Ep 26: Cynthia Leitich Smith

Boisterous, eloquent, and just the tiniest bit zany, Cynthia
Leitich Smith, New York Times best-selling author of
TANTALIZE and RAIN IS NOT MY INDIAN NAME, took me out for
tacos and taught me a thing or twelve. I loved hearing her wise
words on diversity in YA, paying it forward with newer writers,
and writing 200 drafts of a single picture book.


 


Cynthia Leitich Smith Show Notes


Dear Sugar


Kathi Appelt  and Austin SCBWI


Greg Leitich Smith


Varian Johnson, Don Tate


Brett Hartman


JINGLE DANCER


Ming Doyle, illustrator for Cynthia’s graphic novels


Deborah Noyse at Candlewick press (editor)


SANTA KNOWS illustrated by Steve Bjorkman (edited by
Mark McVeigh at Dutton)


HOLLER LOUDLY


TWILIGHT


Joss Whedon


FERAL PRIDE


Sara Zarr 


Ellen Oh’s post on Cynsations


FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E.
FRANKWEILER by E.L. Konigsburg


Judy Blume