Brenda Whitehead

Last spring, the story stars aligned and I came up with a little “Snowman's Gifts” story that earned me a second-place win in the 2020...

It's time again for the annual holiday writing contest so generously organized by Susanna Leonard Hill! The task: write a holiday story...

Hooray, it's time for Susanna Leonard Hill's annual Halloweensie Contest! The challenge is to write a Halloween-themed story using the...

Hooray, another kidlit writing contest! The Fall Writing Frenzy challenge: choose one of the provided images and then write a story or...

BY BRENDA WHITEHEAD Not at all based on a true story... I picked out my new backpack-- Blue with snappy SHARKS! I showed it off to all my...

We were driving to our shared family lake house to celebrate our nation's birthday when I heard that lovely toddler-favored word for...

Ahh, spring. The sun is shining, birds are singing, trees and plants are coming to life, and...everyone is holed up in their homes...

Alright, so it's apparently contest season for picture-book writers, and I couldn't pass this one up: Vivian Kirkfield's #50PreciousWords...

I'm once again throwing my hat into the ring by submitting a fun little entry into this year's Valentiny Writing Contest organized by...

Encouraged by an honorable mention in the Halloween story contest, I decided to have some more fun and write a little something for...

Just posting a fun little Halloween piece I wrote for a contest entry put on by the lovely Susanna Leonard Hill--the prizes are...