The Weekly 411 (2/27/15)

© Mette Engell

Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, Issue #9

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KIDLIT NEWS

New Agent Alerts: 

• Amanda Leuck of Spencerhill Associates (seeks YA)

• Linda Camacho at Prospect Literary Agency (seeks MG & YA)

• Eve Porinchak, Junior Agent, Jill Corcoran Literary Agency (seeks everything from PB to YA)

Lerner Publishing Acquires Egmont USA's List

AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR SPOTLIGHT

This week's author-illustrator in the spotlight is Jed Alexander and our illustrator is Mette Engel.

Submissions: Editors & Agents

The Acquisition Process by Harold Underdown

For Writers

Mel's 10 Tips on Telling a Good Story

For Illustrators

Molly Idle: Putting Together a Prize Winning Portfolio

Graphic Novel imprint First Second's Submission Guidelines

Giuseppe Castellano's Art Tips Blog

Challenges for Illustrators

Design 100 Somethings - Jake Parker challenges you to create 100 versions of something as a way to improve your art

Inktober 31 - a monthly ink drawing challenge

Diversity in Kidlit

The Best LGBT Children's Books: A Sweet and Assuring Celebration of Diversity and Difference

Best Books by or About American Indians

Perceptions of Diversity in Book Reviews


I'm Here, I'm Queer, What the Hell do I Read? (Lee Wind's blog)

We Need Diverse Books - home of the campaign

  

Blogs to Follow

Simply Messing About - blog of four illustrators, Tracy Bishop, Christina Forshay, Renee Korilla, Laura Zarrin, sharing illustration tips and art

Penny Klostermann's A Great Nephew and a Great Aunt Series- monthly posts along with interviews.

Mondays with Mandy or Mira  Great craft info on writing picture books

Query Letters

Literary Agent Soundoff: Query Letter Basics

Ebooks & Apps

How to Create Picture Book eBooks

Resources (Books & More)

Mentor Texts for Writers by Marcie Flinchum Atkins

Indie Publishing

FREE Webinar on March 13, 5:30 p.m. PST: The New Publisher Paradigm: Getting Published with Small, Indie, Self, and e-Publishing.

How to Self Publish or become an Indie Publisher with Crowdfunding (Children's Book Academy class with Jed Alexander and Mira Reisberg on how to self-publish or become an independent quality publisher at no financial risk) Begins March 23, 2015.

The Entrepreneurial Spirit: "Experiment I Will!" Exploring New Paths to Publishing

Marketing & Creating a Platform

Book Marketing 101: Five Things to Do Before Your Book is Released

Volunteering: Marketing's Best Kept Secret

International Information

Words and Pictures: Online Magazine for SCBWI British Isles Magazine

The International Illustrator

Contests & Awards

Mar. 11  #PitMad, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST

• What: Brenda Drake's Twitter pitch party where you pitch your completed manuscripts
• Prize: Agents who are interested in your pitch may ask you to query or submit to them