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So far on my publishing journey I have published three picture books and one early middle grade book. My first two picture books were published through EK Books an imprint of Exisle. When the CEO of Exisle asked me ‘would you like to be involved with helping different people writing for children’. I jumped at…

Paul Russell is the author of several titles through EK Books, including the internationally lauded Grandma Forgets, a heart-warming story of a family bound by love as they cope with their grandma’s dementia. It is a Children’s Book Council of Australia Noteable, and is recommended by the Australian Association of Family Therapy Award for Children’s…

Samantha Smith, author of Harriet’s Hungry Worms, shares her experience of visiting the most significant children’s book publishing fair which takes place annually in Bologna, Italy. Earlier this month, I was lucky enough to find myself in the beautiful town of Bologna, home of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. As a children’s picture book writer,…

If you want to know how to succeed as a children’s author, ask someone who has already done it! Award winning children’s author, Dimity Powell writes and reviews exclusively for children with over 30 published stories and digital narratives and is the Managing Editor for Kids’ Book Review. She believes picture books are life essentials,…