RUBY LEE & ME 28 Oct 2015Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer This is what a dream comes true looks like! RUBY LEE AND ME received a starred review from Booklist, and... Read More
More From The WOW Retreat in Helen, GA! 11 Aug 2015Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer I worked on two historical picture books at the WOW Retreat, and for me, that was the perfect amount of material. It... Read More
WOW RETREAT IN HELEN, GA! 01 Aug 2015Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer The view outside my window at the WOW Retreat in Helen, Georgia! I recently attended the 2015 WOW... Read More
Nobody An Author Loved Is Ever Really Gone 07 Jul 2015Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer I don’t know who originally penned the saying, Nobody An Author Loved Is Ever Really Gone, but I first encountered... Read More
Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival 06 Jun 2015Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer Forevermore when I think of the Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival, I will remember eating my way through Mississippi!... Read More
Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival 01 Apr 2015Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer Next week I’m headed to the University of Southern Mississippi with Augusta Scattergood. We’re going to co-lead a workshop called,... Read More
WRITING A PUBLISHABLE PICTURE BOOK 20 Feb 2015Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer When I first started writing, I began with picture books because I thought they were easier. HA! They are not.... Read More
Sydney Taylor Award Blog Tour – ISABEL’S WAR by Lila Perl 09 Feb 2015Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer An Interview With Lizzie Skurnick (Sydney Taylor Award Blog Tour) Presented by the Association of Jewish Libraries Lizzie Skurnick Books is... Read More
Winning A Crystal Kite! 29 Jan 2015Shannon Hitchcock Childrens Writer At the Miami SCBWI Conference, my book THE BALLAD OF JESSIE PEARL was awarded the Crystal Kite Award for the... Read More