Oldest Female Debut Novelist Tells All

I’d been warned by my editor. She told me that as an older author I might have trouble finding an agent. She knew a Canadian agent who prided himself on never taking on a debut novelist over the age of 45. Continue reading →

Happy 10th Birthday, Bloom!

by Lisa Peet

Celebrating youth has been around as long as people have been counting candles, and it hasn’t fallen out of vogue yet. But I see more respect out there for older creators than I did 10 years ago. Continue reading →

BLOOMERS AT LARGE: The Kid in Us

By Cara Dempsey

The world of children’s literature has long been occupied by many esteemed bloomers. We’d previously featured Cushman on our list of “Five Children’s Literature Authors” along with Dick King Smith, Lucy M. Boston, Christopher Paul Curtis, and Sharon Creech. Continue reading →

With Honors: Five Award-Winning Bloomers

by Vicraj Gill

[w]e’re taking a look at five other Bloomers who earned major honors in literary careers that took off after they turned 40. Continue reading →