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By: Kathy Temean,
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MEREDITH MUNDY, Executive Editor, Sterling Children’s Books has agreed to being April’s Guest Critiquer. If you haven’t met Meredith, you can meet her at the New Jersey SCBWI Conference in Princeton, NJ this June. She is a wonderful editor and a lovely person. She knows her stuff.
Meredith Mundy has been with Sterling Children’s Books for 8 years, following 11 years at Dutton Children’s Books. She is nuts about character-centered picture books (recent projects include The Big Bad Wolf Goes on Vacation by Delphine Perret, A Pirate’s Twelve Days of Christmas by Philip Yates, and Ten on the Sled by Kim Norman), but she is also seeking everything from funny, original board books to unforgettable middle grade novels to YA fiction. (No vampires, angels, mermaids, or werewolves, please, and she doesn’t usually acquire historical fiction.) While she enjoys editing nonfiction, she wouldn’t be the right editor for poetry collections or a project geared primarily toward the school and library market.
WRITERS Sending in a First Page: Please attach your double spaced, 12 point font, 23 line first page to an e-mail and send it to kathy(dot)temean(at)gmail(dot)com. Also cut and paste it into the body of the e-mail. Put “April First Page Critique” or “April First Page Picture Prompt Critique” in the subject line. Make sure you have your name on the submission, a title, and indicate the genre. Also let me know if you were able to post of facebook or Tweet. That will get your name in the basket an additional time, when I am choosing the four pages. If you don’t have either of these, just leave a comment and let me know. If you end up doing more things to get additional entries, then e-mail me a note by April 20th. The four chosen and their critiques will be posted on April 26th.
This first page picture prompt was done by Susan Dietwiler. Susan was feature on March 9th. You can use this link http://wp.me/pss2W-6jt to view her artwork.
AUTHORS: If you have a new book coming out and want to be considered for a post, please e-mail me at: Kathy.temean (at) gmail.com
Call for illustrations for April: You can send anything, but I am especially looking for illustrations that reflect the month. I hope you will send something in. Last month, I did not receive very many. This is a good way to get your work seen. Don’t wait, I will post the illustrations as they come in. Please make sure the illustration is at least 500 pixels wide and include a blurb about yourself and a link to see more of your work. Please send it to kathy(dot)temean(at)gmail(dot)com and put “April Illustration” in the subject box.
Talk tomorrow,
Kathy
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By: Kathy Temean,
on 3/21/2013
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I am sorry that I forgot to chose the winner for Susan Deitwiler picture book give-a-way. Now, I am busy at a writer’s retreat. I want to do it right, so I will announce it on Monday – Promise! Please check back.
I’d like to introduce you to JANINE HAUBER, Agent, Sheldon Fogelman Agency. She has agreed to be Guest Critiquer for March. She will read and critique 4 first pages and will be part of the faculty at the New Jersey SCBWI Conference in June.
This is a great way to do your homework and get a feel for Janine. Check out the other faculty who have been Guest Critiquers:
Jenne Abramowitz Senior Editor, Scholastic
Heather Alexander Associate Editor at Dial BFYR
John Cusick, Agent, Greenhouse Literary
Liza Fleissig, Agent, Liza Royce Agency
Rachel Orr, Agent, Prospect Agency
Janine has been with the Sheldon Fogelman Agency since 2010, where she has worked with award-winning clients such as Jerry Pinkney, Peggy Rathmann, Karen Beaumont, Mo Willems, Diane Stanley, and T. A. Barron. As foreign rights manager, Janine has licensed translation rights in more than 20 languages and represented the agency and its clients at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.
She’s actively building her own list and is open to representing picture books, middle grade books, young adult books – all types of children’s books of all genres.
WRITERS Sending in a First Page: Please attach your double spaced, 12 point font, 23 line first page to an e-mail and send it to kathy(dot)temean(at)gmail(dot)com. Also cut and paste it into the body of the e-mail. Put “March First Page Critique” or “March First Page Picture Prompt Critique” in the subject line. Make sure you have your name on the submission, a title, and indicate the genre. Also let me know if you were able to post of facebook or Tweet. That will get your name in the basket an additional time, when I am choosing the four pages. If you don’t have either of these, just leave a comment and let me know. If you end up doing more things to get additional entries, then e-mail me a note by March 23rd. The four chosen and their critiques will be posted on March 29th.
The above is the First Page Picture Prompt for March. Illustrated by Jen Betton. Jen was featured on illustrator Saturday if you would like to see more of her work. http://wp.me/pss2W-6bk You can also visit her website: www.jenbetton.com or her blog: www.jenbetton.blogspot.com
AUTHORS: If you have a new book coming out and want to be considered for a post, please e-mail me at: Kathy.temean (at) gmail.com
Call for illustrations for March: You can send anything, but I am especially looking for illustrations that reflect the month of March. Last month I did not get many of your illustrations. I hope you will send something in. You do not have to wait, I will post the illustrations as they come in. Please make sure the illustration is at least 500 pixels wide and include a blurb about yourself and a link to see more of your work. Please send it to kathy(dot)temean(at)gmail(dot)com and put “March Illustration” in the subject box.
