Jane Kurtz
@writerjane.bsky.social
I write essays and children’s books. I follow my curiosity and wonder. I volunteer to create bilingual books for and about Ethiopia. I’ve been a longtime faculty member at Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA in Children’s and YA literature
@usbby.bsky.social sharing books and stories and building on the support from IBBY for our #bilingual books.
November 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
@usbby.bsky.social sharing books and stories and building on the support from IBBY for our #bilingual books.
Curiosity books! I love that new idea of a label. So great to share books with my fellow panelists and conversations with fellow book lovers @usbby.bsky.social @catalystpress.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Curiosity books! I love that new idea of a label. So great to share books with my fellow panelists and conversations with fellow book lovers @usbby.bsky.social @catalystpress.bsky.social
Hung out with my daughter at Boston College. Met one of my fellow panelists for tomorrow’s @usbby.bsky.social panel and learned just a bit more about fascinating Ethiopia. Remembered IBBY in Malaysia. Thankful for my global childhood and books. @catalystpress.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Hung out with my daughter at Boston College. Met one of my fellow panelists for tomorrow’s @usbby.bsky.social panel and learned just a bit more about fascinating Ethiopia. Remembered IBBY in Malaysia. Thankful for my global childhood and books. @catalystpress.bsky.social
Gorgeous drive to Cambridge Public Library to listen to book creators talk about their #bostonglobehornbook award-winning books. A good way to kick off @usbby.bsky.social conference
November 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Gorgeous drive to Cambridge Public Library to listen to book creators talk about their #bostonglobehornbook award-winning books. A good way to kick off @usbby.bsky.social conference
Getting ready for @usbby.bsky.social with warm memories of #ibby in Malaysia where I received an iRead reading promoter award for global book connections that go back to childhood and ripple to my #ethiopian American grandkids
November 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Getting ready for @usbby.bsky.social with warm memories of #ibby in Malaysia where I received an iRead reading promoter award for global book connections that go back to childhood and ripple to my #ethiopian American grandkids
Happy Halloween from scary Portland. Stay safe!
October 31, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Happy Halloween from scary Portland. Stay safe!
Bilingual book fair tomorrow at 5031 University Way NE in Seattle. 10-3. Stop by!
October 25, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Bilingual book fair tomorrow at 5031 University Way NE in Seattle. 10-3. Stop by!
Laughter. Sisters. Community. Books.
October 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Laughter. Sisters. Community. Books.
Any week that involves a reading at Annie Blooms in #portlandoregon is a good one. Stay strong, book people
October 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Any week that involves a reading at Annie Blooms in #portlandoregon is a good one. Stay strong, book people
Not very exciting…and then very exciting! www.slj.com/event/school... Oct 9 I’ll be on a panel for picture book biographies at 10 #portlandoregon time talking about Mary Morland and the first #dinosaur to get a name
October 5, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Not very exciting…and then very exciting! www.slj.com/event/school... Oct 9 I’ll be on a panel for picture book biographies at 10 #portlandoregon time talking about Mary Morland and the first #dinosaur to get a name
DC showing of a special documentary
September 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
DC showing of a special documentary
Come join us in Sisters! @catalystpress.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Come join us in Sisters! @catalystpress.bsky.social
Two sisters reading and talking at #sistersfestivalofbooks September 12-14. Two @catalystpress.bsky.social books.
August 30, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Two sisters reading and talking at #sistersfestivalofbooks September 12-14. Two @catalystpress.bsky.social books.
Spent the week in Boise where part of my almost true verse story of my childhood is set. My sister and I went to see our house from that year—and drove out of the city to see Idaho
August 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Spent the week in Boise where part of my almost true verse story of my childhood is set. My sister and I went to see our house from that year—and drove out of the city to see Idaho
My connections to soil and flowers and little buzzy things started way back in my outside childhood. I loved capturing the memories in words
August 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
My connections to soil and flowers and little buzzy things started way back in my outside childhood. I loved capturing the memories in words
My busy neighborhood at the end of July @catalystpress.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 9:36 PM
My busy neighborhood at the end of July @catalystpress.bsky.social
“Heartwarming, relatable, and humorous” says the Booklist starred review. My family and friends know what it is to figure out “home.” Thank you @ala-booklist.bsky.social and @catalystpress.bsky.social for assuring me that others can relate to my childhood.
July 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
“Heartwarming, relatable, and humorous” says the Booklist starred review. My family and friends know what it is to figure out “home.” Thank you @ala-booklist.bsky.social and @catalystpress.bsky.social for assuring me that others can relate to my childhood.
Signing and reading together in PDX on July 31 at Cafe 11
July 24, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Signing and reading together in PDX on July 31 at Cafe 11