The Weekly 411 (11/23/18)

© Maral Sassouni

Nov. 23, 2018 vol. 47

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. 

KIDLIT NEWS

Notes from The Bookseller Children's Conference - info about sales figures of children's books in the UK and globally 

"Proud Fierce Papa Bear" - The Speech - author Bill Konigsberg speaks out against homophobia expressed at a NCTE panel

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT

This week we are thrilled to present debut picture book author, Rachel Noble and her picture book, FINN'S FEATHER, illustrated by Zoey Abbott (Enchanted Lion, June 12, 2018). Enter to win a copy!

Contests & Awards

Most Popular Twitter Pitch Parties

For Writers

How to Choose Your Story's Plot Points

The Four Main Types of Epic Antagonists

Negative Trait Thesaurus

Conquering Your First Draft

Marketing & Creating a Platform

New in Nineteen: debut trade PB authors & illustrators in 2019 #newin19

Conferences, Workshops & Retreats

Nov. 30 12 p.m. EST Finding an Agent: Making a Match with Carrie Pearson A live webinar focusing on finding the right agent: is your MS ready? how many agents should you submit to? what are querying best practices? and more. ($15 for SCBWI members)

Inspirational Things

How to Level Up Our Writing

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