We present an extract from The Irish Writers Handbook 2025, the essential guide to writing and getting published, with ...

Now, I tend to write funny rhyming poems. But as I tell kids at school visits, not all poems rhyme and not all poems are funny. But you’ve got to give poetry a chance. Here’s the first poem in ...

The Shadow: Poems for the Children of Gaza (Malta: Horizons, October 2024) is a collection of 42 original poems (21 by Ahmed Miqdad, 21 by John P. Portelli) which depict the state of being of the two ...

In Friday St. Paul show, expect the talented group to take on the issues of the day without much care for who might be ...

My dear friend David, a prolific writer, wrote a funny poem recently about half lives that made me rethink my own thoughts about birthdays. About how when we’re kids, we’re always rounding up to seem ...

By Abby McGanney Nolan As spooky season approaches, the master of children’s horror recommends ... Lucy Ruth Cummins and more depict the poetry, wonder and droll humor inspired by the great ...

Jotting down ideas in notebooks is this 12-year-old writer’s secretJust before nap time, Anika Ann Anil conjures and shuffles ...

The masked rockers hometown of Des Moines, Iowa hasn't done the traditional Halloween celebration for kids since 1938. See what's been the alternative.

In its 20th anniversary, The Louisiana Book Festival honored the authorship and artistry of Louisiana’s literary heritage ...

Do you really need anymore stuff? How about your partner, kids, family or friends? I know brains are wired to like shiny new things. This year, think about gifting wonderful books (suggestions below), ...

Founded in 1984 in San Francisco’s Mission District, the Latinx trio produced many of its shows at San Diego Rep in the 1990s ...