The Weekly 411 (3/21/14)
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March 21, 2014, Issue 11
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AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR SPOTLIGHT
We are excited to have New York Times bestselling author Drew Daywalt (THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT) in the Author Spotlight and the talented Maple Lam in the Illustrator Spotlight.
KIDLIT NEWS
NY Peeps! Julie Gribble is hosting a KID LIT Brunch with Mary Sullivan, the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award winning author of BALL this Sunday, March 30th. Click the link to join in the fun!
The next Pitmad is Tuesday, Mar. 25, 2014: pitch your children's book or YA novel to agents
KidLit Brunch With Author Mary Sullivan
The next Pitmad is Tuesday, Mar. 25, 2014: pitch your children's book or YA novel to agents
KidLit Brunch With Author Mary Sullivan
Agent Alert- Open call for MG and YA Submissions to Agent Caitlen Rubino Bradway of the LKG Agency.
Agent Carly Waters of PS Literary gives us her wish list (3/17/14) (high concept, commercial PB, MG, & YA)
Dear Editor.com is having a FREE FULL MANUSCRIPT EDIT Giveaway! (PB, ER, MG, YA, NA) Contest ends March 22 at midnight CST.
Writing Opportunities collected by Vonda Skelton- Many genres, many contests.
Don't forget to check out our Contests & Awards page. Some good ones with March deadlines:
Dear Editor.com is having a FREE FULL MANUSCRIPT EDIT Giveaway! (PB, ER, MG, YA, NA) Contest ends March 22 at midnight CST.
Writing Opportunities collected by Vonda Skelton- Many genres, many contests.
Don't forget to check out our Contests & Awards page. Some good ones with March deadlines:
- SCBWI work in progress grants (March 31 deadline)
- Susanna Leonard Hill's March Madness contest (Mar. 20 - 24)
Huge List of Children's Publishers
"When to Show, When to Tell, and When to Do a Bit of Both" by Kat Zhang
The Book: SCBWI's resource directory of publishers, agents, and more
"When to Show, When to Tell, and When to Do a Bit of Both" by Kat Zhang
The Book: SCBWI's resource directory of publishers, agents, and more
Submissions: Agents & Editors
Published Authors: Marketing & Creating a Platform
Diversity in Kidlit
"Where are the People of Color in Children's Books," Walter Dean Myers
"Diversity 101: The Multiracial Experience," Monica Brown
Where Can I Find Great Diverse Children's Books - list of publishers that focus on diverse books
Indie Publishing
"The Apartheid of Children's Literature", by Christopher Myers (N.Y. Times)
"Where are the People of Color in Children's Books," Walter Dean Myers
"Diversity 101: The Multiracial Experience," Monica Brown
Where Can I Find Great Diverse Children's Books - list of publishers that focus on diverse books
What Agents Like to See When They Google Writers, by Carly Watters
Author Website Series - a month long feature on how to set up an author website
Blogger tips - technical and general tips on how to get the most out of a Blogger blog
Writers Network Sites -In this free online creative writing community, writers and poets can post their writing, get feedback and discuss writing-related topics in the forums and live chat rooms.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that you've included Diversity in Kid Lit. Adore the illustration, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kathy. Be sure to check out the Diversity tab - lots of good links there. I love Maple Lam's illustrations too.
DeleteAnother fabulous weekly round-up! You guys are awesome! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Susanna. We enjoy doing this, and it's thanks to the generosity of everyone in the kidlit world who post and share these links that we know about them.
DeleteThanks, Susanna. Ditto to what Sylvia said. :)
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