The Weekly 411 (8/7/15)
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Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, Issue #32
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KIDLIT NEWS
Manuscript Swap group: Kidlit411 Manuscript Swap has successfully matched many writers seeking to swap critiques. Come check it out!
AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT
PICTURE BOOK SUMMIT
IMPORTANT REMINDER: The Early Bird Deadline expires 8/15!
New Literary Agent Alert: Sheri Bestor of Willow Words Literary Agency- Seeks PB, MG, Early Readers and YA
Manuscript Swap group: Kidlit411 Manuscript Swap has successfully matched many writers seeking to swap critiques. Come check it out!
AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT
We're featuring author Joe McGee in the Author Spotlight this week.
PICTURE BOOK SUMMIT
IMPORTANT REMINDER: The Early Bird Deadline expires 8/15!
The Picture Book Summit will have the following editors in attendance:
Laura Godwin, VP/Publisher Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
Jill Davis, Executive Editor, Katherine Tegen Books at HarperCollins
Elizabeth Van Doren, Editorial Director, Boyds Mills Press
Alvina Ling, Executive Editorial Director, Little Brown
Liza Baker, VP/Executive Editorial Director, Cartwheel and Orchard Books at Scholastic
Picture Book Summit 2015 - October 3, 2015
An historic online conference featuring Peter Brown, Andrea Davis Pinkney, Mac Barnett, Julie Hedlund, Emma Walton Hamilton, Laura Backes and Katie Davis.
Diversity in Kidlit
Contests & Awards
Sept. 4 - 6 Write Inclusively Contest
- What: Pitch your novel related to systems of exclusion to agents
- Who: Anyone with a novel the fits the criteria
- Prize: Opportunity to submit to agents
(Posted previously) AR Book Finder - trying to figure out word counts of your favorite books? Plug in the title under the Advanced Search and you will get the word count.
The Truth About R&R's
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