KidLit Summer Camp 2024 Directory
Connect with our featured guests (alphabetized by last name) through their websites and social media. Here you’ll also find links to their YouTube channels, podcasts, and other resources they offer.
And don’t forget about the KidLit Summer Camp book fair, hosted by Swamp Fox Bookstore! You’ll find our guests’ books featured, and you may order ANY book that is available through bookshop.org. The generous owners at Swamp Fox Bookstore are donating part of the sales to Writeability, a nonprofit that assists in supporting and amplifying underrepresented voices.
Featured Guests
Christine Alemshah
Click here to watch Christine’s interview on ways to grow your writing.
Connect with Christine on her website, Instagram, and Twitter (X).
Learn more about Christine’s free #growyourwriting challenge!
Julie Artz
Click here to watch Julie’s interview on preparing your pitch package.
Connect with Julie through her website, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter (X), and YouTube.
Laurie Calkhoven
Click here to watch Laurie’s interview on character meditations.
Connect with Laurie on her website, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.
Contact Laurie to learn more about the workshops she teaches.
Laurie’s books are featured in the KidLit Summer Camp book fair!
Sam Cameron
Click here to watch Sam’s interview on what teens read.
Connect with Sam through her website, Instagram, and Substack.
Rebecca Dolence
Click here to watch Rebecca’s interview on coping with rejection.
Connect with Rebecca through her website, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Click here to access Rebecca’s free resources and specially priced services.
Karyn Fischer
Click here to watch Karyn’s interview on story stakes.
Connect with Karyn through her website and Instagram.
Click here to get a copy of Karyn’s free self-editing guide.
Janet Fox
Click here to watch Janet’s interview on writing across genres.
Connect with Janet through her website, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter (X), and YouTube.
Click here to learn more about Janet’s KidLit program, the Fox’s Den.
Janet’s books are featured in the KidLit Summer Camp book fair!
Erin Halden
Click here to watch Erin’s interview on compelling story problems.
Connect with Erin on her website, Instagram, and Facebook.
Check out Erin’s free resource, The Ordinary Day to Extraordinary Story Workbook.
Erin Radniecki
Click here to watch Erin’s interview on incorporating nature in stories.
Connect with Erin through her website, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
Rhiannon Richardson
Click here to watch Rhiannon’s interview on the MG and YA markets.
Connect with Rhiannon through the Good Story Company and Instagram.
Rhiannon’s books are featured in the KidLit Summer Camp book fair or you can support her local bookstore!
DaVaun Sanders
Click here to watch DaVaun’s interview on writing in the Minecraft intellectual property.
Connect with DaVaun on his website, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter (X).
You can buy DaVaun’s Minecraft: The Tournament at his local bookstore or any of his novels at the KidLit Summer Camp Book Fair!
Sharon Skinner
Click here to watch Sharon’s interview on line-level fixes.
Connect with Sharon on her website, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter (X), LinkedIn, YouTube, and the Coaching KidLit podcast.
Sharon has a free Sensory Detail download for writers.
Sharon’s books are featured in the KidLit Summer Camp book fair!
Christy Yaros
Click here to watch Christy’s interview on writing in community.
Connect with Christy on her website, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter (X).
Christy is a co-host of the Coaching KidLit podcast.
Click here to learn more about Christy’s Crafting KidLit community.
Mona Zarka
Click here to watch Mona’s interview on uplifting fiction.
Connect with Mona through her website.