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How to Get the Most Out of a First Page Session
Who doesn’t love first page sessions? Where else can you get two non-stop hours of professional, editorial feedback? They pack quite a picture book pow. (And a middle grade wallop. And a YA smack.) But...
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Overheard at the NJ-SCBWI Mentoring Workshop
Random comments on the children’s book industry from editors and agents attending the NJ-SCBWI mentoring workshop on February 22: On THE ECONOMY: “Things are getting tighter with budgets. As hard as it...
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“Otto Grows Down” Raises Bar for Picture Book Writers
Every SCBWI first-page session I’ve attended has had one thing in common: picture book manuscripts about new babies in the family. At least two or three are submitted each time. Editors and agents...
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First Page = First Impression
Children’s book writers were treated to another fun and informative first page session this week in Princeton, hosted by the NJ-SCBWI. Editors Michelle Burke and Allison Wortche of Knopf & Crown...
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‘Twas the Night Before Conference
‘Twas the night before Conference and all through the hotel, Authors were dreaming of merchandise deals with Mattel. The manuscripts were printed with name and website, In the hopes that an agent would...
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More Winners!
You’ve been waiting a long time…but here they finally are: the Mira Reisberg contest winners! I will contact those of you listed here with an exclusive email address to submit to Mira’s Hummmingbird...
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