The Weekly 411 (8/30/19)

© Sas Milledge

August 30, 2019, vol. 34

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. This week's illustration is by Sas Milledge.

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT

Today we are excited to feature author Stephanie Lucianovic and her debut picture book, THE END OF SOMETHING WONDERFUL: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO A BACKYARD FUNERAL, illustrated by George Ermos (Sterling Childrens Sept. 2019). Enter to win a copy!

Picture Books

7 Articles to Help You Write Powerful Picture Books

For Writers

Brick by Brick: How to Build a Scene from the Ground Up

Character Grid

6 Requirements for Writing Better Character Goals

How to Liven up a Flat Scene or Chapter

Contests & Awards

Highlights Foundation Lee Bennett Hopkins Scholarship for Craft & Heart of Poetry Workshop

• What: apply for tuition at the Highlight workshop, Craft &Heart of Poetry Workshop (Oct 13-17, 2019)
• Prize: tuition for the workshop

Indie Publishing 

The #1 Mistake New Self-Publishers Make that Leave them Vulnerable to Publishing Scams

Submissions: Agents & Editors

Step by Step: Handling an Offer of Representation

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