The Weekly 411 (11/1/19)

© Alyssa Sinnen

Nov. 1, 2019 vol. 43

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 Alyssa Sinnen.

AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR SPOTLIGHTS

Today we are excited to feature illustrator Rachel Katsaller and her debut picture book, ADA AND THE NUMBER CRUNCHING MACHINE, by Zöe Tucker (North South Books Sept. 2019). Enter to win a copy!

Today we are excited to feature author Heather Gale and her debut debut picture book, HO'ONANI HULA WARRIOR illustrated by Mika Song (October 2019, Tundra Books). 

On the first of each month in 2019, we feature an illustrator who won or placed in our Kidlit411 Banner Contest, and we switch our website banner and Facebook page cover image. Today we present Alyssa Sinnen and her work.

© Alyssa Sinnen

Picture Books

Three Ways to Tackle Your Next Picture Book Revisions

Writing Child Characters

Want to write a good children's book- 7 tips to guide you

Picture Book Basics: Layout

Conferences, Workshops & Retreats

Nov. 8-11 2019 Autumn Frost Retreat Join the Indiana SCBWI with a fabulous fall retreat. Faculty include Mary Kate Gaudet (Exec Editor, Little Brown Readers); Dawn Frederick (Founder, Red Sofa Literary Agency); Natascha Morris (agent, Bookends Literary); Pat Cummings (author-illustrator, SCBWI board member); Natalie Davis Miller (author); Lola Schaefer (author); 
and Shirley Mullin (bookstore owner). (Nashville, IN)

For Writers

Character Objective and a Strong Protagonist 

Secrets to Writing an Effective Character Description

Q & A Inner Life of Characters

Submissions: Agents and Editors

Literary Agent Contact Sheet


Picture Book Agents

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