No Shelf Required 3: The New Era for E-Books and Digital Content, edited by Mirela Roncevic and Peyton Stafford. ALA Edition.
Chapter by Tonya McQuade: “Publishing a Class Poetry E-Book: A Teacher’s Use of Technology to Make Poetry Exciting and Relevant for Students” (Coming March 2024)
This book has been a long time coming, but it is supposedly being published soon. My chapter discusses the Poetry Ebook Project I did for six years in my English 9 Honors classes, where we published ebooks through independent publisher Smashwords. On the right, I’ve placed links to various articles that have been written about this project, as well as a podcast by Smashwords founder Mark Coker. I’ve also included links below to the various poetry ebooks the English 9 Honors classes produced.
Links to Articles about My Poetry Ebook Project:
California Educator - 24 Aug 2018
Publishers Weekly - 27 July 2018
Linked In News Article - 1 Sept 2017
Public Libraries Online - 20 May 2015
U.S. News and World Report - 16 Mar 2015
American Libraries Magazine - 27 Feb 2015
School Library Journal - 20 May 2014
San Jose Mercury News - 14 May 2014
Cupertino Poet Laureate Blog Post - 28 Apr 2014
Apple Podcast: Publishing in the Classroom (by Smashwords Found Mark Coker)
When high school students are given the chance to publish their writing as an ebook, it helps them gain a new appreciation for the written word. Mark Coker shares details of an innovative writing project in Los Gatos, California where each year high school students collaborate to write and publish a poetry anthology that is sold in all the major ebook stores. Learn how you, as a writer, reader, educator or concerned citizen, can launch similar ebook publishing programs in your community.
