Nilah Magruder Shows Us How to Find A Book Deal – Part 2

Sub It Club member Nilah Magruder's debut picture book HOW TO FIND A FOX has just released! Nilah is sharing her process and journey to publication with us. She told us about The Story, The Dummy, and The Query in our last post. If you didn't read it yet then go catch up on her inspiring... Continue Reading →

November 2016 Contest Roundup

Oh my gosh I can't believe it's November all of a sudden and another NaNoWriMo is upon us! Maybe you aren't participating or maybe you'll want to take a break from your writing frenzy to enter some contests. Either way, cruise through this list and you'll find some great opportunities. There are contests with agent... Continue Reading →

The Postcard Post: Diana Ting Delosh

The Postcard Post welcomes illustrator Diana Ting Delosh. Diana's got some good tips and fun postcards for you so dig in! And be sure to check out all the places you can find her work at the end of this post. Diana Ting Delosh is an illustrator, hand letterer and writer. She creates whimsical art,... Continue Reading →

The Postcard Post: Maral Sassouni

The Postcard Post welcomes illustrator Maral Sassouni. Get ready to be inspired by her images and enlightened by her know-how. Lots to learn here! Maral Sassouni grew up in a small beach town in southern California, where she spent her time reading, drawing and swimming.
 She’s been illustrating since graduating from UCLA, where she studied... Continue Reading →

From Submission to Published – An Illustrator’s Story from Wendy Martin

When a writer decides to pursue becoming traditionally published, they do their research and find out they need to query the agent or editor with a well-written letter. The form of this letter is usually an introductory paragraph, a short synopsis of the story they’d like to submit and a closing paragraph with any previous... Continue Reading →

The Postcard Post: Renée Kurilla

Sub It Club welcomes illustrator Renée Kurilla to The Postcard Post. You'll love Renée's illustrations, full of color and whimsy. Renée is an illustrator of many books for kids including ORANGUTANKA: A Story in Poems by Margarita Engle (Henry Holt). Her next picture book, THE PICKWICKS’ PICNIC by Carol Brendler, is scheduled to publish in Fall... Continue Reading →

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