy hat, and consumes celebrity stories like candy. “…is no amateurishly written instructional manual … Michael outlines a proactive approach to success, acknowledging...
Read MoreThe Good Braider Launched
When author Terry Farish was working at the Portland Public Library, she befriended a young man from the Sudan who told her “there is no word” when asked about his favorite family meal. “My mother will cook it for you,” he said. Terry Farish joined his family for a meal and from that day, began a journey of listening. Her new friends in Portland’s Sudanese community told of their tumultuous path from South Sudan to Portland, Maine. The cultural exploration that started as “there is no word” became a braiding of stories, experiences, and words...
Read MoreSeeing Stars
Looking at a roomful of creator stars at SCBWI Austin. Author and web designer Samantha Clark and Kirsten Cappy of Curious City are doing a live presentation of WordPress! Look, friends, we created a post! Look for upcoming Curious City speaking engagements and workshops here. AND websites created by Samantha Clark and Curious City here. Share...
Read MoreStorytelling Post by Post, Page by Page
Curious City is head over pixels to be partnering with children’s author and web maven, Samantha (Sam) Clark. Since meeting each other at a SCBWI Conference in Austin in February ’12, conversations about our mutual geek passion for the website/blog builder, WordPress have turned into a partnership of building new author and book websites and converting outmoded ones. In just a few months we have built a website for middle grade author Natalie Dias Lorenzi and converted authors Jennifer Carson, Carolyn DeCristofano, and publisher Pugalicious Press from older formats to a...
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