I have long admired the NF Fest, "...a month-long crash course in writing nonfiction for children. Learn the craft from 20+ authors and illustrators through daily posts that will get you researching and writing in small steps. It's all free!" 

Besides their blog blitz in February, they have an active year-round Facebook group that I highly recommend joining https://www.facebook.com/groups/NFFest.

Here is the link to my post about one way I use mentor texts. Enjoy! www.nffest.com/2026/02/how-i-use-mentor-texts-for-craft.htmlOrganized by the Nonfiction Ninjas, NF Fest is a month-long crash course in writing nonfiction for children. Learn the craft from 20+ authors and illustrators through daily posts that will get you researching and writing in small steps. It's all free!
Organized by the Nonfiction Ninjas, NF Fest is a month-long crash course in writing nonfiction for children. Learn the craft from 20+ authors and illustrators through daily posts that will get you researching and writing in small steps. It's all free!

I'm thrilled to announce that our NCTE panel/writing workshop, Writers Inspiring Writers: How Both Authors and Students Use Mentor Texts to Achieve Their Writing Dreams, will be available for free as a live Zoom! To register, fill out this Google Form

Thank you to the American Library Association/ Association of Library Service to Children for including FORESTS on the 2026 list of Notable books, commenting, "Join a poetic, informative journey through magnificent forested landscapes across the globe and the forces that shape them." 
Enjoy the full list of titles at this link www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists/ncb