The Weekly 411 (7/11/14)
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July 11, 2014, Issue #27
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AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR SPOTLIGHT
This week we feature MG author Matthew Kirby and illustrator Mary Reaves Uhles. Be sure to sign up for Matthew's amazing giveaway of all five of his books!
Picture Book Writing Process: How Hélène Boudreau Wrote I DARE YOU NOT TO YAWN (Candlewick Press)
It's All About Community! Facebook Groups to Join, Mandy Yates
YA Query Critiques
Aug 1 The Five Mile Press Illustrator Award
Aug. 3 Slushpile Contest
For Writers
What I Learned About Submissions as a Reader for an Agent
Submissions: Agents and Editors
Social Media
Tools of the Writer's Trade: overview of software & other tools for writers
Submissions: Agents and Editors
YA Query Critiques
Aug 1 The Five Mile Press Illustrator Award
- What: Illustrators submit character sketches & illustration
- Eligibility: unpublished Australian illustrators
- Prize: a publishing contract
Aug. 3 Slushpile Contest
- What: submit a Christmas-themed kids' story
- Who is eligible: non-agented SCBWI members in the UK
- Prize: a 30 minute consultations with agent Lauren Pearson of Curtis Brown
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