Last week’s launch of The Edge of the Forest immediately brought to mind fond memories of another children’s literature journal, the late and lamented Riverbank Review.
When I was a novice children’s writer, Riverbank Review was one of my first clues that I’d stumbled into something special. A print quarterly, it offered thoughtful, sumptuous articles, essays, reading lists and reviews. I’m not sure how I found out about it — through Harold Underdown, perhaps? — but Riverbank Review immediately made me feel welcome in a warm and wonder-filled community.
As much as I enjoyed — and still enjoy — receiving the SCBWI and Children’s Writer newsletters, the arrival of Riverbank Review was something I longed for. If you’d like to see for yourself what I was so enraptured by, have a look at Chris Raschka’s cover art, this Marc Aronson article from the unpublished final issue, and the farewell by editor Martha Davis Beck.
Didn’t know Riverbank had ceased. Wow, brings back memories. I think they provided me with one of my first reviews. And they were one of the friendlier reviewers, if I’m not mistaken.
Didn’t know Riverbank had ceased. Wow, brings back memories. I think they provided me with one of my first reviews. And they were one of the friendlier reviewers, if I’m not mistaken.
Didn’t know Riverbank had ceased. Wow, brings back memories. I think they provided me with one of my first reviews. And they were one of the friendlier reviewers, if I’m not mistaken.
Riverbank Review looks like it was special. After you linked last week, I also looked at The Edge of the Forest. Very nice!
Riverbank Review looks like it was special. After you linked last week, I also looked at The Edge of the Forest. Very nice!
Riverbank Review looks like it was special. After you linked last week, I also looked at The Edge of the Forest. Very nice!
Chris–just wanted to let you know that I attempted to syndicate your blog on Live Journal today. It doesn’t appear to be working yet, but we’ll see what it looks like tomorrow!
Chris–just wanted to let you know that I attempted to syndicate your blog on Live Journal today. It doesn’t appear to be working yet, but we’ll see what it looks like tomorrow!
Chris–just wanted to let you know that I attempted to syndicate your blog on Live Journal today. It doesn’t appear to be working yet, but we’ll see what it looks like tomorrow!
Thanks for these links to the “Riverbank Review,” Chris!
Thanks for these links to the “Riverbank Review,” Chris!
Thanks for these links to the “Riverbank Review,” Chris!
Thanks for the assist on Live Journal, Kim. LJ has always weirded me out, so who knows how long it would have taken me to do it myself.
Thanks for the assist on Live Journal, Kim. LJ has always weirded me out, so who knows how long it would have taken me to do it myself.
Thanks for the assist on Live Journal, Kim. LJ has always weirded me out, so who knows how long it would have taken me to do it myself.