Life is like a box of chocolates…

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…at least if you’re the winner of Sub It Club’s Submission Bingo.

I’m happy to announce that Brenda Yun has won our current round. Woo hoo! Congrats, Brenda!

Brenda has been querying her #ownvoices work of adult upmarket fiction since late March. In that time, she’s racked up 20 rejections, and still has 5 fulls and 2 partials out. Her words of advice for everyone in the trenches: “Keep calm and query on.”

I’ll be sending Brenda her very own box of rejection chocolate later this week. Thanks to all who are playing our current round. I hope you’ll keep querying and crossing out your squares.

Learn more about Brenda on her Web site or by following her on Twitter. Her Twitter feed is set to private, as she’s tweeting her query journey. Feel free to send her a request to follow.

 

 

 

Published by Kirsten W. Larson

Kirsten W. Larson used to work with rocket scientists at NASA. Now she writes picture books and graphic novels for curious kids -- and grown ups too. She's the author of the craft book, REIMAGINING YOUR NONFICTION PICTURE BOOK: A step-by-step revision guide (Both/And) and the picture books, WOOD, WIRE, WINGS: Emma Lilian Todd Invents an Airplane, illustrated by Tracy Subisak (Calkins Creek, 2020), A TRUE WONDER: The Comic Book Her Who Changed Everything, illustrated by Katy Wu (Clarion, 2021); and the Orbis Pictus honor winning THE FIRE OF STARS: The Life and Brilliance of the Woman Who Discovered What Stars are Made of, illustrated by Katherine Roy (Chronicle, 2023). Her forthcoming books include THIS IS HOW YOU KNOW, illustrated by Cornelia Li (Little, Brown, 2025) and THE LIGHT OF RESISTANCE, illustrated by Barbara McClintock (Roaring Brook, 2025). Find her at kirstenwlarson.com or on Twitter/Instagram @KirstenWLarson.

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