Emma Walton Hamilton and Julie Hedlund - Query Letters That Worked
August 23, 2022 In Podcast

Podcast – Query Letters That Worked

Emma Walton Hamilton and Julie Hedlund - Query Letters That WorkedToday’s episode comes from Picture Book Summit Co-Founders Emma Walton Hamilton and Julie Hedlund. Emma and Julie are also co-creators of the Complete Picture Book Submission System. In this episode, you’ll hear them share their submission expertise as they provide you with the key components of a killer query letter and break down three real query letters critiqued by Emma or Julie that resulted in agent representation or a book contract. You’ll leave this episode with actionable items you can apply immediately to your own queries. Get ready to polish those queries until they shine brighter than you thought possible.

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PBS IG Katie Davis 2022
August 18, 2022 In Speakers

Beginnings and Endings: A Cosmic Connection

So, what’s more important in a picture book?

A beginning that hooks your reader?
Or, an ending that leaves them feeling satisfied?

The short answer is both! While each of these elements has a very important role in your story, what is equally vital is how they work together.

Enter Emma Walton Hamilton and Julie Hedlund and their 2022 Picture Book Summit Workshop:

From Lift-Off to Landing:

The Cosmic Connection Between the Beginnings and Endings of Picture Books

 

Beginnings and Endings Emma Walton Hamilton and Julie Hedlund

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PBS IG Katie Davis 2022
August 16, 2022 In Speakers

Houston, Your Manuscript Has a Problem

You’ve been there. You have a brilliant idea for a picture book. You’ve even written a draft. But something’s not working and you can’t quite figure out what the problem is, much less how to fix it.

We’ve been there, too. That’s why PBSummit Co-Founder Katie Davis developed this year’s workshop: Houston, Your Manuscript Has a Problem.

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August 12, 2022 In Events, Giveaway

Free Mini Summit 2022 – Meet the Gatekeepers

What do we love at Picture Book Summit? (Besides picture books, of course!)

We love being able to give you a leg up in today’s marketplace by providing you with tips for making your manuscripts sparkle and by helping you demystify how the business of publishing children’s books really works.

Today we’re excited to announce we’re hosting a FREE online Mini Summit to showcase two editorial assistants and one agent assistant who will share what happens behind the scenes of the publishing industry and how to get your manuscript past the first read!

Join us August 25th at 8pm ET/5pm PT for this FREE event:

Meet the Gatekeepers!

Getting Your Manuscript Beyond the First Read

 

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August 9, 2022 In Podcast

Podcast – Developing Ideas with Emma Walton Hamilton

Picture-Book-Summit-Podcast_feature_image_Emma-Walton-HamiltonToday it’s time for part three of Where the Idea Are series: Developing Ideas. Listen to the first two parts of the series below:

  • Part 1 – Generating Ideas with Katie Davis here
  • Part 2 – Assessing Ideas with Laura Backes here

Once you’ve generated the ideas and assessed them to see which ones are viable for a picture book, then you have to develop that idea and actually write the story.

At the core of every good picture book is a central dramatic question. What is that, anyway? Picture Book Summit co-founder Emma Walton Hamilton discusses the importance and function of the central dramatic question and how to find it while developing ideas.

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July 29, 2022 In Giveaway

Book Bundle Giveaway Winners 2022!

It’s time to announce our Book Bundle Giveaway Winners! Thank you to everyone who tweeted, visited our Facebook page, and joined our newsletter! Picture Book Summit is so much more fun when more creators are involved and inspired! Without further ado, here are our winners:

Congratulations, Julie, Kyra, and Carol! Email support (at) picturebooksummit.com with your mailing address so we’ll get your new books on their way to your mailbox!  Get ready for some happy mail!

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If you didn’t win this time, head to your local library and check out these books to get to know our 2022 Superstar Speakers better! Be sure to join us October 8th to hear the stories behind these books and to discover how to you too can write stories that are out-of-this-world! It’s going to be an stellar day of galactic-sized picture book writing fun!

