The Weekly 411 (2/5/16)

Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, Issue #6

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KIDLIT NEWS

Kidit411 made Positive Writer's Top 50 Writing Blogs for 2016!

Erzsi Deak of Hen & Ink Literary Studio announces Open Coop First Fridays - each month, she opens one day to submissions on a different theme. This month's (Feb. 5) theme is contemporary, commercial MG fiction.

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT

This week we feature debut picture book author Lisa Rose. Enter to win a copy of SHMULIK PAINTS THE TOWN.

Challenges for Illustrators

PB Dummy Challenge: a six month long group challenge beginning on January 14, 2016 and ending on July 21, 2016 The challenge is to create and submit a picture book dummy.

Inspirational Things

So You Want to Be a Writer. . . (Hugh Howey)

Contests & Awards

James Cross Giblin Scholarship for Highlights Foundations courses

Conferences & Workshops

A Query Writing Workshop with author Heather Ayris Burnell of SUB IT CLUB. (Fee paid)

April 15-17, Green Leaves (Illustrators' Conference) Hosted by SCBWI Eastern NY, a weekend of workshops and networking. Faculty includes three art directors and two artist agents.

Social Media

5 Easy Steps to Being a Twitter-Pitcher

Critique Groups

Don't Be Scared Of a Good Critique

Submissions: Agents and Editors

11 Steps to Finding the Agent Who Will Love Your Book

Picture Books

Do Non Fiction Books Always Have a Story Arc?

For Writers

15 Essential Time Saving Tools for Busy Writers

Young Adult

Writing For the Young Adult Audience