June 11, 2024 In Speakers

2024 Superstar Speaker Meg Medina

Welcome back to the Picture Book Summit News Network!

Today, picture book newscaster Katie Davis is covering the PBSummit Olympic Trials taking place at Picture Book Summit Arena. Who will cut through the competition and grab the second Superstar Speaker spot at the 10th Anniversary Picture Book Summit coming to a computer near you on October 5, 2024?

Press play to hear Katie’s coverage of the event already in progress…

Superstar Speaker #2 Announcement

 

What an incredible way to knock the competition! Our second Superstar Speaker is….

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June 10, 2024 In Speakers

2024 Superstar Speaker Grace Lin

Thank you for joining us today on the Picture Book Summit News Network! Today, picture book newscaster Emma Walton Hamilton is coming to you live from the Picture Book Summit Olympic Trials. We are on the edge of seats to see who will qualify to be our first Superstar Speaker for the 10th Anniversary Picture Book Summit coming to a computer near you on October 5, 2024.

Press play to hear Emma’s broadcast of the event already in progress…

Superstar Speaker #1 Announcement

 

Wow! What a performance! This makes it official. Our first Superstar Speaker is….

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June 7, 2024 In Editors

Strong Out of the Gate: Editors Critique First Pages

As editors trek through their slush piles, what makes them stop and take notice? We’re going to find out at this year’s Picture Book Summit!

We’ve invited editors from three major picture book publishers to critique first pages from picture book writers like you in…

Strong Out of the Gate: Editors Critique First Pages

Feather Flores, Maria Camilla Correa, and Syndee MondayIf your first 100 words don’t pull your reader in, it won’t matter what happens in the rest of the story. In this training session, Feather Flores of Atheneum Books, Maria Camila Correa of Random House Books for Young Readers, and Sydnee Monday of Kokila/Penguin Young Readers assess the strengths and weaknesses of first pages from picture book manuscripts in progress. This one-hour pre-recorded panel is hosted by Katie Davis.

 

Let’s get to know this year’s editors:

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June 6, 2024 In Agents, Giveaway

Top 10 Questions for Picture Book Agents

You’ve stretched your writing skills. You’ve practiced writing until your fingers felt like they were going to fall off. You’ve trained under expert coaches. You’re ready to jump the next hurdle: submitting to agents.

So, what will lead your manuscript from the slush pile starting block to the top spot on the podium? We ask 3 experienced picture book agent that question and more in…

Top 10 Questions for Agents: Featured Agent Panel

PBS 2024 Agent Panel

Get ready to hurdle over the competition in your submissions! Charlotte Wenger of Prospect Agency, Jazmia K. Young of Curtis Brown, and Jennifer Rofé of Andrea Brown Literary come together in this one-hour pre-recorded panel to give expert advice to apply to your submissions immediately. Hosted by Emma Walton Hamilton.

 

Let’s get to know this year’s Featured Agents:

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June 5, 2024 In Charity Partner

Reach Out and Read – Our 2024 Charity Partner!

Ten years ago, at the very inception of Picture Book Summit, we knew we wanted to use a portion of our proceeds to give back. But, we weren’t looking for just any ol’ charity. We wanted to support charities that focus on literacy and getting books into the hands of kids.

Over the last 10 years we’ve been honored to work with and donate over $49,000 to:

  • We Need Diverse Books
  • Two Title I Schools in Oregon and Connecticut
  • Reading Partners
  • San Juan Public Library in Puerto Rico (2-time recipient!)
  • Project Night Night
  • Binc – The Book Industry Charitable Foundation
  • Little Free Library’s Read in Color Program
  • Reading Education Assistance Dog (R.E.A.D.)

You can find out more details about our previous charity partners on our Charity Partner page here.

We’re thrilled to work with our 2024 Picture Book Summit Charity Partner: Reach Out and Read!

Reach Out and Read Charity Partner

 

Here’s a little bit about Reach Out and Read:

Reach Out and Read was founded in 1989 to help families make reading a part of their routines, and to supply the books they need to get started. Since those early days at Boston City Hospital (now Boston Medical Center), the program has grown dramatically: They are now in all 50 states, with 6,200 program sites that provide 7.1 million books each year. (That’s A LOT of books!)

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Reach Out and Read is a national nonprofit that champions the positive effects of shared reading and engaging in other language-rich activities with young children. Reading with a parent or caregiver promotes healthy brain development, furthers language acquisition, and helps families build meaningful bonds.

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Their network of pediatric teams provides families at routine check-ups with the knowledge and tools they need to make reading a part of their daily routine. By integrating reading aloud into pediatric care, they reach 4.4 million children across the country—with more than three-fourths of whom come from low-income families.

