by Pam | Jan 21, 2021 | Blog, Books, Boys' LIteracy, education, Literacy, parenting boys, Parenting Tips, Uncategorized
Guess what percentage of kidlit/YA authors are male? The answer is 14%. Why does that matter? Well, given how essential they are as role models in getting boys to read, it’s important that educators and parents know who they are, schools and libraries hire them...
by Pam | Oct 8, 2020 | Blog, Literacy, Media
I was honored this past spring to be one of 9 authors interviewed during a week-long celebration of the Ontario Library Association’s annual Forest of Reading event. This was thanks to my young-adult novel Stowaway (Dundurn Press) being nominated for a Forest of...
by Pam | Jul 28, 2020 | Writing Tips
This podcast interview between Crystal Hunt of Strategic Authorpreneur and author Pam Withers was released July 28, 2020. The version below corrects typos in the version posted at https://strategicauthorpreneur.com/podcast/022-writing-collaboratively-with-pam-withers/...
by Pam | Jun 12, 2020 | Blog, Book News
It’s a mere four-day countdown to Canada’s largest kids’ book awards (I’m one of 10 authors nominated for the Red Maple Award), and this year anyone can watch the Forest of Reading Festival awards online on Tuesday, June 16: curio.ca/forestoforeading Big kudos to the...
by Pam | Jun 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
Reading for Change: Booklist-Recommended Antiracism Titles for All Ages 31 YA Books by Black Authors: https://www.buzzfeed.com/ehisosifo1/ya-books-by-black-authors-that-you-cant-miss-this-year Diverse Meet Cutes:...
