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By John Bowen Fly #X91C-86QA-291B I rose at dawn with the other flies in my cohort. There was little wind and a fair sky; it was a perfect day for scouting food sources. Detecting a slight odor of banana, I followed it until I arrived at Harper College, a large facility 0.6 km to Continue reading Prairie Writer’s Day 2012: Something Brilliant This Way Comes By Laura Ripes I was both flattered and terrified when I received the email stating that my name had come up during a meeting (AHHH!) and they would like me to write the article “Promote That Book” for the Prairie Wind newsletter! Seriously?! Imagine my surprise. I’m a first time author, whose picture book, “The Spaghetti-Slurping Sewer Serpent,” Continue reading You Sold It, Now Go Sell It The Irrepressible Writer: Discovering Light and Shadow By Carol Coven Grannick It’s been almost a year since I realized that I wanted to spend more of my time focused on writing than on the hope for publication (and “bouncing back” from the reality of The Black Hole of rejections). That wouldn’t mean I’d stop submitting or stop hoping. Continue reading Discovering Light and Shadow By John Bowen Fly #X91C-86QA-291B I rose at dawn with the other flies in my cohort. There was little wind and a fair sky; it was a perfect day for scouting food sources. Detecting a slight odor of banana, I followed it until I arrived at Harper College, a large facility 0.6 km to Continue reading Prairie Writer’s Day 2012: Something Brilliant This Way Comes By David Opie Although Pinterest and Twitter failed to capture my interest, I have recently started using the rapidly expanding microblogging platform Tumblr. I use Tumblr to share my sketches and illustrations, to get inspired by all the great work that’s out there, to share my expertise, to research artists and get photo reference for my illustration Continue reading What I Like about Tumblr By Michele Weber Hurwitz There are several social media sites that authors and illustrators utilize to build their brand and interact with readers. From Goodreads to Twitter to Facebook to our own websites, it can be an overwhelming task to keep up with our online profiles. But a newer site that many people are using—Pinterest—offers a fun Continue reading Are You on Pinterest? By Carol Coven Grannick This Is Just To Say… In the spring issue of our PRAIRIE WIND, I wrote about how it felt to face the possibility that my children’s work might never find a traditional publisher. I made it clear that I wasn’t giving up the longing to have my work out in the world, but that Continue reading The (Sometimes) Hard Work of Joy By Carol Fisher Saller How many times have you run into someone at a writers’ event who seems freaked out by the task of marketing a new book? It’s always the same: the writer is eager to arrange book signings and public readings and school visits. She knows she needs a website and that she has to Continue reading Promoting Your Book: Is There Any Point? By Kathy Mirkin In June, SCBWI writers and illustrators headed to Springfield, Illinois, for writing inspiration and guidance at the Words in the Woods annual retreat. The retreat’s theme, “Moving Your Story Forward,” became a living possibility for the talented writers, both beginners and experienced, who journeyed to the three-day event held at the Villa Maria Retreat Continue reading Words by the Lake By Jen Cullerton Johnson Chicago was abuzz with reading at the annual 54th International Reading Association (IRA). Educators, editors, writers, illustrators, librarians, and many more converged at McCormick Place from Saturday, April 29, to Wednesday, May 2. The IRA made a bold decision and chose as this year’s theme “Celebrating Teachers: Honoring Effective Literacy in a Changing Continue reading Highlights from the International Reading Association 
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