Introducing a New Weekly Category: Recess Time
Newsletter #104
Everybody Needs a Break
It’s recess time! Pause, catch up, or take a break. Here are links to the last four posts:
Getting Into the Swing of the Year
Book Reports:
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Weekly Progress Report
This is a section for “stuff I did” that relates to my writing career. I believe in celebrating all wins, big and small alike.
read through the winners of the ALA Youth Media Awards
organized volunteer information for our upcoming conference in April
set up a meeting with my agent
skimmed through about 20 versions of a manuscript and started another revision
watched the CALIBA Golden Poppy Awards ceremony
attended Regional Team meeting
completed and scheduled the SCBWI California: San Francisco/South newsletter for February
created promotional plans for our upcoming Golden Gate Fest 2026 conference on April 11, 2026 with the theme of “Finding Courage: Creating Through Resistance”
volunteered with Access Books Bay Area to process books for a middle school library refurbishment project
Local authors Jasmine Fang, Margaret Chiu Greanias, Helen Taylor, and I worked together to paint a mural and prepare about 1000 new books for a middle school library refurbishment. What a fulfilling way to serve our community and support literacy for young people.
Sending you courage and grace in all you choose to do,
Susan
Sounds like a great project!!