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#84 – Reading is Fundamental

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Sponsored by The Highlights Foundation – check out the amazing workshops they have! Here is an episode I did with the people who are presenting Making the Web Work for You.

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Right click here and do a “save as” to download a PDF transcript of this episode. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, transcripts of other episodes are available by request.
In this episode you’ll hear

  • me talk about the Highlights Foundation workshop, Creating an Authentic Cultural Voice
  • how we will have our monthly Tweetchat, #KidlitPRChat, on Wed., March 7 form 6-7pm ET while I am at the Highlights Foundation workshop with faculty experts joining in!
  • questions from readers/listeners on promoting oneself in a blog comment and how to decide which way to go in a story
  • a review by librarian Mr. John Schumacher: Petunia Goes Wild by Paul SchmidPetunia Goes Wild
  • a Take5 Marketing Tip from Dianne de Las Casas: Evernote
  • a new segment called Julie Hedlund Gets All Grateful on Your A**

 
In this interview with Carol Rasco of RIF you’ll hear us talk about

  • What it’s like to work in the White House
  • Ways to integrate literacy in every day life
  • Every $2.50 donation gets a paperback into the hands of a child who needs a book.
  • 90% of every donation goes straight to the kids

How can I donate to RIF?

  • By mail:  
Reading Is Fundamental, Inc.
Development Department 
1255 23rd Street, NW
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20037
  • By phone: 
Call the development staff toll-free at 1-888-725-4801.
  • Online: 
Go to our secure donation page.
  • Additional options: 
You can also contribute through workplace giving, honor and memorial donations, bequeaths in wills, and many other ways. For more information, please visit our Other Ways to Give page.



 

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Welcome! I'm Katie Davis, a children's book author with a passion for helping writers bring their stories to life. Here you'll find tips, tricks, and tales from my twenty years in publishing.
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