In this episode, host Holly Cotton and author Tonya Duncan Ellis discuss her success as an author. She shares how she started writing with a book series for kids and her most recent book by a major publisher. Tonya gives tips on how to be successful as an author, how to get your book published and marketed on major platforms, lessons learned, and advice for other authors.
Tonya Duncan Ellis is author of THEY BUILT ME FOR FREEDOM: THE STORY OF JUNETEENTH AND HOUSTON’S EMANCIPATION PARK (HarperCollins, Balzer + Bray, 2024) and the SOPHIE WASHINGTON children's chapter series. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), the Authors Guild, and the Brown Bookshelf's Highlights Foundation-sponsored, Amplify Black Stories storyteller cohort. Tonya has spoken and taught at writing conferences at the Highlights Foundation and for SCBWI in New York City and for SCBWI Houston and Austin, TX chapters. She lives in Houston, TX.
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