Denise Vega – Writing for Teens and Toddlers
An interview with award-winning Denise Vega, who writes for teens and toddlers.
Denise talks about what inspired her to write for young adults, how she keeps current with the world of teenagers, and how she draws from her own high school experience for the right emotional connections.
Denise is the award-winning author of seven books including Click Here, Access Denied, Fact of Life #31, and Rock On. Her picture books include her latest: If Your Monster Won’t Go to Bed.
Both Click Here and Fact of Life #31 won the Colorado Book Award; Rock On was a finalist.
Denise is a former Co-Regional Advisor of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of SCBWI and she’s on the faculty at Lighthouse Writers Workshop. She is also a Young Adult Faculty Mentor for the Regis University MFA Creative Writing program.
Denise Vega’s website.
Intro music by Moby Gratis
Outro music by Dan-o-Songs
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