Thank You Again
!["I like the part of the book how the girl to[ok] the egg from the Dragon and she thorugh it was gold also bring it in her room inside her home but very important about for me is that [it] was so interesting the book. Love: Phillip"](https://i0.wp.com/www.sarahlthomson.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Philip.jpg)
Another sweet thank-you note from a writing workshop. What I love about this note is how genuine it is. I didn’t think that the chapter where the heroine of Dragon’s Egg takes a dragon’s egg and hides it in her room was particularly dramatic or exciting–but for this reader it was!
Read MoreNo, Thank YOU!
Doing writing workshops in schools is one of my favorite parts of writing for children. One of the most delightful parts is reading the thank-you notes afterwards. Sometimes these are funny, sometimes they are touching, and sometimes they show kids truly are listening–like this one!
Read MoreLibraryCon Live, Take 2!
Delighted to introduce my fellow panelists for SLJ’s Library Con:
Gina Chew, author of Afterlife: The Boy Next Realm
Maple Lam, author of Monkey King and the World of Myth
Allison Saft, author of Wings of Starlight
Ngozi Ukazu, author of Barda
and our delightful moderator, Allison Denny!
So excited to be able to chat fantasy with these fine folks. Here is the full program for LibraryCon–check it out and join us on November 16th at 2:25!
LibraryCon Live! 2024
Oh my sainted aunt, I am so excited to receive an invite for School Library Journal‘s LibraryCon Live! I’ll be on a fantasy panel talking about my upcoming book, The Griffin’s Boy, on November 14th.
This book was a dearly beloved manuscript that spent ten years (yes, an entire decade) in a drawer because no editor anywhere found it remotely interesting, to my bafflement–it has a baby griffin and a miniature dragon in it; how could anybody be less than enchanted? To have it finally find a home with Peachtree book is balm to my soul, and to be able to talk about it on a panel with other fantasy writers–it just makes me giddy.
Sarah L. Thomson
A children’s book author publishing award-winning nonfiction, poetry, picture books and novels including…
“Thomson focuses on newfound connection, magic, and suspense to conjure a fast-paced, heartwarming mystery. Thomson’s world is populated by resourceful protagonists, fanciful creatures, and quirky supporting characters.”
—Publishers Weekly