The Weekly 411 (11/28/14)

© Antoinette Portis

Nov. 28, 2014, Issue #47

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KIDLIT NEWS

New Literary Agent Alert: Kimberly Brower of Rebecca Friedman Literary Agency - Seeks YA

Penguin Random House is running a campaign to encourage people to give books. Everytime someone tweets the #giveabook hashtag, Penguin will donate a book to Save the Children. Runs Nov. 29- Dec. 14.

Check out this review & giveaway of Emma Walton Hamilton's Just Write for Middle Grade course. Giveaway ends Dec. 6.

Get ready for #PitMad on Dec. 1, 8 p.m. EST 

AUTHOR- ILLUSTRATOR SPOTLIGHT

Our author-illustrator in the spotlight is Antoinette Portis. Be sure to enter her giveaway for her latest picture book, FROODLE.

For Writers

How to Choreograph a Great Action Scene

Kidlit: Positive and Negative Motivations

Actors Turned Writers- How Many Did They Sell? 

Submissions: Agents and Editors

11 Steps to Finding the Agent Who Will Love Your Book

Critique Groups

Don't Be Scared Of a Good Critique

Middle Grade

Full Middle Grade Immersion

Writing Challenges

Sub Six 
What: a Facebook community that supports authors and illustrators to submit to agents and editors. The goal is to make six submissions of any kind in a year. Prizes and encouragement each month.

Feb. 1-28 Picture Book Marathon
What: Write a picture book draft each day of the month (link is to last year's event)

Feb. 14-28 PB 14:14 with Christie Wild (link is to last year's event)
What:  a two week blogging challenge- to read and review fourteen picture books

Writing Contests

Dec. 8-12 The 4th Annual Holiday Contest with Susanna Leonard Hill

• What: Write a story where wild weather affects a holiday and share on your blog or at http://susannahill.blogspot.com. Top stories will be chosen and eligible for prizes. Check the website for specific contest guidelines and rules.
• Who: Open to All

Dec. 24 Skylark Literary, The Magical Competition

• What: Send in a query & the first three chapters of a MG novel geared towards 8-12 year olds
• Who: unpublished, unagented writers
• Prize: 1 hour one-on-one critique with Skylark agents