The Table Read, which is based in the United Kingdom, interviewed me about my new book of nature poems, Nature's Olympics (Wipf and Stock, 2021). The Table Read editor is JJ Barnes. Here is the link for this interview: https://thetableread.co.uk/poet-interview-janet-ruth-heller-natures-olympics/ #poetry #naturepoetry #writingprocess #interview Cover of Nature's Olympics by Janet Ruth Heller; artwork by Lori McElrath-Eslick
Janet Ruth Heller will speak and autograph her books for children at the conference of the Michigan Association for Media in Education at the Delta Hotel in Kalamazoo on Thursday, October 14 from 2:05 p.m. to 3:35 p.m. She will discuss her school visits and creative writing workshops with media specialists from different Michigan schools. She will sign copies of her award-winning fiction picture book about bullying, How the Moon Regained Her Shape (Arbordale, 2006; 6th edition 2018) and The Passover Surprise (Fictive Press, 2015, 2016), a middle-grade fiction chapter book for children. Heller’s website is https://www.janetruthheller.com/ #picturebooks #chapterbooks #schoolvisits #schools #literatureforchildren #childrensbooks #MichiganAssociationforMediainEducation #bullying #bullyingawareness #autographing #creativewriting #workshops Cover of How the Moon Regained Her Shape by Janet Ruth Heller; artwork by Ben Hodson