They strive to make reading a part of every child’s life and help provide all young people with a foundation for success throughout their lives.

 

We invite you to help us support this incredible program and be part of Picture Book Summit 2024 on October 5th.

 

Come be a part of something AMAZING!

Early Bird registration begins June 12th!

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June 4, 2024 In Giveaway, Speakers

Sticking the Landing Workshop

Our 2024 Reveal continues today with our second workshop! Here’s what we’ve revealed so far:

Our 10th Anniversary Picture Book Summit theme is: Perfect 10: Going for Picture Book Gold!

Online Conference Date: October 5, 2024

Workshop #1: Winning with Wordplay with Julie Hedlund

Drum roll for Workshop #2 please! We are thrilled to present you with…

Sticking the Landing: Picture Book Endings

PBS 2024 Katie Davis

Over her career, Co-Founder Katie Davis has sold over 1 million picture books. The key to picture books that keep selling long after their launch date? A really good ending—one that not only wraps everything up, but one that makes the young reader want to read it again and again.

Get ready to stick the landing of your picture book with Katie’s help!

It’s all leading up to this. Just like a gymnast on the last apparatus of the meet, your picture book must stick its landing to have a shot at making it to the medals stand. Bestselling author-illustrator Katie Davis will coach us on how to take the twists and turns of our fiction and nonfiction stories to create an ending that will have kids clamoring for your book over and over again.

Sharpen your pencils now and prepare to take notes on this one.
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June 4, 2024 In Giveaway, Scholarship

BIPOC Scholarship 2024

It’s time to launch our Picture Book Summit BIPOC Scholarships for 2024!

Picture Book Summit is offering 3 scholarships to unagented BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) children’s authors and illustrators to this year’s Summit. Our 2024 Summit is on October 5, 2024. Don’t worry if you can’t attend live. The entire conference will be recorded, and scholarships include access to the replays through the end of January, 2025.

PBSummit 2024 IG BIPOC

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PBS 2024 Julie Hedlund
June 3, 2024 In Giveaway, Speakers

Winning with Wordplay Workshop

Let’s get this 10th Anniversary Picture Book Summit Party started! Today we get to announce our first Workshop for 2024. We hit the ground running with our first workshop with Picture Book Summit Co-Founder Julie Hedlund!

PBS 2024 Julie Hedlund Wordplay

To say Julie Hedlund is a fan of wordplay might be the understatement of the year. Just one look at her picture book OVER, BEAR! UNDER, WHERE? will show you that you are in for some picture book fun with this workshop! On October 5, 2023, she will be online at Picture Book Summit presenting…

Winning with Wordplay

Wordplay works with all types of picture books. From funny stories to lyrical nonfiction, playing with words can be the best part of the writing and reading experience. Our own wordplay warrior, Julie Hedlund, will train us to recognize when we should lean into all the puns, alliteration, and double entendres and when to hold back.

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June 3, 2024 In Giveaway

2024 Reveal Giveaway

Our countdown to registration for our 10th Anniversary Picture Book Summit has begun! We have some special treats in store for you, including a chance to win a FREE ticket to Picture Book Summit 2024!

 

Ticket Giveaway

 

This year, we celebrate 10 years of Picture Book Summit! Mark your calendar for October 5, 2024 for a full day of online picture book writing fun including:

  • Three Superstar Speaker Presentations
  • Two in-depth Craft Workshops
  • Agent Panel
  • Editor Panel

Before you reveal our lineup for this year’s star-studded event, let’s find out how YOU can score a free ticket to all the festivities!

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June 1, 2024 In Giveaway

2024 BIG Announcement

You might say today is an Olympic-sized day! Today, we officially reveal our theme for our 10th Anniversary Picture Book Summit!

Perfect 10:

Going for Picture Book Gold!

This year we want YOU to take home gold in the form of picture books that shine! Get ready to stretch your writing muscles, level up your picture book game, and cross the finish line to success!

Who will our Superstar Speakers be? What amazing workshops do we have in store for you? Which agents and editors will be open to pitches from Summiteers?

We’ll answer all these questions and more in the coming days, so stay tuned to this blog for more information AND details on how you can win a ticket to our 10 year anniversary celebration!

For now, mark your calendar to attend live on October 5, 2024.

It’s almost time to go for the gold!

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This year’s Picture Book Summit is coming October 5, 2024.

We’re announcing our theme, presentation descriptions, and pricing structure as we build our way toward registration opening on June 12th. Be the first to know! Sign up for our Insiders List to be notified as soon as Early Bird registration opens. Plus, get our free download The 3 Biggest Reasons Your Manuscripts Get Rejected! (AND just for signing up, you get five entries in the Rafflecopter for a free ticket to this year’s event. So sign up and check that off on the above Rafflecopter.)

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