WAITING TO FORGET by Sheila Kelly Welch 15 Apr 2012Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer I always read the Author’s Note of a book first because I want to know why an author chose this... Read More
ONE FOR THE MURPHYS 07 Apr 2012Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer ONE FOR THE MURPHYS grabbed my heart and never let go! When we first meet twelve-year-old Carley Connors, she’s in... Read More
My Debut Novel! 15 Mar 2012Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer Set off the fireworks! My debut novel, THE BALLAD OF JESSIE PEARL, will be edited by Stephen Roxburgh and published... Read More
My Cardiac Ablation 23 Feb 2012Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer I never expected to have a heart problem. I am not overweight, don’t smoke, have excellent cholesterol numbers, and hit... Read More
MARCEL MARCEAU MASTER OF MIME – An Interview with Gloria Spielman 10 Feb 2012Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer Gloria Spielman is a children’s author whose latest book Marcel Marceau Master of Mime was a National Jewish Book Award... Read More
The Sydney Taylor Award Blog Tour Is Coming Up! 26 Jan 2012Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer The blog tour starts on February 5th and the schedule is below. I’ll be hosting Gloria Spielman, author of MARCEL... Read More
Friendship in Picture Books — A Workshop with Tamar Brazis 20 Jan 2012Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer At the Miami SCBWI Conference, I had the opportunity to attend a workshop taught by Tamar Brazis, Editorial Director at... Read More
GLORY BE An Interview With Augusta Scattergood 10 Jan 2012Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer Augusta is one of my writer friends living here in the Tampa Bay Area. I was delighted to attend her... Read More
My Holiday Reading List 17 Dec 2011Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer One of the nicest parts of Christmas is having leisure time to read to my heart’s content. It seems the... Read More