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Congratulations to 2022’s Barron Prize Winners

Congratulations to 2022’s Barron Prize Winners

by T. A. Barron | Sep 29, 2022 | Blog, For Educators, For Nature Lovers, For Young Heroes, On Nature & the Environment

Congratulations to 2022’s Barron Prize Winners Each year, the Barron Prize awards outstanding young people whose actions serve as an inspirational example of the power we all have to make a difference in the world. Over the past two decades, the Barron Prize has...
Romanian Children’s Book Festival Interview

Romanian Children’s Book Festival Interview

by T. A. Barron | Mar 18, 2022 | Books, Featured, For Educators, In the Media, Interviews, On Writing, The Atlantis Saga, The Merlin Saga

Romanian Children’s Book Festival Interview with Andrei CiobanuRomanian Children’s Book FestivalMarch, 2022PDF What inspires your stories? 1) Writing is the hardest work I’ve ever done – and also the most meaningful work I’ve ever done. 2) The best part of this...
T.A. Barron: From Colorado to Camelot

T.A. Barron: From Colorado to Camelot

by T. A. Barron | Oct 28, 2021 | Books, Featured, For Educators, In the Media, Interviews, The Merlin Saga

T.A. Barron: From Colorado to Camelot by Teague Bohlen Westword October 28, 2021 Original Article...
A Giant Interview with T. A. Barron

A Giant Interview with T. A. Barron

by T. A. Barron | Oct 28, 2021 | Featured, For Educators, In the Media, Interviews, On Nature, The Merlin Saga, Young Heroes

A Giant Interview with T. A. Barron by Elizabeth Bird A Fuse #8 Production An SLJ.com Blog October 28, 2021 Original Article | PDF Years and years ago, a fine fellow by the name of Tom (or T. A.) Barron took me to the Bemelman’s Bar in the Carlyle Hotel in New York...
A Future So Bright

A Future So Bright

by T. A. Barron | Oct 25, 2016 | Articles, For Educators, In the Media, Young Heroes

A Future So Bright Interview by Katie O’Reilly Sierra – The Magazine of the Sierra Club October 25, 2016 Original Article | PDF Young adult author T. A. Barron is known for protagonists who slay dragons and unearth fantastical cities. Yet Barron is equally...
Kate’s Enduring Gift and the Importance of Strong Female Characters

Kate’s Enduring Gift and the Importance of Strong Female Characters

by T. A. Barron | Mar 18, 2016 | Adventures of Kate, Articles, Books, Featured, For Educators, In the Media, On Writing

Kate’s Enduring Gift and the Importance of Strong Female Characters Hypable March 2016 Original Article | PDF EDITOR’S NOTE: T. A. Barron joins us to talk about the special edition of The Ancient One and the lasting influence of the main character Kate. When...
Sage Advice for Writers from T. A. Barron

Sage Advice for Writers from T. A. Barron

by T. A. Barron | Dec 3, 2013 | Featured, For Educators, In the Media, Interviews, On Writing

Sage Advice for Writers from T. A. Barron Live to Write, Write to Live Blog Dec 3, 2013 Original Blog Why do you write? What story are you trying to tell? What question are you trying to answer? What void are you trying to fill? These are big questions. As I rush...
Our Children, Our Planet: Raising Kids Who Can Save the Earth

Our Children, Our Planet: Raising Kids Who Can Save the Earth

by T. A. Barron | Sep 24, 2013 | Articles, Conservation, Featured, For Educators, In the Media, On Nature

Our Children, Our Planet: Raising Kids Who Can Save the Earth Parents MagazinePDF We all know the bad news: The planet is seriously suffering from all sorts of environmental abuses. Some people remain stuck in denial. And kids, our last best hope for the future, are...
4 Tips to Discover Your Child’s Inner Hero

4 Tips to Discover Your Child’s Inner Hero

by T. A. Barron | Nov 17, 2010 | For Educators, In the Media, Interviews, Young Heroes

4 Tips to Discover Your Child’s Inner Hero Interview by Jamie Lee BabyCenter.com November 17, 2010 PDF Jamie Lee: There are so many motivational “gurus” and personal coaches out there today, each one promising to turn lives around through productivity,...
Creativity, Kids, and One-Eyed Ogres:How to Raise Creative Children

Creativity, Kids, and One-Eyed Ogres:
How to Raise Creative Children

by T. A. Barron | Oct 19, 2004 | Articles, For Educators, In the Media

Creativity, Kids, and One-Eyed Ogres:How to Raise Creative Children by T. A. Barron ParentGuide Magazine October 2004 PDF “Look, Dad. There’s a one-eyed ogre on your pillow!” “A what?” I asked, still half asleep. “An ogre,” declared my seven-year-old daughter. “Right...
Heroes, Not Celebrities

Heroes, Not Celebrities

by T. A. Barron | May 24, 2004 | Articles, Featured, For Educators, In the Media, Young Heroes

Heroes, Not Celebrities This article originally appeared in Family Circle Magazine. [PDF] “Weeeee!” shrieked my five-year-old niece, nearly jumping out of her sneakers because I’d just rescued her hamster from the jaws of a local cat. “You’re my hero.” Then she added,...
Everyday Heroes

Everyday Heroes

by T. A. Barron | May 19, 2004 | Articles, Books, For Educators, In the Media, Young Heroes

Everyday Heroes by Sharon Korbeck Children & Libraries Spring 2004 View Online (Page 37) | PDF T. A. Barron’s Trail Leads Youth to Find Their Own Strong Examples Tom Barron loves to hike. But as much as the children’s/young adult author loves to scale the...

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