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Newbery Medal-winning author Meg Medina is one of the incredible voices coming this season on The Storyteller’s Shelf Podcast.

@megmedinabooks

In this clip, she shares the kind of wisdom that reminds us why children’s books matter and why stories can stay with young readers long after the last page.

This season, we’re bringing conversations with authors, editors, publishers, illustrators, librarians, and kidlit professionals as we continue celebrating children’s literature and demystifying the publishing world.

And while we continue this season, we’d love to invite authors, illustrators, and publishing creatives to join us for the Marketing Mastery Summit, a live online event focused on book marketing, author platform, publicity, social media, and reader connection.

🎟️ Sign up here: https://summit.getstoryrise.com

#MegMedina #ChildrensBooks #KidLit by @nieveesol

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5 months ago

Kwame Mbalia @mbalia1 talks about the heart of @freedomfirebooks: celebrating the #blackdiaspora with joy as the core tenet. 📖 Mark your calendars for his full interview on 10/28 with THE STORYTELLER'S SHELF PODCAST on Youtube and Spotify! 📚

#blackvoices #diversityinbooks #childrensliterature #kidlitauthor by @nieveesol

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a year ago

Revisit legendary author Lois Lowry as she shares how she created The Giver, the beloved middle grade and YA classic.

Discover her inspiration and creative process, and catch more insights at The Storyteller’s Shelf Summit, Jan 12–17, featuring a literary pitch event. Tickets are selling fast.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/o2fhboZX5vM

#LoisLowry #TheGiver #MiddleGradeBooks by @nieveesol

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10 months ago

Meet Chelsea DiCicco, the children’s author behind Construction Crew.

Chelsea is a neurodivergent author, former children’s librarian, and creator of Chelsea’s World of Books, where she shares interviews and resources for writers and illustrators.

In our latest blog interview, she talks about writing for beginning readers, collaborating with an editor, and creating stories about kindness and teamwork. Her Construction Crew early reader books, illustrated by Emily Paik and published by Capstone, arrive in January 2027.

Read “Writing for Beginning Readers: Chelsea DiCicco on Construction Crew”:
https://thestorytellersshelfpodcast.com/chelsea-dicicco-construction-crew-books/

Interested in being featured on our blog? Get in touch to tell us about your writing and books.

#ChildrensBooks #EarlyReaders #KidLit by @nieveesol

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15 days ago

Authors, if the characters respond to you, it might be time for a break. A mental health break. Not mental break. by @nieveesol

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2 months ago

My main antagonist, Hurderer the Murderer, and his sidekick, Mepto the Klepto. What percent exhausted do you have to be as an author to name your character Hannibal the Cannibal? 100% exhausted or 100% cheeky lolz? (PS Nope, we aren’t talking about Elias Thorne today!) by @nieveesol

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2 months ago

We’ve been holding onto a secret, and we’re excited to finally share it.

Today, we’re launching something special for authors.

At our Marketing Mastery Summit, we officially introduced Storyrise, a writing app built to help writers plan, draft, revise, and finish their stories.
As writers ourselves, we know how easy it is to get lost in scattered notes, unfinished drafts, and the challenges of staying motivated.

We created Storyrise because we wanted a better way to organize ideas, build stories, and maintain momentum from the first spark of inspiration to a finished manuscript.

With Storyrise, writers can join live writing sprints, draft in the Writer’s Room, organize characters and story threads in Atlas, invite feedback from editors and beta readers, and export manuscript-ready PDF, EPUB, and DOCX files.

This has been a labor of love, and we’re incredibly grateful to finally put it into the hands of the writing community.

Try Storyrise free for 14 days:
https://getstoryrise.com by @nieveesol

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4 months ago

Proud to share I’ve joined @stormliteraryagency as an associate literary agent. I officially open to queries on June 15. 🗓️ You’ll see my full MSWL on my website (link in bio) and more information on Storm’s website. It’s been a joy to evolve my background from trade publishing into the agent mindset under Storm’s diligent training. I’m looking forward to building my client list and helping authors and illustrators build successful careers! I can’t wait to read your work. PS: See you tomorrow at the @thestorytellersshelfpodcast summit! by @nieveesol

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4 months ago

“Reading should not feel like a test of intelligence.”

In this episode of WHY WE READ, we sit down with Amirah Elayan to talk honestly about modern reading culture, literacy habits in 2026, and why so many young people feel intimidated by books instead of welcomed by them.

Together we explore how offering options, removing shame, and creating supportive reading spaces can help rebuild a love for reading.

We talk:
📖 Reading as identity
📖 The role of professors and writers as readers first
📖 Book clubs as spaces of belonging
📖 Writing, reading habits, and lifelong literacy

Featuring MFA graduate, poet, publishing professional, adjunct professor, and writer Amirah Elayan.

🎥 Full episode here: Youtube.com/@WhyWeReadProject by @nieveesol

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4 months ago

Keynote Speaker Spotlight: Maria Dismondy @mariadismondybooks of @cardinalrulepress 🥇

We are honored to welcome Maria Dismondy, founder of Cardinal Rule Press, as our first keynote speaker for The Storytellers Marketing Mastery Summit.

Maria brings a valuable combination of experience as an award-winning children’s author, former teacher, publisher, and speaker. After publishing ten of her own books, she founded Cardinal Rule Press to help bring meaningful children’s literature into the world.

Her work centers on stories that encourage hope, courage, kindness, diversity, and the Golden Rule, and her publishing experience offers an important perspective for authors and illustrators who want to better understand how books reach readers.

Maria will open the summit on Friday, June 12 at 3:45 PM CT, followed by Q&A and community discussion.

The Storytellers Marketing Mastery Summit
June 12–14, 2026
Live Online

Tickets are available here:
https://thestorytellersshelfpodcast.com/product/storytellers-marketing-mastery-summit-ticket-2026-live-online/ by @nieveesol

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5 months ago

Why do some picture books stay with us forever?

In our conversation with award-winning picture book creator Phillip Stead, author of A Sick Day for Amos McGee, we talk about picture book craft, slow storytelling, children’s publishing, handmade art, and what makes books for young readers truly memorable.

Watch the full episode on YouTube and listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

Subscribe to The Storyteller’s Shelf Podcast for more conversations with children’s book authors, illustrators, editors, and publishing professionals.

#PhillipStead #PictureBooks #ChildrensBooks #KidLit #WritingForChildren #ChildrensPublishing #authorinterview by @nieveesol

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5 months ago

A huge thank you to @bluewillowbooks for helping in our giveaway for our Marketing Mastery Summit. If you haven’t already secure your ticket to take part in our giveaway. Link in our bio. #giveaway #kidlit #marketing #bookstores #entreprenuer by @nieveesol

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