The Weekly 411 (3/30/18)

© Rebecca Hirsch

Mar. 30, 2018, vol. 13

The Weekly 411 gathers all the links added to Kidlit411 each week. To receive this post by email, sign up for our email updates. Are you on Facebook? Join our Kidlit411 group for conversations & camaraderie, the Kidlit411 Manuscript Swap to find critique partners, and the Kidlit411 Portfolio Swap for art critiques. 

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHTS

Today we are excited to feature debut author, Patricia Valdez! Be sure to enter to win a copy of her debut PB

JOAN PROCTOR, DRAGON DOCTOR: THE WOMAN WHO LOVED REPTILES, illustrated by Felicita Sala (Knopf Books for Young Readers, Mar. 13, 2018)!

We are also pleased to have picture book author Karlin Gray in the Author Spotlight today, with her picture book, AN EXTRAORDINARY ORDINARY MOTH, illustrated by Steliyana Doneva (Sleeping Bear Press, April 15, 2018).

For Writers

Want Memorable Characters? Focus on Little Things 

Contests & Awards

April 25 #DVPit

• What: Twitter pitch party for children's & teen's books
• Who: Marginalized writers and authors
• Prize: agent attention and requests

Sept. 15-Nov. 15 SCBWI Emerging Voices Award

• What: submit your complete manuscript
• Who: writers from traditionally underrepresented groups
• Prize: paid trip and tuition to LA SCBWI conference & opportunities for editors to review your MS

Fall submission window TBA Author Mentor Match

• What: Apply to get a published/agented author as a mentor for your complete MG or YA
• Who: unpublished and un-agented MG and YA authors
• Prize: a customized mentorship for your manuscript to get it to a query-ready condition

Social Media

How Pinteresting! Pinning Down New Readers

Pinterest for Authors (free booklet)

Chapter Books

Tips for Writing a Story that Editors will Love

Submissions: Agents & Editors

30 Children's Book Publishers Seeking Picture Books

Indie Publishing

How to Decide Where to Publish Your Books when Self-Publishing

Critique Groups

April 16-May 10 Inked Voices Young Adult Fiction Workshop, with Andrea Cascardi, Transatlantic Agency

April 16th-May 10th

Apply for the free #ownvoices spot by 4/2

May 1- 26  Inked Voices Picture Books Workshop, with Jenna Pocius, Red Fox Literary

Main registration is full

Apply for the free spot for writers from a diverse background by 4/9

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