Media Coverage
I'm grateful to the many people who have taken an interest in my work and helped share it with others. This collection of interviews, features, and mentions reflects not just my own journey, but the support of editors, publishers, collaborators, readers, and friends who have contributed along the way.
• May 7, 2026, Author Chats with EPIC Podcast Interview
• August 24, 2024, Radio Interview, PageTurners/WMUN
• November 16, 2023, The Story Behind the Story, by Ethan Long, Nerdy Book Club
• November 2, 2023, An Evening with Ethan Long, Second Star to the Right blog, Denver, Colorado
• October 6, 2023, Don’t Make Me Write This! by Ethan Long , Writer’s Digest
• October 20, 2023, Meet Ethan Long, A Children's Book Creative Virtuoso!, teachingauthors.com
• April 2021, NFTs: A Gift to Beloved Illustrator on a New Adventure, Central Florida Lifestyle Magazine
• February 2021, GBH’s Molly of Denali and Scribbles and Ink Honored with 2021 Kidscreen Awards, WGBH.com
• August 27, 2020, Orlando author Ethan Long’s ‘Scribbles & Ink’ nominated for Daytime Emmy, College Park Community Paper, Orlando, FL
• March 26, 2020, Ethan Long’s new series is one for the books, College Park Community Paper, Orlando, FL
• March 10, 2020, Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy: A Chat with Ethan Long about Happy County, School Libray Journal
• February 27, 2020, In Conversation: Ethan Long and Christy Ottaviano, Publisher’s Weekly
• December 21, 2019, PBS KIDS’ New Scribbles and Ink Game Brings Your Tots Artwork to Life, Tiny Beans/tinybeans.com
• June 2018, Ethan Long brings whimsical public art to Edgewater Drive, College Park Community Paper, Orlando, FL
• November 2017, A Walk on the Wild Side, Entertainment Weekly, New York, NY
• October 2017, Florida Book Award Winners, Florida Humanities Council Magazine, Tallahassee, FL
• June 2015, Meet the Illustrator: Ethan Long, readbrightly.com
• December 2015, Fun/special books, Parents Magazine, New York, NY
• June 2014, Author, alumni to keynote H-K Graduation, Middletown Press, Middletown, CT
• February 2013, Dr. Seuss prize electrifies College Park Illustrator, Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, FL
• May 2012, College Park Authors Share their Story, College Park Community Paper
•July 26, 2011, Review of the Day: The Book That Zack Wrote by Ethan Long, School Library Journal
• October 2009, Can Spongebob, Kid's book bring big bucks to library?, by Amy C. Rippel, The Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, FL
• January 2009, Meet Disney's new chow hound!, Animation Magazine
• December 2008, A dog with taste, by Hal Boedecker, Orlando Sentinel, Orlando, FL
• November 2008, Gather the kids around for this exclusive interview with celebrity TV chef ZeFronk, The Examiner, San Francisco, CA
• July 2006, Driven to draw, by Mark Hinson, Tallahassee Democrat, Tallahassee, FL
• December 2005, 10 Great Children's Books, selected by Natalie Soto, Rocky Mountain News
• December 2005, Don't goose this duck, by Lana Berkowitz, Houston Chronicle
• September 2005, The best new stories to inspire young minds, by Julie Yates Walton, Child Magazine
• July 2005, Mayor creates exclusive club–for young readers, by Mary Kelli Palka, Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, FL
• April 2005, Career day provides peek at future, by Nicole Peduzzi, Valley Times-Star, Newville, PA
• February 2005, Making a splash in Vegas, Animation magazine
• January 2005, Flying pigs? Animators banking on barnyard heroes, by Cindy Barth, Orlando Business Journal, Orlando, FL
• September 2004, Book club gets jumpstart, by Tia Mitchell, Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, FL
• June 2004, Peyton presents literacy program for 4-year-olds, by Mary Kelly Patka, Florida Times-Union, Jacksonville, FL
• March 2004, It came from Orlando/Long draws, by Kathryn Brockman, Create Magazine, Orlando, FL
• March 2004, Kid's ideas inspire illustrator, by Tiffany Pakkala, The Sentinel, Carlisle, PA
• September 2002, Hey kiddo, Cat Got your nose? by Heather Busch, U.S. News and World Report
• August 1996, Art in the Park, by Mary O. Bradley, The Patriot, Harrisburg, PA
• January 1991,Who to watch in 1991, Patricia Hewitt, Gulf Coast Magazine, Naples, FL