Scholastic Press Releases
LitWorld and Scholastic Reinvent Summer School as LitCamp™ to Help Kids Avoid the Summer Slide
Contact:
Saverio Mancini
(860) 652-0300 ext. 2210
saveriom@cashman-katz.com
Anne Sparkman
212-343-6657
asparkman@scholastic.com
Scholastic to Launch Horizon, a New Multiplatform Series Led By #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Scott Westerfeld
NEW YORK, NY (June 10, 2016)— Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education, and media company, and the pioneering force behind the groundbreaking and bestselling multi-platform properties The 39 Clues® and Spirit Animals™, expands its innovative multi-platform publishing program with the worldwide launch of Horizon, a supernatural survival series for readers ages 9 and up.
National 2016 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Recipients to Be Celebrated at Carnegie Hall
Contact:
Sara Sinek, ssinek@scholastic.com, 212-343-6899
Mike Barrett, mbarrett@scholastic.com, 212-343-6570
Character Portraits From the Forthcoming Stage Production of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" Released
Scholastic Announces 2016–17 National Advisory Council Featuring Leading Education Experts
Contact:
Anne Sparkman
212-343-6657
asparkman@scholastic.com
Scholastic News Kids Press Corps Now Accepting Applications for 2016-2017 School Year
Contact: Brittany Sullivan, 212-343-4848, bsullivan@scholastic.com
Scher Foord Named Vice President, Creative, for Scholastic.com
Contact: Sara Sinek, Scholastic, 212-343-6899, ssinek@scholastic.com
Scholastic Brings Summer Reading to Communities Nationwide with First-Ever, 10,000 Mile "Summer Reading Road Trip"
CONTACT:
Mike Barrett, Scholastic, 212-343-6570, mbarrett@scholastic.com
Alex Wladich, Scholastic, 212-343-7353, awladich@scholastic.com
Scholastic to Publish J.K. Rowling's "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" Screenplay in the US and Canada on Nov. 19, 2016
(New York, NY – April 26, 2016) Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the world’s largest publisher and distributor of children’s books, announced today that it will publish the screenplay of the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in the United States and Canada on November 19, 2016. Returning to her wizarding world, the all-new adventure film, which will release November 18, 2016, marks the screenwriting debut of J.K. Rowling, author of the beloved and internationally bestselling Harry Potter books.
Author Dav Pilkey Gives a New Book to Every Student at 50 Schools Nationwide for Summer Reading
Contact:
Sara Sinek, Scholastic, 212-343-6899, ssinek@scholastic.com
Mike Barrett, Scholastic, 212-343-6570, mbarrett@scholastic.com