I'm looking forward to an opportunity that will hopefully provide me with information and resources on how I can get closer to publication. On Tuesday, June 2nd, I will be attending a Meet the Editors event sponsored by SCBWI. Editors from children's publishing houses will talk about their industry and critique first pages of selected submissions. I've submitted one of my stories I'm hoping will get selected. It's titled, "The Day I Laughed Until I Almost Died." Here's a taste:
Even more peculiar than ketchup pie
Was the day I laughed until I almost died . . .
Check back for the rest of the story!
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About Me
- Tammy Pringle
- I graduated college with an English degree, and although I have been writing and editing for 20 years, I did not start writing for children until I had my own. I guess I needed to feel qualified, and I think that being Mom to five creative and lively boys has filled that requirement! Soon after my oldest son was born, I started making up silly rhymes to sing and say to him. When he became a toddler, I composed a rhyming prayer for him to memorize and recite at meal times. I continued having children and making up rhymes for them until the combination quite naturally turned into a passion for children's writing. I enjoy working with the English language and coming up with fun and absurd ideas. I grew up reading Dr. Suess. His works, because of their rhyme and the style in which he wrote them, have stayed with me into my adult years. Most of us can remember the rhymes we learned as children. My hope is that my poems will be widely read, enjoyed, and remembered by those children (and adults!) who read them.