The Weekly 411 (7/28/17)

July 28, 2017, vol. 30

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KIDLIT NEWS

Neal Porter moves his imprint to Holiday House

Jennifer Haskin of Metamorphosis Literary Agency is seeking YA

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT

This week we feature MG debut author Danielle Davis and her new book, ZINNIA AND THE BEES (Capstone Young Readers). Enter to win a copy!

Contests & Awards

Sept. 1-Oct. 31 SCBWI PJ Library Jewish Stories Award

What: enter your new PB manuscript with a Jewish theme
Who: SCBWI members
Prize: $2500 plus tuition to the NY SCBWI conference

Nov. 1 WNDB Walter Dean Myer Award for YA and MG

What: Submit a published MG or YA book featuring a diverse main character or addressing diversity in a substantial capacity
Who: diverse writers

Conferences, Workshops & Retreats

Sept. 19th at 8:30 p.m. Picture Books in Focus: Structuring your Picture Books and Nonfiction (with Emily Feinberg) (an Inked Voices/Kidlit411 webinar) Join Roaring Brook Press editor Emily Feinberg as she talks about focus and structure for picture books (both fiction and nonfiction)!

Marketing & Creating a Platform

World's Shortest Book Marketing Plan

Indie Publishing

Book Promotion: Do This Not That - July 2017 (whether to do exclusive Kindle promotion, KDP)

Picture Books

Three Clever Ways to Build up Your Climax

A Picture Book Editing Checklist