The Children's Book Author Podcast

About The Children's Book Author Podcast

Elena Paige is The Children's Book Author. Join her as she interviews fabulous guests in her quest to discover everything about writing, publishing, and marketing children's books. As well as how to supercharge creativity, skyrocket productivity and absolutely everything else there is to know to become - The Children's Book Author. Have you ever dreamed of being a successful Children's Book Author? Then this podcast is for you.

Publisher

Elena Paige

Category

arts · business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Apr 2021

Latest episode

12 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

44 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   12 Aug 2026

   When a Great Story Finds the Right Hook with Amelia Mellor

   Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I chat with award-winning Australian middle-grade author Amelia Mellor, whose Grandest Bookshop in the World trilogy has captivated readers with its irresistible blend of real Melbourne history and magic. Amelia shares the fascinating journey from collecting dozens of rejections to becoming a full-time author, and why she believes the success of The Grandest Bookshop in the World wasn't just about the writing. It also had a clear hook, strong structure, and s...

2. 

   7 Aug 2026

   A Masterclass in Storytelling with Brian Selznick

   Send us Fan Mail I had the absolute pleasure of speaking to one of the most innovative storytellers of our time, Brian Selznick. Best known for The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Wonderstruck, The Marvels, and now Run Away With Me, Brian has spent his career redefining what stories can be. In this conversation, we explore why illustrations should never simply repeat the text, how every story teaches readers how to read it, and why the most important discoveries about a book often don't arrive unti...

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   31 Jul 2026

   Inside the Traditional Publishing Process with Meredith Davis

   Send us Fan Mail From bookstore shelf-stacker to traditionally published middle grade author, Meredith Davis takes us right inside how a book really makes it into the world. You'll learn what the three rounds of editorial actually look like, what a developmental editor sees that you can't, how illustration changed the way she writes her scenes, and how she and her publisher divide the marketing between them. Plus one of the most inventive book launch campaigns I've heard of, involving wax sea...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

14 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100

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Quality

43

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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