The Weekly 411 (10/16/15)

© Stephanie Olivieri

Friday, Oct. 16, 2015, Issue #42                                                                                  

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KIDLIT NEWS

New Literary Agent Alert: Anjali Singh of Ayesha Pande Literary- Seeks YA and Graphic Novels

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT

This week we are featuring YA author, Natasha Sinel in the author spotlight.

Conferences, Workshops & Retreats

Dec. 4-6 Big Sur Writing Workshop - The agents at Andrea Brown Literary Agency put on an amazing writer's workshop for writers of picture books, chapter books, MG, and YA. Accepting applications now. (Big Sur, California)

For Illustrators

Take a Look Sunday: submit two sequential illustrations to Kathy Temean's blog and get the opportunity to be critiqued by the agents at CATugeau Literary Agency.

Contests & Awards

Oct. 26-30 Susanna Hill's 5th Annual Halloweensie Contest

• What: Write a Halloween story of fewer than 100 words using the words, costume, dark and haunt, post it on your blog, and link to her contest
• Prize: Read & critique from agent Tricia Lawrence; critique from PB author Diana Murray, more

Oct. 29 Dear Lucky Agent YA Contest

• What: Submit the first 150-250 words of your YA novel, a log line, and a title; must mention contest twice in social media
• Prize: Consideration by agent Eric Smith of P.S. Literary

Diversity in Kidlit

First People/American Indians/Native Americans in October/November + Year Round

Oyate - a Native American organization that evaluates books and curricula with Indian themes to ensure accuracy

Marketing & Creating a Platform

Promoting a Pre-Order

Social Media

5 Easy Steps to Being a Twitter-Pitcher

Critique Groups

Don't Be Scared Of a Good Critique

Submissions: Agents and Editors

11 Steps to Finding the Agent Who Will Love Your Book

Picture Books

Do Non Fiction Books Always Have a Story Arc?

Blogs to Follow

Today's Little Ditty - all about children's poetry, with writing tips, interviews, and monthly challenges

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