However, she didn’t publish picture books and asked if I had anything else. I showed her a picture book, in verse, which she loved. Check out the highlights from our interview below…Ī: If you mean my first novel, CRANK (I published 20 nonfiction books for young readers before that), I went to a writers conference and sat down with an editor from Simon & Schuster for a manuscript critique. Many of her hit titles focus on dark topics including addiction, mental illness, and prostitution. She first established her professional writing career by penning nonfiction children’s books.Īfter Simon & Schuster Children’s Books published Crank in 2004, she became well-known for writing novels in verse.
Hopkins (pictured, via) has been writing poetry throughout her entire life. Recently, we spoke with New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkins. Happy National Poetry Month! All throughout April, we will interview poets about working in this digital age.
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