If you would like to send Karen Kaufman Orloff an email, please use the following address : orloff@bestweb.net or click here : Karen's email Thanks for coming to my site. Hope to hear from you soon.
You can purchase any of Karen's books from Merritt Books, Millbrook, NY (www.merrittbooks.com) or by going to www.amazon.com. NEW!!!  Karen's has two new picture books: "I Wanna New Room," the companion to "I Wanna Iguana" came out in Dec. 2010 from G.P. Putnam. Another picture book, "Talk, Oscar --Please!" debuted in March, 2011 from Sterling Books. Check out a new e-book, done in conjunction with CLOROX -- "If Mom Had Three Minutes."  For a free download of the book, go to www.facebook.com/Clorox.
Karen's articles about life, kids and family matters can be read bi-weekly in the Poughkeepsie Journal (poughkeepsiejournal.com) every other Thursday in the Life section. Click to go directly to Karen's current article : Karen's Article Karen's articles are only available for a short time once they are published. She also writes a monthly column on antiques, also for the Poughkeepsie Journal. To see all her past articles visit the Poughkeepsie Jounal Archives. These are available for a small subscription fee.
The Millbrook Literary Festival sponsors an annual writer's conference for anyone interested in writing for kids, held in Millbrook, NY every summer. Next conference: June 16, 2012. For information and registration, email: orloff@bestweb.net
My friend, Della Ross Ferreri, is a talented book author. Go to her website to learn about all her books and school visits. Della Ross Ferreri
Have you always wanted to write for children? Six-week classes are offered in Millbrook NY for anyone interested in learning the nuts and bolts of children's publishing. Classes meet Tuesday afternoons, from 2 - 3:30 p.m. at Merritt Bookstore, Front Street, Millbrook (www.merrittbooks.com). Learn all the basics of writing picture books, middle grade and young adult novels. We'll do in-class exercises, talk about the structure of a story, character development and dialogue, how to write good rhyme and more. We'll also offer manuscript critiques and discuss how to submit manuscripts. Instructors - Karen Kaufman Orloff, author of "I Wanna Iguana," "If Mom Had Three Arms,"  "I Wanna New Room" and "Talk, Oscar -- Please!" Karen, an ex-editor, also writes a weekly column on family life for "The Poughkeepsie Journal" and has had many articles published in parenting magazines. Della Ross Ferreri (www.dellarossferreri.com), author of "How Will I Ever Sleep In This Bed?" and "Star of the Show," as well as two easy-readers, "Hey, You're Eating My Homework" and "Picnic On The Sidewalk." Della has also been published in numerous children's magazines. Karen and Della are members of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and are co-coordinators for the Eastern NY division's June conference. Class fee - $170 for the 6-week session. For specific dates and registration, email Karen Orloff at: orloff@bestweb.net