Today we want to focus on the supernova talent this year’s Featured Agents are bringing to our panel for The Write Stuff: Creating Picture Books That are Out of This World, online on October 8, 2022
First Contact: Agent Query Critiques
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
We’ve been there, too. That’s why PBSummit Co-Founder Katie Davis developed this year’s workshop: Houston, Your Manuscript Has a Problem.
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!
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?
Just look at a few of the art pieces Eric and Terry have created for children’s literature:
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That’s when we asked ourselves, who would we ask to speak at Picture Book Summit if we knew they wouldn’t say no?
Who was at the top of that list?
Kate DiCamillo.
So, we took a chance, crossed our fingers and toes, and asked THE Kate DiCamillo to be a Superstar Speaker at this year’s Summit. And (you may already know the exciting ending to this story…) she said YES!
Kate has written some of the most beloved children’s books of this generation including Because of Winn-Dixie, The Tale of Despereaux, as well as the picture books Good, Rosie!, A Piglet Named Mercy, and La La La. Whether she’s writing picture books, chapter books, or novels, Kate DiCamillo knows how to write in a way that resonates with young readers and we could not be more honored to have her speak to you writer-to-writer at this year’s event.
Here’s a bit more about Kate’s presentation coming to a computer near you on October 8th:
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Do you have the right stuff for writing picture books? This year’s speakers can’t wait to share their secrets for reaching the publishing stars!
Over the next week, we’ll fill you in on all the juicy details of each presentation for this year’s Picture Book Summit!
We can’t wait for these sessions and we’ve crafted them so you’ll leave this year’s Summit with actionable steps you can take to write manuscripts that are ready for lift-off—whether you write fiction or nonfiction. So, let’s get started with our Superstar Speaker presentations!
We’ve been teasing you with our Superstar Speaker announcements (Yuyi Morales! Jon Klassen!), workshop descriptions, and agent and editor panel reveals. NOW, you get to do something about it.
It’s time to get your ticket to the biggest day of picture book writing fun all year! Register NOW to save $100 with your 2021 Early Bird ticket to Picture Book Summit 2021: Discover the Story Only You Can Tell, coming to a computer near you on October 2, 2021!
Summit + Submissions – $247
You’ll enjoy the full online Picture Book Summit program (7 hours of content, replay access until January 31, 2022, the private FB group, and an invite to the exclusive pre-Summit PJ Party), plus the opportunity to submit to our SIX featured agents and editors after the Summit.
The regular price of our Summit + Submissions Ticket is $347 but register during the Early Bird period to get your ticket for just $247. That’s $100 off!
Summit Only – $177
Choose the Summit Only option to get a full day’s worth of Picture Book Summit online presentations (7 hours!), replay access until January 31, 2022, the private FB group, and exclusive PJ Party. This is the perfect option if you already have an agent or you don’t need submission opportunities at this time.
The regular price of our Summit Only Ticket is $277 but register during the Early Bird period to get your ticket for just $177. That’s $100 off!
PLUS – Extend your Summit Experience with Founders’ Session workshops! Once you put one of the 2021 Summit Ticket options in your cart, you’ll have the choice to extend the Summit’s value by adding four online post-Summit workshop sessions with the PBSummit Founders.
These 1-hour sessions take place once a month in the four months after the Summit and are designed to help you keep your Summit buzz going long after the conference ends. The focus of these sessions is Connecting with Your Readers from Idea to Bookshelf. Once you have ideas for the stories only you can tell, how do you know if they will resonate with readers? Join the PBSummit Founders in four post-Summit sessions as they take you on the next step of your writing journey—connecting with your audience, whether you’re writing fiction or nonfiction.
Choose the Founders’ Session Add-On for only $97 AFTER you add your Summit + Submissions or Summit Only ticket to your cart.
Don’t waste another minute (or dollar!)! Jump on the Early Bird offer now!
These winners get a Summit + Submissions Ticket to Picture Book Summit 2021: Discover the Story Only You Can Tell.
