Autumn is on the horizon, and with it comes cool, misty mornings, warm beverages, and lots and lots of reading (autumn also happens to be this editor’s favourite season). At Young Adulting, it means a plethora of new books, reviews, and author interviews! Here’s what we’ve been up to since I last wrote:
YAing Updates
First, let’s start with all the fabulous reviews we’ve published this month:
- “Using a recipe to tell this heartwarming tale, Quintero humanizes the process of breadmaking and ultimately shows us the undeniable love and connection we all share with food from our culture.” Alison Wong reviews The Only Way to Make Bread by Cristina Quintero, illus. Sarah Gonzales
- “With a beautiful and poetic narrative arc told by a meadow mermaid, this awe-inspiring tale
sends a message to young readers that anything is possible so long as you believe.” Alison Wong reviews I Am A Meadow Mermaid by Kallie George, illus. Elly Mackay - “Carole Boston Weatherford’s Beauty Mark: A Verse Novel of Marilyn Monroe covers Marilyn’s expansive influence, but attempts to do so through Norma Jeane, the real woman behind the so-called blonde bombshell.” GiGi Kang reviews Beauty Mark: A Verse Novel of Marilyn Monroe by Carole Boston Weatherford
As always, check back every Thursday and every other Tuesday for more reviews of upcoming and new releases.
Industry News
A reminder that Registration for FOLD Kids Book Fest opens September 27, 2023! FOLD Kids Book Fest is an annual literary festival dedicated to engaging young readers, inspiring future writers, and empowering incredible educators. The festival is a multimodal, hosting virtual, in-person and hybrid storytelling events from November 1-5, 2023.
Western Canada’s largest free literary arts festival, Word Vancouver, might be over, but you can still catch some of the recorded events for free! Click the link here to see more.
The Annick Press Mentorship Program supports works in progress of emerging writers whose access to children’s publishing may have been limited. This opportunity provides guidance on development of book ideas for children and young adults and insight into the editorial process and the publishing industry. Please read the submission guidelines here. The deadline to submit your application is September 29, 2023 at 5:00 PM, EST.
Diaspora Dialogues is offering a Long Form Mentorship for novels, short story collections, creative non-fiction/memoir and invites submissions from emerging writers who currently have a full or near-full draft of a manuscript. The deadline to apply is October 31, 2023. Please see their submission guidelines here.
As always, please do send us your news related to children’s and young adult literature at young.adulting@ubc.ca so we can feature them in future newsletters. Our newsletter is published on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. And remember to keep up with us on Twitter and Instagram!
Take care, and happy reading,
The Young Adulting Editors
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