Category: Podcast

PBSummit Podcast Yuyi Morales

Podcast – Yuyi Morales

In this episode of the Picture Book Summit podcast, we bring you Yuyi Morales. Yuyi is the author and illustrator of many books for children, including the New York Times bestseller Dreamers and Niño Wrestles the World. She is a six-time winner of the Pura Belpre Medal for an outstanding work of

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PBSummit Emma Walton Hamilton and Julie Hedlund

Podcast – Fine Tune Your Pitch

In this episode, children’s picture book authors Emma Walton Hamilton and Julie Hedlund give an overview of the four essential components of a query (introduction, pitch, bio and market info, and conclusion). Then they dig deep into crafting the ever-elusive perfect pitch. Listen in for tips on creating a pitch

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Artificial Intelligence AI

PBSummit Roundtable – Artificial Intelligence

Check out this round of the Picture Book Summit Roundtable. We hope these episodes make your think! You can see the first two Roundtable episodes here: PBSummit Roundtable – Book Bans PBSummit Roundtable – Anything Goes in Picture Books These Days Today, it feels like we’re traveling to the future

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Anything Goes in Picture Books

PBSummit Roundtable – Anything Goes

Thank you for the great response to our first Picture Book Summit Roundtable! We love that you enjoy these thoughtful conversations as much as we do! Today, we bring you the second installment of PBSummit Roundtable series. You can catch our first Roundtable episode here: PBSummit Roundtable – Book Bans

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PBSummit Roundtable - Book Bans

PBSummit Roundtable – Book Bans

This week, we are thrilled to bring you a brand new feature: The Picture Book Summit Roundtable! In our weekly Summit planning meetings, we find ourselves talking about current events in publishing and how they affect picture books. We’ve decided to let you be a fly on the wall in

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049 Emma Walton Hamilton - 4 big Reasons Your Manuscript Gets Rejected

Podcast – 4 Big Reasons Manuscripts Get Rejected Part 4

It’s our last episode of our series the 4 Biggest Reasons Your Manuscripts Get Rejected! Following agent submission guidelines should be a no-brainer when it comes to searching for an agent, right? “Query-whisperer” Emma Walton Hamilton gives an inside look as to why following submission guidelines are crucial—and how over

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047 Julie Hedlund - 4 Big Reasons Your Manuscript Gets Rejected

Podcast – 4 Big Reasons Manuscripts Get Rejected Part 2

It’s time for the second biggest reason manuscripts get tossed out by agents and editors. Have you ever heard: “Your story didn’t resonate with me”? Julie Hedlund shares how this type of response maybe indicate a lack of emotional resonance in your story. Listen in as Julie defines emotional resonance

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Jon Klassen

Podcast – Jon Klassen – Use Your Fear

Do you have creative fears that intimidate you when you’re trying to write or illustrate? Jon Klassen shares how to use those fears to your advantage when developing stories. You may just find that those fears are the exact things that make you (and your work) uniquely you. Jon Klassen

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