Courage to Create
The Porchlight is brought to you by Bethany Hegedus, Creative Director at The Writing Barn in Austin, Texas. (thewritingbarn.com) Join us as we chat with authors, illustrators and other creatives in and outside of the kid-lit field.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 50 minutes
- Episodes
- 66
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2019
The Porchlight Podcast: Episode 26 with Deborah Hopkinson
Episode 25 with Lisl Detlefsen
In this episode, Bethany talks to picture book author Lisl Detlefsen.
Lisl is the author of TIME FOR CRANBERRIES and IF YOU HAD A JET PACK as well as the forthcoming 3, 2, 1 JUMP!, a humorous book ab…
The Porchlight: Episode 24 with Nanci Turner Steveson
The Porchlight: Episode 23 with Daria Peoples
The Porchlight: Episode 22 with Lina Maslo
The Porchlight: Episode 21 with Linda Williams Jackson
This episode features Linda Williams Jackson, the debut author of Midnight Without a Moon and its recently released sequel, A Sky Full of Stars. Our Porchlight conversation with Linda explores her wr…
The Porchlight: Episode 20 with Julie Hedlund
This episode features founder of 12 x 12 Picture Book Writing Challenge, Julie Hedlund. Julie is an award-winning children's book author and a regular speaker at SCBWI and other industry events. Her …
The Porchlight: Episode 19 with Cory Putman Oakes
In this Writing Barn Words and Wine event, Program Manager Claire Campbell talks with author Cory Putman Oakes about her latest book, Witchtown (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books For Young Readers) tak…
The Porchlight: Episode Eighteen with Katherine Applegate
The Porchlight: Episode Seventeen with Hannah Barnaby
The Porchlight: Episode Sixteen with Sheryl Scarborough
Disclaimer: This episode contains some distracting paper shuffling. Nothing too jarring. We wouldn't be serious writers without some paper shuffling every once in a while anyway. Thanks!
Sheryl Scarb…
The Porchlight: Episode Fifteen with Sarah Aronson
This episode features the sparkly, Sarah Aronson. Sarah began writing for kids and teens when someone in an exercise class dared her to try. Since then, she has earned an MFA in Writing for Children …
The Porchlight: Episode Fourteen with Misha Maynerick Blaise
The Porchlight: Episode Thirteen with Jason Gallaher
The Porchlight: Episode Twelve with Jessixa Bagley
Episode Twelve features Jessixa Bagley, author & illustrator of Boats for Papa, Before I Leave, and Laundry Day.
This Porchlight episode was recorded live when Jessixa led our last Picture Book Int…
The Porchlight: Episode Eleven with Katie Bayerl
Episode 11 features Katie Bayerl, author of A Psalm For Lost Girls, Putnam, March 2017. Katie's debut novel is a contemporary YA in mystery clothing, about an abduction that changes the lives of thre…
The Porchlight: Episode Ten with Cynthia Levinson & Donna Janell Bowman
The Porchlight: Episode Nine with Varsha Bajaj
Episode 9 features Varsha Bajaj, author of the lyrical picture books How Many Kisses Do You Want Tonight? (illustrated by Ivan Bates), T is for Taj Mahal (illustrated by Robert Crawford), This is Our…
The Porchlight: Episode Seven with Evan Turk
Episode 7 Evan Turk
Evan phones in from Queens to chat with his friend and collaborator Bethany Hegedus. Evan is the illustrator of two picture books authored by Bethany, Grandfather Gandhi and Be …
The Porchlight: Episode Eight with Kristen-Paige Madonia
Episode 8 Kristen-Paige Madonia
Join the live audience at Austin's Bookpeople as author Bethany Hegedus chats with author Kristen-Paige Madonia. Kristen-Paige’s most recent YA novel Invisible Fault…