Date/Time
Date(s) - 01/14/2020
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Category(ies)
Improve Your Craft From Home with this Webinar!
Writing Queries,
Strategizing Submissions, and
Interpreting Editorial Feedback
with author and editor Deborah Halverson
Webinar: Jan. 14, 7pm to 8:30pm Central time
Deborah Halverson, Photo: Roxyanne Young
This webinar is for writers of all children’s book categories, and beginners as well as advanced writers looking to perfect their submission package and strategy.
Deborah Halverson spent a decade editing books for Harcourt Children’s Books before becoming the award-winning author of Writing Young Adult Fiction for Dummies, Writing New Adult Fiction, the teen novels Honk If You Hate Me and Big Mouth, the picture book Letters to Santa, and three books in the Remix series for struggling readers. She has been working with authors—bestsellers, veterans, debut, and aspiring—for twenty-four years. Deborah is now a freelance editor specializing in picture books, middle grade, and young adult fiction. She is the founder of the popular writers’ advice site DearEditor.com and an advisory board member for the UC San Diego Extension “Children’s Book Writing and Illustrating” certificate program. DeborahHalverson.com.
Twitter: @Dear_Editor
Instagram: deareditordotcom, deborahhalversonbooks
Facebook: DearEditorcom, DeborahHalverson
This webinar will be recorded, but you MUST register BEFORE the webinar to view the recording. Registered attendees will be able to view the recording for 1 month after the webinar date.
The webinar costs $10 for SCBWI, $35 for non-members. SCBWI members, login to get the discounted price. If you aren’t a member, click here for more information on the many benefits of being part of our community.
LOGIN INFORMATION for the webinar will be emailed to registered attendees AFTER 3PM on Jan. 14.
Deborah Halverson has also offered to do a limited number of written critiques of query letters, the first 10 pages of a YA or MG novel or a submission package of a query letter, synopsis and first 10 pages of your manuscript after the webinar. Critiques are NOT included in the webinar. Prices are as follows:
* Query letter: $15
* First 10 pages of your manuscript: $30
* Submission package (query letter, synopsis, first 10 pages of your manuscript): $45
If you would like a critique, choose that option when you register below.
Critique pages must be submitted during the week between Jan. 20 and Jan. 26. This gives you time after the webinar to revise based on what you learned. Written feedback from Deborah Halverson will be emailed to you within 2 weeks. See our webinar critique guidelines for more information on submitting pages.
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