Picture Book Summit 2022 - ALL RECTANGLE

Don’t miss your chance to see Superstar Speakers Kate DiCamillo and The Fan Brothers, along with workshop presenters Shadra Strickland, Katie Davis, Emma Walton Hamilton, and Julie Hedlund LIVE ONLINE at Picture Book Summit 2022 – The Write Stuff: Creating Picture Books That Are Out of this World!

Join us for the LIVE online conference October 8, 2020. For a limited time, you can register at the Early Bird price. (That’s $100 off this year’s regular price!)

Click this button to see the full program and register today!

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Laura Backes - Picture Book Summit Podcast
July 26, 2022 In Podcast

Podcast – Assessing Ideas with Laura Backes

Laura Backes - Picture Book Summit Podcast - Assessing IdeasOur yearly free Mini Summit is one of our favorite events. Our previous Mini Summit: Where the Idea Are was so full of juicy goodness, we decided to share it here on the podcast. Listen to Part 1 – Generating Ideas with Katie Davis here. In Part 2 of Where the Ideas Are: Assessing Ideas, PBSummit co-founder Laura Backes shares how to assess if your idea is one worth pursuing including…

  • Finding out if there’s room in the market for your idea
  • Deciding if your has kid-appeal
  • Determining if your idea is the right size for a picture book

Start assessing ideas before you write and be on the road to picture book writing success.

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PBS IG Shadra Strickland
July 21, 2022 In Speakers

Shadra Strickland – The Parallel Universe

After the Summit each year, we survey our attendees to see what they liked, what we can improve, and who they’d like to see at future events. In last year’s survey, one of our Summiteers recommended picture book creator Shadra Strickland saying, “her advice was game-changing!”

The more we got to know Shadra, the more excited we were to bring her expertise to you in one of this year’s Summit workshops!

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PBS IG The Fan Brothers
July 19, 2022 In Speakers

Fangirling Over the Fan Brothers

Once we decided on our theme, we knew we needed truly out-of-this-world superstar speakers. We asked ourselves, who makes us think about creating picture books in a whole new light?

 

Then it dawned on us. The Fan Brothers.

 

The Fan Brothers
Just look at a few of the art pieces Eric and Terry have created for children’s literature:
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2022 PBS Book Giveaway IG
July 14, 2022 In Giveaway

Picture Book Giveaway 2022!

2022 PBSummit Book Giveaway

Who wants new picture books? Silly question, right?

If you’re reading this blog post, you probably love picture books as much as we do. That means you’re in luck because it’s time for our annual Picture Book Summit Book Bundle Giveaway! This is your shot to win one of three out-of-this-world book bundles with books from this year’s Superstar Speakers and workshop presenters! Enter to win these six picture books!

Picture Book Summit Book Bundle Giveaway 2022!

 

A PIGLET NAMED MERCY written by Kate DiCamillo & illustrated by Chris Van Dusen

Kate DiCamillo - A Piglet Named MercyMr. Watson and Mrs. Watson live ordinary lives. Sometimes their lives feel a bit too ordinary. Sometimes they wish something different would happen. And one day it does, when someone unpredictable finds her way to their front door. In a delightful origin story for the star of the Mercy Watson series, a tiny piglet brings love (and chaos) to Deckawoo Drive — and the Watsons’ lives will never be the same.

 

LIZZY AND THE CLOUD written & illustrated by The Fan Brothers

Lizzy and the Cloud by The Fan Brothers

It’s a little out of fashion to buy a pet cloud, but Lizzy doesn’t mind. She’s not looking for a big one or a fancy one, just one that’s right for her. And she finds it in Milo.

Soon, she’s taking Milo out on walks with her family, watering Milo right on schedule, and seeing Milo grow and grow. But what happens when her pet cloud gets too big for Lizzy to handle?

 

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