This is You May Contribute A Verse!

I’m Brenna Jeanneret. Kidlit author, and co-host of this podcast, duh!

I’m joined by my co-host, Josh Monken, kidlit author, dad, and science communicator. And Podcast Wizard Jon Seymour, an author-illustrator, family man, and data dude.

If you’re in the query trenches, if you’re hearing crickets on sub, if you just started, keep going. Steph’s book WHAT IS HOPE illustrated by Kelsey Buzzell drops today and is the perfect button for Steph’s opening point–writing takes time and it’s ok to take a break, sometimes a long break, writing will be here and so will hope.

Also, you’ll want to check Steph’s page to see Tara Hannon’s original illustrations that helped to inspire this beautiful and important book.

Our guest for this conversation was Steph Lucianovic. You can find Steph on Twitter.

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This episode’s book reviews:

MINA by author-illustrator Matthew Forsythe

THE ELDERS ARE WATCHING by David Bouchard illustrated by Roy Henry Vickers

THE DAY I SWAPPED MY DAD FOR TWO GOLDFISH written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Dave McKean

The artwork for You May Contribute a Verse features our new quokka mascot, Versey, and was generously created by the great Maddie Frost! Find her on IG @hellomaddiefrost or on her website Maddie-Frost.com

Our theme music is So Happy by Scott Holmes you can find more of his music at scottholmesmusic.com

Don’t forget to get your Community Shout-Outs in for our next episode!

WE HAVE MERCH!! Check it out and support the show here!

And special thanks to our sponsor Justin Colon and his new venture The Kidlit Hive.

Find us on Twitter @joshmonkwords, @brennajeanneret, and @jonseym0ur as always, let us know what you think via a rating, review, or comment!

Thanks and see ya next time.

You May Contribute a Verse is a homespun production, produced, edited, recorded, conceptualized, and marketed by Josh Monken, Brenna Jeanneret, and Jon Seymour.