Talk tomorrow,
Kathy
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You still have a few days to submit you first page picture prompt for agent Sean McCarthy from Sheldon Fogelman Agency to critique.
Illustrators: No one has sent anything for me to show off. Was “Out of this World” to hard? Heck, any animal doing human things could be considered “Out of this World”. I hope you will send something in, because it give you a chance to be seen and everyone loves the artwork.
A little bit about Sean McCarthy: He is drawn to flawed, multi-faceted characters with devastatingly concise writing in YA, and boy-friendly mysteries or adventures in MG. In picture books, he looks more for unforgettable characters, off-beat humor, and especially clever endings. He is actively looking for new clients, but he is not currently interested in high fantasy, message-driven stories, historical fiction or query letters that pose too many questions.
Here is the prompt for July:
Brian Bowes was featured this year on Illustrator Saturday. http://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2012/05/12/illustrator-saturday-brian-bowes/ I think all of Brian’s illustrations could tell lots of stories, so I think you will have fun writing for this one. You can see more of Brian’s work by visiting his website: www.studiobowesart.com
WRITERS: Please attach your double spaced, 12 point font, 23 line first page to an e-mail and send it to kathy(dot)temean(at)gmail(dot)com. Also cut and paste it into the body of the e-mail. Put “July 23rd First Page Prompt” in the subject line.
ILLUSTRATORS: You still have until July 26th to submit an illustration for June. I’m looking for illustrations that are “Out of this world”. I am going to let you interpret that and use your imagination. So show off a little and send it something for July. I will post the illustrations as they come in during the month, but I will definitely post all by July 31st. Please make sure the illustration is at least 500 pixels wide and include a blurb about yourself and a link to see more of your work. Please send it to kathy(dot)temean(at)gmail(dot)com and put “June Illustration” in the subject box.
Talk tomorrow,
Kathy
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I know all of you expected to read the first pages submitted and what Susan Hawk had to say about each of them, but Susan’s computer crashed and it’s at the doctors. So I am going to put up July’s Picture Prompt today, instead of next Friday and post Susan’s comments for June on July 6th. On the bright side, this give you more time to write. Here is the First Page Picture Prompt created by illustrator Brian Bowes for July:
Brian Bowes was featured this year on Illustrator Saturday. http://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2012/05/12/illustrator-saturday-brian-bowes/ I think all of Brian’s illustrations could tell lots of stories, so I think you will have fun writing for this one. You can see more of Brian’s work by visiting his website: www.studiobowesart.com
WRITERS: Please attach your double spaced, 12 point font, 23 line first page to an e-mail and send it to kathy(dot)temean(at)gmail(dot)com. Also cut and paste it into the body of the e-mail. Put “July 23rd First Page Prompt” in the subject line.
ILLUSTRATORS: You still have until July 26th to submit an illustration for June. I’m looking for illustrations that are “Out of this world”. I am going to let you interpret that and use your imagination. So show off a little and send it something for July. I will post the illustrations as they come in during the month, but I will definitely post all by July 31st. Please make sure the illustration is at least 500 pixels wide and include a blurb about yourself and a link to see more of your work. Please send it to kathy(dot)temean(at)gmail(dot)com and put “June Illustration” in the subject box.
Check back next week for Susan Hawk and June’s first page critiques.
Talk tomorrow,
Kathy
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Our Charlotte Bennardo & Natalie Zaman sold their BLONDE OPS, pitched as The Devil Wears Prada meets James Bond for teens, featuring a fashion magazine intern in Rome who uncovers a plot to kidnap the First Lady, to Kat Brzozowski and Peter Joseph at Thomas Dunne Books, for publication in 2014, by Natalie Fischer Lakosil at the Bradford Literary Agency (World). Congratulations Nat and Char!
Liza Royce Agency just sold two picture books written by Tori Corn. I wonder which one will be considered her debut book? Way to go, Tori!
At Simon & Schuster Children’s, Angela Zurlo has been promoted to production manager for the Books for Young Readers and Paul Wiseman imprints, effective June 1. Navah Wolfe and Julia Maguire have been promoted to associate editor, BFYR. In addition, Richard Ackoon moves up to executive coordinator, Laura Roode has been promoted to associate art director, and Krista Olsen moves up to design associate.
Today’s the last day to send in your first page inspired by Kathleen Kemly’s May’s Picture Prompt. You will find Agent Melissa Sarver critiques of four submissions on next Friday’s post. Kathleen’s art work was featured on Illustrator Saturday a few weeks ago. http://kathytemean.wordpress.com/2012/04/07/illustrator-saturday-kathleen-kemly/
Please attach your double spaced, 12 point font, 23 line first page to an e-mail and send it to kathy(dot)temean(at)gmail(dot)com. Also cut and paste it into the body of the e-mail. Put “May 26th First Page Prompt” in the subject line.
