Bookshelf Detective by Kim Tomsic

Bookshelf Detective by Kim Tomsic

A Tribute to Richard Peck

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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Confessions of a Conference Junkie

Confessions of a Conference Junkie Jerilyn Patterson A guest post by Jerilyn Patterson I became hooked on writer’s conferences af...

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Fast Five: An Interview with Author Richard Peck

Fast Five with Richard Peck by Kim Tomsic It’s no secret I have been a longtime fan of Richard Peck—the author, the word wizard, ...

Saturday, May 21, 2016

SCBWI Crystal Kite Winners 2016

THE SOCIETY OF CHILDREN'S BOOK WRITERS AND ILLUSTRATORS Announces the winners of the annual CRYSTAL KITE MEMBER CHOICE AWARDS ...

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Students: Learn More About Children's Publishing

Students: Learn More About Children's Publishing With Help From SCBWI Picture Books Young Adult Middle Grade ...

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

SCBWI Summer Conference USER-FRIENDLY Faculty Line-Up

SCBWI International Summer Conference FACULTY SUMMER 2016 Divided into three categories: Agents ☼ ...

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About Me

Kim Tomsic: I’m a reader, writer, dreamer, believer, and lover of peanut M-n-Ms. My publishing heroes including Richard Peck, Bryan Collier, Ingrid Law, Meg Medina, Kate DiCamillo, Rebecca Stead, Nicola Yoon, Laurie Halse Anderson, Christina Soontornvat, Eliot Schrefer, Dianne White, and others! How my publishing career unfolded: It started with a love of reading. Next, I wrote a manuscript, joined the SCBWI, and a critique group. I read blogs, craft books (on plot, character, and structure). I attended conferences, hosted writer gatherings, subscribed to Writers Digest (and won a contest!). I wrote articles and studied craft. Five years later, I landed my first book deal!—dreams do come true! My debut book, The 11:11 Wish released in 2018 with HarperCollins. My debut nonfiction picture book, GUITAR GENIUS (illustrated by Brett Helquist), released in 2019 with Chronicle Books. The 12th Candle came next (HarperCollins). The Elephants Come Home hit bookshelves in 2021 (illustrated by Hadley Hooper) and has been internationally published and named to more than nine state reading lists! Comic artist, Mark Parisi and I co-wrote The Truth About 5th Grade (HarperCollins). It's on shelves now.

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