Ayubowan!
Thushanthi Ponweera is a children’s writer and poet from Sri Lanka. She is a 2021 We Need Diverse Books Mentee in the picture book category and a blog volunteer for the same organization.
You can read more about her here.
On the Blog
- On waiting
“Hurry up and wait” seems to be the publishing industry’s tagline, or so I’m told. Hurry up, wait, and disintegrate while doing both seems to be more like it. - How I got my agent!
The year was 2021 and it was a warm, sunny day just like all the other warm, sunny days before it… Just kidding. It was actually one whole year before… Continue reading How I got my agent! - The pain of revision
Growth is to human existence what revision is to a writer. It makes us better. But not without a whole lot of suffering first. Look at Lord Buddha’s quest for… Continue reading The pain of revision - #FreeWriterResources: Critique Groups
In the past, I’ve written about two wonderful critique groups I belong to. One is a picture book critique group that is smaller and operates more typically, and the other… Continue reading #FreeWriterResources: Critique Groups - It’s always better when we’re together: An inside look at a picture book critique group
One of the best things that happened to me as a writer was being invited to a critique group. I’m usually shy with new people (can you imagine?!) and having… Continue reading It’s always better when we’re together: An inside look at a picture book critique group - On all roads leading to the same place
A few years before I got married the song ‘God bless the broken road’ by Rascall Flatts was really popular. I loved the song and lyrics so much that it… Continue reading On all roads leading to the same place