ILLUSTRATORS: Here is your chance to show off a little. I am looking any subject matter as long as it has a few flowers in the illustration. I will post some as they come in during the month, but I will definitely post all by May 31st, so I need to receive your illustrations no later than May 25th. Please make sure the illustration is at least 500 pixels wide and includes a blurb about you and a link to see more of your work. Please send it to kathy(dot)temean(at)gmail(dot)com and put “May Illustration” in the subject box.
Talk tomorrow,
Kathy
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Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen is this months featured author to critique this months first page picture prompt. She is the author of many, many books for children, ranging from fourteen picture books to over a dozen nonfiction books for young readers. Her picture book Quackenstein Hatches a Family was selected for the California Readers 2011 Book Collections for School Libraries. Ballots for Belva was named to the 2009 Amelia Bloomer List and received an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award in 2008 and Tightrope Poppy, the High-Wire Pig was named one of the Best Children’s Books of the Year in 2007 by the Children’s Book Committee at Bank Street. Flying Eagle was a National Science Teachers Association Outstanding Science Trade Book selection for Students K–12 in 2010 and was named one of the Bank Street’s Best Children’s Books of the Year in 2010. Her science book, Nature Science Experiments, was named a finalist for the 2011 AAAS/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Excellence in Science Books. And her books Chicks Run Wild and Hampire! are her personal favorites, and just fabulous.
Below are four submissions and Sudipta’s critiques. Click this link if you want to see the picture prompt.
Eddie’s Tall Tale
One strength of this excerpt is that it is very visually evocative. This is not an easy thing to accomplish in so few words. You make some great language choices and overall, this is a good first step toward creating an illustratable Halloween manuscript. Here are some of my thoughts.
As Eddie spun his new tall tale, the children watched in awe.
Eddie leapt above the flames, a snarl spread cross his jaw.
“a snarl spread cross his jaw” doesn’t read like natural phrasing to me
“I took a shortcut home after my Trick or Treat last year.
The wooded path was dark, but I was brave. I had no fear!
Again, “I had no fear” is strange phrasing for a child character – that is a very adult statement.
Halfway through the forest I heard rustling in the trees.
I held my breath and listened, shaking slightly in my knees.
A slight side note – your meter is very consistent, which is quite important when trying to publish rhyme.
I ate a chewy chocolate bar to calm my jumpy jitters.
‘I ain’t afraid of you!’ I shouted at the hidden critters.
Marching like a soldier does, I headed out of there.
No silly little squirrel would give me another scare.
At this point, I’m noticing several places where Eddie’s phrasing doesn’t seem child-like (“shaking slightly in my knees,” “my jumpy jitters,” “Marching like a soldier does”), so I’m starting to wonder. Because Eddie is trick or treating and carrying candy, he struck me as a child, and while I know it is a “tall tale,” I’m worried that kids wouldn’t purposefully tell a tall tale. They embellish, but usually that means the stories they tell are grounded in reality. Since Eddie is going home alone, he is coming off as older, not a child – but then, why has he been trick or treating? The logic of this bothers me.
Heavy shuffling footsteps followed close upon my trail.
I walked a little faster, then I ran and clutched my pail.
Witches? Ghosts or demons? What was chasing me that night?
What terror they did give me! I had never felt such fright!
A vicious, snarling grizzly sprang before me in a flas
With all the postings in which you mention who’s going to be at the conference, I know I’ll be missing out on meeting some great new faculty!
And this illustration is gorgeous! I remember when you put Susan’s work up on Illustrator Saturday, too
I LOVE this though…so clever with the chairs made of pencils and the candleholder is a bottle cap. Adorable. I’m so inclined to write a first page, but don’t think I’ll be able to 
What I really want to know is what are the things on the table with the carrots? Seeds? Nuts? Susan, I really want to know! lol
Thanks, ladies
Kathy, thanks for the opportunity.
Thanks for this, Kathy! I love the picture prompt and can’t wait to get started on my first page!! Meredith presented at our SCBWI conference last fall and she was awesome!! I hope I win the critique
I just posted this to Facebook and sent to the Charlotte SCBWI critique group. Even though Meredith doesn’t “usually” take historical fiction, maybe she’ll love my first page! Thanks for hosting this Kathy.
Thanks for this opportunity, Kathy. I am sending in my first page and shared this on my Facebook page.
Sorry about the technical difficulties.
Thanks for checking out my tale of two crumbsnatchers.
Desiree,
Did we have technical difficulties? I’m so busy I don’t even remember.
Kathy
Kirsten,
Good luck with having your first page selected.
Kathy
Carol,
Or maybe the editor for May might be good. I’m going to announce her on Friday. Thanks for always promoting things for me.
Kathy
Lori,
I love Meredith. After being a Regional Advisor for ten years, it seems like we go way back.
Kathy