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Tag: Author Guest Post

Tag: Author Guest Post

Guest Post: Melanie Jackson on teaching online during COVID-19

Guest Post: Melanie Jackson on teaching online during COVID-19

December 8, 2020 December 9, 2020

Author Melanie Jackson shares her experience teaching a creative writing course online due to COVID-19—and offers tips!

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Guest Post: Elizabeth Withey on how her own life inspired The One with the Scraggly Beard

Guest Post: Elizabeth Withey on how her own life inspired The One with the Scraggly Beard

October 16, 2020 October 16, 2020

In a guest post for the Orca Blog, Elizabeth Withey explains how her idea for The One with the Scraggly Beard came from her own family’s experiences.

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Guest Post: Ann Yu-Kyung Choi on using animals to tell time in Once Upon an Hour

Guest Post: Ann Yu-Kyung Choi on using animals to tell time in Once Upon an Hour

October 5, 2020 October 5, 2020

Once Upon an Hour author Ann Yu-Kyung explains the traditional Korean timekeeping practice where the 12 animals of the zodiac are assigned to 2-hour sections of the 24-hour clock.

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Guest Post: Melanie Siebert on why she wrote Heads Up

Guest Post: Melanie Siebert on why she wrote Heads Up

May 7, 2020 May 7, 2020

Growing up, I didn’t know much about mental health. We never even used those words in my small town.

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Guest Post: Eric Walters on the story he wrote twice

Guest Post: Eric Walters on the story he wrote twice

April 2, 2020 April 2, 2020

In this guest post, author Eric Walters explains how he was inspired to write an early chapter book, High and Dry, and a middle grade Hi-Lo book, On the Rocks, based on the same real-life event. (Classroom questions and activities included!)

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Guest Post: Johanna Wagstaffe on turning science into storytelling

Guest Post: Johanna Wagstaffe on turning science into storytelling

March 19, 2020 March 19, 2020

Happy Spring, Orca Blog readers! As the seasons change, so does the weather. In this guest post, CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe shares what it’s like writing about science for kids, and how to talk to them about scary topics like natural disasters.

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