Podcast – How to Get Out of the Slush Pile Part 3

It’s time for the third episode in our three-part series: How to Get Out of the Slush Pile!

Our very own query whisperer Emma Walton Hamilton demystifies what makes a compelling hook and how you can achieve this in your query letters. Learn how to convey an agent or editor your understanding of your story as well as how the industry works.

It’s a lot of heavy lifting for a sentence or two. Let us help you make the most of it.

Catch the first two episodes in this series:

How to Get of the Slush Pile: Part 1 with Laura Backes

How to Get Out of the Slush Pile: Part 2 with Julie Hedlund

Listen here:

Ready for even more insight into crafting the perfect submission? Grab Emma’s workshop SUBMISSION SAVVY on our Picture Book Summit Teachable site:

You’ve finished your manuscript and now you need to find an agent or publishing house. Emma Walton Hamilton shares the process of research, offers tips for drafting that all important query letter, and gives you the courage to hit the send button.

This workshop includes a 45-minute video full of tips for making your next submission sing! Emma digs even deeper into hooks and pitches and provides a guide for formatting submissions, the slides from the presentation, and a list of resources to help you craft your next query.

Let Emma’s experience as an editor help you write a query that gets noticed!