This is page 5 of the children's writing news archives.

J.K. Rowling Tops List of Hollywood's Most Powerful Authors (2014-11-26): The Hollywood Reporter has named its 25 Most Powerful Authors. J.K. Rowling, Stephen King and George R.R. Martin top the list.

James Patterson's House of Robots to be Animated Web Series (2014-11-23): James Patterson's new illustrated book House of Robots will be an animated web series on the Fred channel.

Daniel Handler Apologizes Again, Raises Money for WNDB (2014-11-23): Daniel Handler really knows how to make a grand gesture. He apologized again for racist comments and donated $110,000 to We Need Diverse Books.

Kathy Stinson and Dusan Petricic Win Top Canadian Children's Literature Award (2014-11-09): Kathy Stinson and Dusan Petricic win the top Canadian children's prize for their book The Man With the Violin. They will share a prize of C$30,000.

Netflix to Make TV Show Based on Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2014-11-07): Time to order Netflix. The company is making a live action tv series with Paramount based on Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Taylor Swift and Scholastic Team for Kids Writing Contest (2014-10-30): Grammy winning singer songwriter Taylor Swift has teamed up with Scholastic to sponsor a writing contest for kids. She reveals her goal to publish a book of poetry and a novel.

Star U.S. Goalkeeper Tim Howard to Publish Memoir (2014-10-06): Star U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard is publishing is memoir with HarperCollins. The deal includes a memoir and a children's book.

Stan Lee Speaks Out About Banned Books Week (2014-09-27): Stan Lee, the legendary creator of Spider-Man, speaks his mind about censorship in this video. He also discusses how comics help children love to read.

Maze Runner Prequel Set for Release in 2016 (2014-09-25): James Dashner announced he is writing a Maze Runner prequel called The Fever Code. It will be released in 2016 by Delacorte.

Captain Underpants Author Speaks Out Against Banned Books (2014-09-24): Captain Underpants author Dave Pilkey tops the list of Banned Books for the second year in a row. He made a video about how to change the conversation.

Penguin Launches Cartoon Network Book Imprint (2014-09-22): Penguin and the Cartoon Network have teamed up to launch a new imprint called Cartoon Network Books. The imprint will launch next summer.

Usher to Host Live Webcast to Promote Scholastic's Literacy Program (2014-09-09): R&B superstar Usher has teamed up with Scholastic to promote reading and the love of books. He will do a live webcast on November 6th.

Amazon Launches KDP Kids With Illustrated Book Creation Software (2014-09-04): Amazon.com announced KDP Kids and new software which allows authors to create chapter and illustrated books for the Kindle store.

R.L. Stine Talks About Being Played by Jack Black in the Goosebumps Movie (2014-09-02): R.L. Stine is very busy this year. Jack Black will play him in the Goosebumps movie, and he's relaunching Fear Street YA series with Party Games.

Missing Chapter of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Published (2014-08-30): An early draft of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory featured more children and some dire consequences in the Vanilla Fudge Room

Original Laura Ingalls Wilder Autobiography Reveals the Real Life on the Prairie (2014-08-21): The original autobiography of Laura Ingalls Wilder will be published this fall. The adult book is a lot harsher and racier than the children's book series that it inspired.

J.K. Rowling Writes New Story About Off-Stage Harry Potter Character Celestina Warbeck (2014-08-18): J.K. Rowling has written an essay and a song about an obscure Harry Potter character. Celestina the Singing Sorceress has quite a colorful past. And she can really sing.

Author Lois Lowry Discusses Her Input on the The Giver (2014-08-15): Author Lois Lowry and director Phillip Noyce discuss collaborating on the film version of her Newberry award-winning YA novel, The Giver.

Tor to Republish George R.R. Martin's The Ice Dragon (2014-08-05): George R.R. Martin's children's book, The Ice Dragon, will be released this fall by Tor with all new artwork by Luis Royo.

Kylie and Kendall Jenner's Ghostwriter Maya Sloan Speaks Out (2014-07-04): Maya Sloan, the ghostwriter for Kendall and Kylie Jenner's YA dystopian novel, spills the dirt on the collaboration and dealing with all the drama.