The Weekly 411 (8/2/19)

© Sarah LuAnn Perkins

Aug. 2, 2019 vol. 30

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. This week's illustration is by Sarah LuAnn Perkins.

KIDLIT NEWS

Want to keep up to date on what's going on in children's publishing? Harold Underdown keeps you updated: Who's Moving Where? News and Staff Changes at Children's Book Publishers

ILLUSTRATOR & AUTHOR SPOTLIGHTS

Today we are pleased to feature author-illustrator Alex Willan and his debut picture book, JASPER & OLLIE (Double Day Books for Young Readers, May 2019). Enter to win a copy!

Today we also feature author, PJ McIlvaine and her debut picture book LITTLE LENA AND THE BIG TABLE, illustrated by Leila Nabih (Big Belly Book Co. May 2019) Be sure to enter to win a copy of her book and one of TWO picture book critiques.

On the first of each month in 2019, we switch our website banner and Facebook page cover image. For August 1, we feature Karen Ritz and her work. Enter to win a giveaway of her book, SADIE BRAVES THE WILDERNESS by Yvonne Pearson (Minnesota Historical Society Press 2017).  

For Writers

Learn Five Types of Character Arc at a Glance: The 2 Heroic Arcs (Part 1 of 2)

Novel Scene Description

Submissions: Agents & Editors

Agent Nudge Examples

Revisions

The Ultimate Guide to Editing a Book

Picture Books

3 WAYS TO PACE YOUR PICTURE BOOK

Every Picture Book Author Should Make a Storyboard (plus a giveaway!)

Picture Book Structure

"De-Rhyming" or Converting Your Verse Picture Book to Prose

Freelance Editors & Critiques

Harold Underdown has a few spots open in August and September. Check out the editorial services post on his website THE PURPLE CRAYON

Nonfiction

Behind the Books: What the Heck is Creative Nonfiction?

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