Robyn Hood Black - - children's author

The folks at the Chestatee Wildlife Preserve are putting together a Sunday afternoon of family fun and fundraising at Chukkar Farm and Polo Club in Alpharetta, Ga! It will be Sunday May 3rd, 2009 from 1 to 5 p.m. I'll post a reminder closer to the date, but now is the time to join the effort (more…)

SPRINGMINGLE 2009 is just around the corner!

This is my third and last year to coordinate the annual SCBWI Southern Breeze Spring Conference in Atlanta, Feb. 27 - Mar. 1. I am SO very excited about this event!

Keynote speaker Kathleen Duey will share her wit, wisdom, and advice, and our guest editors will be Caitlyn Dlouhy (Atheneum), (more…)

We host a weekly small group for high school students from our church youth group. Tonight, it seemed appropriate to talk about dreams and reflect on this day, MLK Day, and on this amazing moment in history just hours away.

I read THIS IS THE DREAM by my author friend Diane Z. Shore, co-written with Jessica Alexander and illustrated by James Ransome. A powerful picture book. Also, (more…)

Happy New Year!

The time has come... to blog. Yesterday, I received an email inquiry which completely made my day. The Museum Retail Director at the International Wolf Center in Ely, MN, asked for contact information about ordering WOLVES, saying, "It will be a great book for us to sell- there isn’t anything else like it that I am aware of."

The IWC - http://www.wolf.org - is an amazing organization and facility dedicated to wolf education and preservation. Much of my research for WOLVES was generated from resources on the IWC website. Check out their wolfcams, and the Wolf Den store, where I hope to see my book offered soon!

Awwroooooo,
Robyn