The Weekly 411 (4/1/16)

© Carolyn Le


Friday, April 1, 2016, Issue #14


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KIDLIT411 UPDATES

Facebook Group Giveaway

We are trying to get to 3000 members in our Facebook group. If you would like to join our community of kid lit authors or illustrators or know of friends who might be interested, you are eligible to win a batch of kid lit books! Enter at the bottom of this post.

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KIDLIT NEWS


Alexandra Weiss  joins JDLA as an associate agent. Seeks PB, MG and YA. 

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT

This week, we feature four MG authors who are debuting with their novels this month: Brooks Benjamin, Laura Shovan, Shari Schwartz, and Melanie Conklin. Enter their giveaway for their books!


"I Just Don't Connect with the Character"




April 1st Eight on Eight
  • What: Submit the first 8 lines of your PB, MG, or YA ms for a chance to win a critique from at least eight kid lit authors!

May 15th WNDB Walter Dean Myers Grant
  • What: submit a work sample to win a grant
  • Who: unpublished authors or illustrators who identify as diverse
  • Prize: 5 $2,000 grants


Comments

  1. There is always something new to learn.

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  2. Wonderful compendium of useful stuff. Thanks.

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  3. Love reading these posts. I always find a goldmine of treasures!

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