For Kate DiCamillo, persistence was the key to becoming a successful and published author. She kept writing and she kept sending what she wrote to publishers, even if it meant getting rejection letters.
Kate DiCamillo, author of award-winning books like The Tale of Desperaux, decided to be a writer in college but she only started writing when she was almost 30.
Author Kate DiCamillo wrote “Because of Winn-Dixie” during the “worst winter on record in Minnesota.” The two-time winner of the Newbery Medal was missing Florida, her home state, and having a dog. So she used her imagination to create a beloved classic children’s literature that was later on adapted as a film, directed by Wayne Wang.
Katherine Paterson spent her early childhood in China - until the Japanese invaded during World War II. In this video clip, Paterson tells her family’s story.
