An Interview with author Jennifer Poulter

1. What inspires you to write for young readers?

I loved reading as a child and now have five grown-up children and seven grandchildren all of which inspire me!

2. What do picture books allow you to do as a creator?

I love the process of collaborating. Seeing my story brought to glorious, colourful life in the hands of a gifted artist/illustrator is an immense pleasure. They add their own dimensions to the story which, for me, enriches the story as a whole!

3. Please tell us about your work with Word Wings, as well as any other projects and particular titles you'd like to share about.

I had to take a break from publishing for family reasons but have kept on writing - it is what I do! Word Wings publishes my collaborative work with gifted illustrators from all around the world. I write under J.R.Poulter (mainly for children and YA) and under JR.McRae (my maiden name) for poetry for a more mature audience and short stories.

I chose the name Word Wings because it says to me that imagination expressed in words gives us wings, lifts us out of the ordinary into the extraordinary, allows us to make our dreams tangible, and gives us the ability to reach out to others and inspire creativity in them!

4. Where can we find more information about your work? https://www.facebook.com/J.R.Poulter.Author http://jenniferrpoulter.weebly.com/ https://www.readilearn.com.au/product/author-spotlight-j-r-poulter/ https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/2019/05/23/once-upon-a-time-by-j-r-poulter-with-teacher-notes/ https://australianchildrenspoetry.com.au/2019/07/13/making-music-by-j-r-poulter/ Links to more poems with teacher notes below this entry. https://educateempower.blog/2017/08/22/interview-with-muza-ulasowski/ J.R.McRae https://www.linkedin.com/in/jrmcrae/?originalSubdomain=au https://jrmcrae-subversive.weebly.com/ https://www.amazon.com/J.R.McRae/e/B0050OKAZQ%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share https://www.facebook.com/J.R.McRae.Author.Poet/ https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/7088122 https://www.readilearn.com.au/appreciating-and-exploring-poetry-in-lower-primary-classrooms/. (2nd half of page) A lot of poster poems given in this link - https://www.instagram.com/word_wings_books/ All are free to download. Latest interview - http://ginamc.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/an-interview-with-author-jr-poulter.html Latest book - "Dream of the Fox Women" Helen Chamberlin Imprint, Windy Hollows CreativeNet, I won a major poetry award in India, “The Great Indian Poetry Contest” in 2018, as well as awards out here. Major Awards for books:

• Children's Choice, New Zealand

• in Top Ten Children's Books & YA Books, New Zealand,

• "Mending Lucille" won Crichton, CBCA Award

• Premier's Recommended Reading List, NSW, Australia
  

Websites: www.wordwings.wix.com/forkids www.wordwings.wix.com/books www.jenniferrpoulter.weebly.com http://jrmcrae-subversive.weebly.comUSA, TV show reading of "The Sea Cat Dreams" "In the Dog House" on US TV "The Watchers" on US TV Latest interviews - children's Author & Book pages Writing as J.R.Poulter Best selling award winner, "Children's Choice, New Zealand, Mending Lucille - Peek inside now - http://bit.ly/VQxs1 Writing as J.R.McRae

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Excerpt: Girl’s Story in Wordgathering, Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature, Volume 8, Issue 4, December 2014

Excerpt: Girl’s Story, in issue 71, Summer/Fall 2015 "Kaleidoscope" USA , Exploring the experience of disability through literature and the fine arts Poster Poem Project collaborations, listed resource on Reach Out And Read, USA