Shana Targosz
Shana Targosz
Writer of stories. Tea-a-holic. Crafter of beautiful things, scary things, magical things, fuzzy things. Book nerd, Zelda fan, board gamer, and lover of all things fantastical. Mom to a master Lego builder and future space explorer. Thank you for visiting!

Podcasts


 

#kidlitwomen podcast

I’m extremely honored to be one of the hosts featured on #kidlitwomen, Grace Lin’s podcast focusing on women’s and gender issues in the children’s literature community. I enjoyed every minute talking to our guests, and was left inspired and hopeful at the close of each interview.

More essays and interviews can be found at https://www.kidlitwomen.com/http/kidlitwomenpodcastlibsyncom/. Click the buttons below to listen to the individual episodes I hosted.

I hope you enjoy listening to these amazing women, and are also inspired by their stories.

Emma Dryden reads her essay, "Determining Our Own Value & Worth: It's Valuable & Worth It!" about putting a monetary value on the work women do. 

a collection of essays and interviews about the trails and tribulation of women in kidlit.

Author and school librarian Joanna Marple shares her thoughts on ways we can celebrate books by women and nonbinary.

Joanna Marple discusses her essay "A School Librarian's Thoughts on #Kidlitwomen & #Equalityinkidlit" with Shana Targosz.

Sarah Aronson shares her essay, "The Future is Female: A conversation at AWP."

Sarah Aronson discusses her essay,"The Future is Female: A Conversation at AWP," with Shana Targosz.

Megan Lacera shares her essay, "Empower Yourself: 3 Key Lessons I Learned from Working in Toys and Kids' Entertainment."

Megan Lacera and Shana Targosz discuss Megan's essay, "Empower Yourself: 3 Key Lessons I Learned from Working in Toys and Kids' Entertainment."