by Linda Phillips | Oct 13, 2014 | Blog, Teens, Writing
In an earlier post (TABLE ROCK WRITERS WORKSHOP)I shared a bit of the wisdom that I gleaned from Phillip Shabazz’s poetry workshop at Table Rock. Today I am pleased to welcome Phillip to the first of a two-part interview, where he will shed more light on the...
by Linda Phillips | Oct 6, 2014 | Blog, Teens, Writing
Today I am pleased to welcome another TEEN-ACIOUS teen, Eliana Franklin, who comes highly recommended by her mom, Miriam, a fellow author whose debut book, Extraordinary, will be released by Skypony Press in 2015. Eliana is already following in her...
by Linda Phillips | Sep 29, 2014 | Blog, Writing
What do writers do when they aren’t writing? I don’t know about other writers, but I know I need to get away from it once in a while, and I’ve found the perfect escape. Every Thursday morning I spend a little over two hours dishing up food for those in our community...
by Linda Phillips | Sep 22, 2014 | Blog, Writing
The 2014 SCBWI-Carolinas conference was for me, a story within a story. First, the inside story. CRAZY was scheduled to be in the warehouse somewhere around Sept. 20, and the SCBWI conference started Sept. 19. Oh heartbreak, I thought. I am going to miss signing my...
by Linda Phillips | Sep 15, 2014 | Blog, Writing
Phillip Shabazz, Poet Phillip Shabazz is a poet, author, and teaching artist whose work explores issues of community and culture in America. In 1997 he became Duke University’s third artist-in-residence at the Mary Lou Williams Center for Black Culture. During...
by Linda Phillips | Sep 8, 2014 | Blog
Justine Le Page Last month I interviewed Penelope Chirolde, the first TEEN-ACIOUS teen to appear on my blog to talk about a few activities she is involved in. One of the things she mentioned was the pending arrival of Justine Le Page, an exchange student from...
