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What Are Kids Reading? Here’s What They Wish We’d Write

15 Friday Nov 2019

Posted by Farrha Khan in Industry Conferences, Tips and Tools

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Andrea J. Loney, Beth Navarro, conferences, Kelli McNeil, kids, LA Comic Con, SCBWI Panel, tips

by R. S. Mellette

LA Comic Con 19On the last morning of the 2019 Los Angeles Comic Con, Sarah Parker-Lee saved the day. She handed out fliers to every kid in sight, begging them to attend our panel, “What Are Kids Reading? What Do You Wish We’d Write?”

Out of fifty or so invited, four kids showed up, along with a handful of adults. A fifth kid had to come because she was a friend of Andrea J. Loney, who was on the panel. The idea was, we authors would switch places with kids in the audience, to make them the panelist. If no kids showed up, I didn’t have a B-plan – so hats off to Sarah!

Once we had the bright, talkative, reading, kids on the panel, everyone knew we had to share their thoughts with Kite Tales readers. So, what are kids reading? What do they wish we’d write? Continue reading →

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