The Weekly 411 (10/5/2018)

© You Byun

Oct. 5, 2018, vol. 40


The Weekly 411 gathers all the links added to Kidlit411 each week. To receive this post by email, sign up for our email updates. Are you on Facebook? Join our Kidlit411 group for conversations & camaraderie. 

KIDLIT411 NEWS

Don't forget to sign up for renown editor Emma D. Dryden's two-month revision workshop, including 2 webinars and an opportunity to work in small critique groups. We've had the pleasure of attending her workshop in another setting and were blown away! Co-sponsored by Kidlit411 and Inked Voices. 

Illustrators: enter our 2019 Banner Illustration Contest. The theme is either birds on a wire, or your interpretation of Kidlit411! Win cash prizes and your banner on our website.

AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR SPOTLIGHTS

We are excited to feature author Hannah Holt and her debut picture book, THE DIAMOND AND THE BOY: THE CREATION OF DIAMONDS AND THE LIFE OF H. TRACY HALL, illustrated by Jay Fleck (Balzer + Bray, Oct. 2, 2018). 

Enter to win a copy! 

We're also pleased to feature author-illustrator You Byun and her new book, MILLIE'S MISSING YAWN (Gibbs Smith, Sept. 2018).

Be sure to enter to win a copy.

Contests & Awards

Oct. 16 #DVPit

• What: Twitter pitch party for marginalized voices that have been historically underrepresented in publishing
• Prize: agent/ publisher attention and requests for your manuscript

For Writers

Writing Deep Point of View Like a Pro: A Checklist

Five Edits to Strengthen Your Writing, Right Now

Picture Books

Best Colors for Picture Book Covers

Character Driven Picture Books: Covers

What Makes a Good Book Cover?

Marketing & Creating a Platform

Email Marketing or Social Media? Writers Need Both

Chapter Books

Is Your Picture Book Actually a Chapter Book? Five Ways to Find Out by Hillary Homzie

Indie Publishing

8 Cover Design Secrets Publishers Use to Manipulate Readers into Buying Books

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