"A Letter to Margaret Mahy", 2007

I guess this is really just a fan letter to the author I like best - if for no other reason (although there are lots) then just because it was her writing which inspired me to go from being a reader to a writer myself. I wrote a couple of essays about her work, and in this comics-style letter I'm really just telling her about what I've been doing, along with making a few references ("Saved by Art!") to her own work.

I did get to meet Margaret Mahy - I went to New Zealand to give a little talk at a symposium celebrating her accomplishments! It was wonderful. When I get around to uploading my writing about children's literature to my so-far-still-empty blog, you'll be able to read about that adventure.