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Tag Archives: Harriet Doerr

Oldest Female Debut Novelist Tells All
Authors / Blooming in Time / Debut Authors / Uncategorized

Oldest Female Debut Novelist Tells All

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Alice Stephens • 4 Comments

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 →

<strong>Happy 10th Birthday, Bloom!</strong>
Essays / Features / Nonfiction

Happy 10th Birthday, Bloom!

Posted on November 8, 2022 by Lisa Peet • 4 Comments

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
Bloomers At Large / Features / Uncategorized

BLOOMERS AT LARGE: The Kid in Us

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Bloom • Leave a comment

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
Features / Five in Bloom

With Honors: Five Award-Winning Bloomers

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Juhi • 1 Comment

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 →

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