TATE Turns One: A First Anniversary Debut Book Interview with Jenny Turnbull

18 Wednesday Jun 2025

Posted by Judy Y Faulkner in Author's Perspective, SoCal Voices

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interview, Jenny Turnbull, Kelly Pellico, picture book, picture book author, publishing, SCBWI community, writing

by Kelly Pellico

Kelly Pellico: Jenny, welcome to Kite Tales and congratulations on the one-year anniversary of your debut picture book, Tate’s Wild Rescue!

Jenny Turnbull: Thank you, Kelly. It’s exciting to be here celebrating Tate‘s first book birthday!

KP: What was the initial spark for this story?

JT: Tate’s story is rooted in my lifelong love of animals and feeling wild animals are happiest free in the wild where they can thrive, while companion animals deserve the love and comforts of home. Commitment to our furry family members, and animal welfare, has always been so important to me.

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SOCAL VOICES: A Conversation Among Andys

22 Wednesday May 2024

Posted by Judy Y Faulkner in SoCal Voices

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agents, Andy Greene, authors, editors, publishing, retreats, writing, writing retreat

by Andy Greene

*Author, filmmaker, and podcaster Andy Greene*

It was Friday, the day of the writers retreat. Part of me wants to add an exclamation point to that sentence, but that’s not how I felt that morning.

Everything had been packed. I had done my preparations. I had justified my lack of preparations. It was too late to do anything else. I was never one for cramming before a test. I preferred to stew . . .

The weekend was a big opportunity—I would get to meet picture book agents and editors in person, face-to-face! They would read my work. (Gulp, they would read my work?!)

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