“…Couldn’t Connect to Your Main Character”
A discussion of a generic rejection phrase that marginalized fiction writers often receive and what it may mean.
Read MoreA discussion of a generic rejection phrase that marginalized fiction writers often receive and what it may mean.
Read MoreReviewing an indie-published bilingual (English-Arabic) picture book and exploring different ways of portraying child protagonists.
Read MoreOne of the duties of the PEN Translation Committee, of which I’m now a co-chair, is to administer the PEN/Heim Translation Fund Grant, an annual award of from...
Read MoreAn appreciation of the public libraries that allowed me to read 128 books in the past two and a half months for the Cybils, and advice for ending your novel.
Read MorePrompted by the SCBWI’s creation of a new category for translators, I reflect on the need for more children’s books in translation.
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