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Superstar Speaker #1 Announcement
Wow! What a performance! This makes it official. Our first Superstar Speaker is….
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…
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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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…
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.
From Pitchy to Perfection: Editors Panel
Is your pitch hitting the right notes? Join editors from Karen Boss of Charlesbridge, Nikki Garcia of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, and Talia Benamy of Philomel for a one-hour, pre-recorded panel as they critique pitches from Picture Book Summit attendees and reveal what editors are really looking for in picture book hooks and what you can do to make yours stand out.
Let’s get to know this year’s editors:
Submissions That Sing: Featured Agent Panel
How do you compose a submission package that catches an agent’s eye? How do agents conduct relationships between editors and creators that lead to the perfect symphony that is a picture book? Agents Emily S. Keyes, Lane Clark, and Saba Sulaiman come together in this one-hour pre-recorded panel to give you expert advice to apply to your submissions right away.
Let’s get to know this year’s Featured Agents:
Welcome back Katie Davis to the PBSummit stage!
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Our first Workshop Presenters are authors Angela Dalton and Julie Hedlund!
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Next week, we announce our Workshop Presenters, Featured Agents, and Featured Editors. If you’ve been paying attention, we’ve hinted at our theme for the year, but let’s go ahead and make it official…
Each one of our sessions this year is designed to help you create picture books that come together like a perfect symphony and hit all the high notes.
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This speaker puts the SUPER in Superstar! Please welcome Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Nikki Grimes to Picture Book Summit!
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