12 Empowering Podcasts for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
Published by The Writing Cooperative on 12-19-2020
Writers and illustrators! We are home but not alone! To hear fascinating people discuss their creative process, obstacles they face, and their hard-won literary achievements, connect to podcasts on your cellphone or computer and float away. These twelve podcasts, geared towards kidlit creators and aficionados, supply book reviews, interviews, and endless motivation to read and write on.
The Children’s Book Podcast
(Hosted by acclaimed librarian Matthew Winner)
Enjoy engaging interviews with authors and illustrators about the origin of their children’s books and the impact on readers.
Kidlit These Days
(Hosted by Matthew Winner and author Karina Yan Glaser)
This new podcast from Book Riot connects the best of children’s literature with important current events.
This Creative Life
(Hosted by author Sara Zarr)
Candid author talks capture the “practical and psychological aspects of creativity, the creative process, and the strange landscape where art meets commerce.”
Literaticast
(Hosted by literary agent Jennifer Laughran)
Get insider advice on the children’s publishing industry as Jennifer chats with authors, editors, art directors, other agents, and marketing professionals.
88 Cups of Tea
(Hosted by author and producer Yin Chang)
This podcast takes on the challenges of a creative life, such as dealing with rejections, querying agents and editors, and finding joy in the writing process.
SCBWI Podcast
(Hosted by journalist Theo Baker)
Become a member of the Society of Children’s Writer’s and Illustrators to hear informative conversations with leaders in the children’s book field.
First Draft
(Hosted by author Sarah Enni)
Interviews with professionals at all stages of the publishing process aim to give new and experienced writers a better sense of the creative and emotional endurance required to succeed.
Picturebooking
(Hosted by author Nick Patton)
Nick loves picture books and the positive effect they have on children. Tune into his entertaining interviews with children’s book authors and illustrators.
The Yarn
(Hosted by librarian Travis Jonker and teacher Colby Sharp)
Each episode by this dynamic duo explores with an author or illustrator how a book for young readers was made.
PW KidsCast
(Hosted by editor Emma Kantor)
This children’s book editor of Publishers Weekly conducts smart, 20-minute interviews with kidlit authors who have recently published a book.
Writing for Children
(Hosted by author Katie Davis)
These episodes, mostly for aspiring children’s writers, focus on how to write children’s books and magazine articles, and how to get paid and published.
3 Point Perspective
(Hosted by illustrators Will Terry, Lee White, and Jake Parker)
Three professionals with backgrounds in animation and kidlit discuss all aspects of developing art skills and growing a career in illustration.
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