Dawn Metcalf's Blog

(As opposed to a writing tour...) The truth is, you won't find me here. Blogging is so 2012! But, seriously, if you wish to find me when I'm not in the writing cave or speaking at workshops, you can find me on Twitter and Facebook and sometimes Instagram. While I've dabbled in Tumblr and Discord, […]

There's been lots going on and a lot I'd like to comment on--especially in the news, both in YA-world and IRL--but I've been taking time sending out my latest book after the nth round of self-edits and hoping it speaks to someone the way it might have spoken to teen-me so many years ago... In […]

Is it just me or does this look like the frozen fist of Jack Frost punching the midwest right in the teeth? People who know me at all know I'm from the Chicagoland area and generations of friends and family are there, including my parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins and all of their kids and […]

With a tagline like "Muppets, pastries, and Halloween" I couldn't ask for anything more. Clickbait, here I come! Turns out the latest Netflix baking show, The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell, looks like an amalgam of the Addams Family assisted by Jim Henson creations doused in frosting. SOLD! But what really me, along with the […]

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This Cinco de Mayo, we're celebrating LUMINOUS now available on Kindle with a sweet spring giveaway!!! When you buy your copy of LUMINOUS on Kindle, you qualify to win • An original, signed hardcover copy of LUMINOUS • A DVD of Disney/Pixar’s award-winning film, COCO • A signed LUMINOUS bookmark • A Dia de los […]

#KidLitWomen is celebrating Women’s History month with 31 days of posts focused on improving the climate for social and gender equality in the children’s and teens’ book industry. Read all the posts on the Facebook page www.facebook.com/kidlitwomen or on Twitter at #kidlitwomen. When I was planning my wedding (mumble-mumble) years ago, my mother advised me […]

If you're familiar with my books, my Goodreads list or my FAQ, you know I'm a fan of Guillermo del Toro. His haunting, beautiful, twisted portrayals of love, hate, mystery, wonder and fantasy are as super-saturated as his color palette and linger years after I've left the theater. This was equally true of Amelie and […]

by Rex/Shutterstock Important conversations about respect and sexual harassment are taking place throughout the entertainment world and the KidLit community is no exception. News this past weekend after the wonderful work done by Anne Ursu in Medium and the follow-up commentary in the post by the School Library Journal brought much-needed talk to the forefront, […]

...being compared to work by Guillermo Del Toro ain't half bad!