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Just released--March, 2010!  "Big Z, Cammi, and Me"
Short story in I Fooled You: Ten Stories of Tricks, Jokes, and Switcheroos, a middle-grade anthology edited by Johanna Hurwitz. See the teacher's guide here.
Middle-Grade Novel  Rosa, Sola
After praying and praying for a younger sibling, Rosa is thrilled to learn her mother is finally pregnant. But then tragedy strikes, and each member of her family must find a way to cope—including Rosa. To read an excerpt from the novel, click here. .
For a list of discussion questions, click here.
Poem in Anthology  "Questions: A Poem in Two Voices"
In Chicken Soup for the Soup: Teens Talk High School edited by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark, & Madeline Clapps
For Recommended Reading for Children and Teens click below:
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01/24/2010 In this issue:
• My New Year’s Resolution
• Calling all teachers and homeschoolers—another book giveaway at www.TeachingAuthors.com
• Anderson’s Bookshops 8th Annual Children’s Literature Breakfast
• Registration now open for my Spring critique workshop
• Please help “spread the word”
My New Year’s Resolution
I hope your new year has gotten off to a great start, and that those of you who make resolutions are sticking to them. I give myself a grade of about a “C” on keeping mine. I blogged about it on January 13. You can read the post at: http://tinyurl.com/TAres2010.
Calling all teachers and homeschoolers—another book giveaway
(If you’re not a teacher or homeschooler, please share this with anyone who may be interested.)
The TeachingAuthors would like to put together a “Top Ten” list of questions/challenges teachers have when teaching writing to grades 1-12. We’re inviting teachers and homeschoolers to visit our blog and share one of your questions for a chance to win an autographed children’s book written by one of the TeachingAuthors. And while you’re visiting our blog, we hope you’ll read our latest series of posts on the first of the Six Traits of Writing: Ideas. Contest entry deadline is January 30. For complete details, see http://tinyurl.com/TAcontest
Anderson’s Bookshops 8th Annual Children’s Literature Breakfast
I’ll be one of the local authors attending Anderson’s Bookshops 8th Annual Children’s Literature Breakfast on Saturday, February 20. There will be a great lineup of speakers, including Richard Peck, Patricia McKissack, and Jordan Sonnenblick. If you’re interested, details are posted at: http://www.andersonsbookshop.com/childrensliteraturebreakfast2010.php .
Registration now open for my Spring critique workshop
My Children's Writing Critique Workshop will be held at the Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook on Mondays, , 7:00 - 9:00 PM, April 19-May 24.
In this workshop, children’s and young adult writers receive critiques of their own work while learning how to critically study the work of other writers in a friendly, supportive environment. You must bring copies of your manuscript—a picture book, short story, or novel excerpt—to the first class. Also, before enrolling you must email Carmela at carmela@carmelamartino.com for word count limits and manuscript guidelines. Class is limited to 10 students, so register early. For more information, see http://www.carmelamartino.com/events.htm .
Please help “spread the word”
I hope you will forward this email to anyone you know who may be interested. Also, please encourage them to subscribe at http://www.carmelamartino.com/newsletter.htm . I promise not to clutter your inbox—I don’t foresee sending this out more than once or twice a month. Of course, if you don’t find this newsletter helpful, or are feeling overwhelmed with email, you can always unsubscribe on the same webpage.
If you have any questions, for the quickest response, don’t reply to this email. Instead, email me directly.
Happy 2010 to all. And happy reading!
Carmela
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I am quoted in Margo Dill's article "5 Historical Fiction Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them" in the
May 2009 issue of WOW! Women on Writing. Click on the link below to read the article.
A brief interview I did at the October, 2008 Authors Fair in Joliet, Illinois has been posted on YouTube. Click the link below to watch.
I have a poem in Chicken Soup for the Teen Soul: Teens Talk High School, which was released on November 4, 2008. For more information, click the link below.
I was interviewed for the Park Ridge Public Library blog. Click the link below to read the interview.
Rosa, Sola was reviewed in the October 18, 2007 issue of the Orland Park Prairie. Click the link below to read what Mary Fliris thinks of the novel.
Rosa, Sola has been included in the Chicago Public Schools 2007 Summer Reading List. This year's theme is Chicago History.
Rosa, Sola was named to Booklist's "Top Ten First Novels for Youth: 2006"!
You can hear a podcast review of Rosa, Sola by a student at a school in Brookline, Mass. Reviews by both students and teachers are posted on the school's website. To hear the Rosa, Sola review, click the link below and scroll down to the last podcast posted on Jan. 25, 2007.
On November 11, 2006, I was interviewed by Chris Angelos of waukTOWN Radio. To hear the interview, click the link below to access the station, then scroll down to the "Writers Webcast" show from Prairie Writer's Day (posted December 9, 2006) and download the podcast.
For information about upcoming writing classes for children or adults, see the Programs page.
Rosa, Sola was named to the Chicago Tribune 2006 list of "Read & Write 100 Great Books for Summertime or Anytime"!
The Baltimore County Public Library has named Rosa, Sola to its list of "Great Books for Kids 2005"! For the complete list, click the link below.
Rosa, Sola received a starred review in the November 15, 2005 issue of Booklist, the review journal of the American Library Association. To read an excerpt from the review, see the Book Info page.
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