Writing | Lyn Miller-Lachmann

Returning to Portugal and Seeing the Changes

Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Post published:May 15, 2016
Post category:Blog Chile International Portugal Writing
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Thoughts on returning to Portugal, seeing the changes, and researching a historical novel that takes place there in 1966.

The Advice Columnists of Passages Academy, Staten Island

Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Post published:May 9, 2016
Post category:Blog Writing
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My morning in Staten Island, speaking to the students and staff at Passages Academy as part of a program sponsored by PEN and Literature for Incarcerated Teens.

Advocating for Chicano Children’s Authors and Representation at the PEN World Voices Festival

Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Post published:April 28, 2016
Post category:Blog International Writing
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A write-up of the PEN World Voices Festival highlighting the Tomás Rivera Award and the need for better representation of Mexican Americans in children's books.

Contracts panelists, from left, Jacqueline Ko, Juliet Grames, Shelley Frisch, and moderator Alex Zucker.

Contracts: The Third Bridge Series Panel on Translation

Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Post published:April 23, 2016
Post category:Blog International Languages Writing
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My report on the third panel of the Bridge Series on Translation, which discussed contracts, copyright, fees and royalties, and relations with agents.

A selection of favorite translated books in my home library.

Where Do You Want to Go Today? Reading Global Literature in Translation

Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Post published:April 17, 2016
Post category:Blog International Languages Spain Writing
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I recently joined with other translators and advocates for translation to start a group called Global Literature in Libraries Initiative. According to the mission statement, "the Global Literature in Libraries…

Don’t Hurt Your Allies: Thoughts on the North Carolina Boycott

Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Post published:April 12, 2016
Post category:Blog Writing
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Thoughts on how to stand up against homophobic and transphobic laws without weakening or hurting allies.

Wrapping Up the YASH Spring 2016 Contest (and an Unscientific Survey)

Post author:Lyn Miller-Lachmann
Post published:April 6, 2016
Post category:Blog Lego Writing
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Thank you to all the people who took part in the Spring 2016 Young Adult Scavenger Hunt! The turnout was huge, including dozens of people who commented to enter my…