On Thursday, April 24, we celebrate Hawaiʻi publishing with the 2014 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards gala. We present to you, our readers, the annual tradition of counting down all of the wonderful locally published books nominated for awards in each category. Here, we include not only the book title, but links to the book, information and […]
On Thursday, April 24, we celebrate Hawaiʻi publishing with the 2014 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards gala. We present to you, our readers, the annual tradition of counting down all of the wonderful locally published books nominated for awards in each category. Here, we include not only the book title, but links to the book, information and […]
The 2014 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards gala is fast approaching (Thursday, April 24), and to generate excitement for the event as well as educate the public on the nominees, we continue our tradition of doing a countdown of posts, highlighting the books nominated for each awards category. Where applicable, I will link to book reviews from Hawaiʻi […]
The 2014 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards gala is fast approaching (Thursday, April 24), and to generate excitement for the event as well as educate the public on the nominees, we continue our tradition of doing a countdown of posts, highlighting the books nominated for each awards category. Where applicable, I will link to book reviews […]
The 2014 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards gala is fast approaching (Thursday, April 24), and to generate excitement for the event as well as educate the public on the nominees, we continue our tradition of doing a countdown of posts, highlighting the books nominated for each awards category. Where applicable, I will link to book reviews from Hawaiʻi […]
The 2014 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards gala is fast approaching (Thursday, April 24), and to generate excitement for the event as well as educate the public on the nominees, we continue our tradition of doing a countdown of posts, highlighting the books nominated for each awards category. Where applicable, I will link to book reviews from Hawaiʻi […]
The 2014 Ka Palapala Poʻokela Awards gala is fast approaching (Thursday, April 24), and to generate excitement for the event as well as educate the public on the nominees, we continue our tradition of doing a countdown of posts, highlighting the books nominated for each awards category. Where applicable, I will link to book reviews from Hawaiʻi […]
Ahhh, Spring! The season of renewal. Revive your love for those works-in-progress with one of these amazing events being held for writers in April and May. Local and national authors and experts are speaking and hosting workshops on everything from song-writing and memoir, to script-writing and creative nonfiction. And lucky we live Hawai’i because the […]
On Saturday, March 15 from 9:00am to 4:30pm take your keiki to the zoo for some literary fun! Wild About Reading at the Honolulu Zoo is the first-ever family read-aloud day at the Zoo. The focus will be on books about zoos and zoo animals. Featured readers and storytellers will entertain zoo-goers at various stations located […]
It’s time again! April is National Poetry Month and we have so many amazing poets writing in Hawaiʻi. Thursday, April 24th is National Poem in Your Pocket Day. Poem in Your Pocket Day is a great way to celebrate poetry as a part of our everyday lives. It encourages people to carry a poem in their pocket and […]
You don’t have to be a writer of children’s literature to benefit from a Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) conference. You just have to be a writer. “I don’t write for children. I write. And somebody says, that’s for children.” Maurice Sendak “You have to write the book that wants to be […]
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
Moʻomanaʻo Moʻokalaleo Pūnaewele o Hawaiʻi
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