I absolutely LOVE in-person author visits and have traveled to spend time with readers all over the world. But I understand that not all schools can afford to fly authors in for a visit. | Kate Messner
This spring, Caroline Starr Rose invited me to chat about our upcoming books, THE BURNING SEASON and THE TROUBLE WITH HEROES, both of which have wilderness settings and themes of survival, in more than one sense of the word. Hi, Kate. I love that we both have verse novels coming out this spring with main…| Kate Messner
Hello, friends! Are you ready for World Read Aloud Day? It’s an annual celebration of sharing stories from the amazing folks at LitWorld and Scholastic. This year’s World Read Aloud Day will be February 5, 2025! If you’re new to this page, I’m Kate Messner, author of more than sixty books for kids. I’m also a former middle…| Kate Messner
My next novel comes out this spring, and I’m celebrating with an amazing offer for schools and libraries – a free virtual Author-in-Residence program! Just pre-order a copy of The Trouble with Heroes from my local independent bookseller, The Bookstore Plus in Lake Placid, NY and you’ll get an email in early March with your…| Kate Messner
Reading THE SCARIEST KITTEN IN THE WORLD with your kiddos? Here are two coloring pages you can share with them, too! The Scariest Kitten in the World Coloring Page Draw your own “Scariest Kitten”| Kate Messner
Hello, friends! How goes your writing this week? It’s hard to believe that we’re already in our final week of Teachers Write. Before we get started with today’s mini-lessons, I want to say thank you. I’m so grateful you chose to spend part of your summer writing with us, and I hope you’ll take that…| Kate Messner
Welcome to Week 3 of Teachers Write! In last week’s camper survey, many of you shared that you’re working on picture books and/or poetry, both forms that depend on economy of language, where every word truly counts. So this week, we’re going to take a look at fine tuning. My next novel, THE TROUBLE WITH…| Kate Messner
Welcome to Week 2 of writing camp! Now that you’ve had a chance to settle in, we’re going to roll up our sleeves and get to work in earnest. Today’s session applies to all kinds of writing, but later on we’ll be looking at revision strategies for different genres and forms, and I’d like to…| Kate Messner
Happy summer, friends! And welcome to Teachers Write, our free online summer writing camp especially for teachers & librarians. Whether you’re a new writer or you’ve been with us from the very beginning, I’m so glad you’re here. A few housekeeping things before we get started… Teachers Write is meant to be a fun, low-stress…| Kate Messner
Happy June, friends! I wanted to let you know that I’ll be at ALA in San Diego this month. You can join Kekla Magoon, Tracey Baptiste, William Alexander, and me at the PopTop Stage for “From Brainstorm to Bookshelves: The Journey of Creating ‘The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class’ series” at 1:30pm on Saturday, June 29th, and I’ll be signing at Algonquin Booth 616 from 3-4pm Saturday afternoon. If you’re there, please put us on your schedule to come say hello and get a signed copy of EMM...| Kate Messner
The first two titles in our new series THE KIDS IN MRS. Z’S CLASS are now available for pre-order – and we have a special offer for educators, librarians, and home school families. Just pre-order the first two books, EMMA MCKENNA, FULL OUT and ROHAN MURTHY HAS A PLAN from The Bookstore Plus in Lake Placid, NY and you’ll get a two-part virtual author visit with authors Kate Messner and Rajani LaRocca! | Kate Messner
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