Agent Symposium Series -- Publishing Changes

This site has a great panel of agents discussing publishing
The agents include -
Nadia Cornier - Firebrand Literary Agency

Janet Reid - JetReid Literary Agency

Jonathan Lyons - McIntosh & Otis, Inc.

Stephen Fraser - The Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency


http://www.agentquery.com/symposium_pubchanges.aspx

This week - It's all about Agents

Agent Query

http://www.agentquery.com/

Great website to use to research agents -- what they've repped and links to their agency and info on them on Publisher's Marketplace.

Editor news at Simon & Schuster

From Publishers Lunch:

At Simon & Schuster Children's, Susan Burke has been promoted to editor at Atheneum.
She has been there since 2000.Associate Publisher of Simon & Schuster Children's
Elizabeth Law will leave the company at the end of March "to pursue other opportunities in publishing" after four years there.
She will serve as a consultant on "a number of her on-going projects."
Rubin Pfeffer will take over day-to-day responsibility for the imprint until a successor is named.

Xavier House Publishing

Xavier House Publishing is currently seeking submissions of non-fiction work.

They are looking for travel guides, how-to books, biographies, and tips and hints books, etc.
They are also interested in State/county/local histories.

http://www.xavier-house.com


http://www.xavier-house.com/submissions.html

january 24th is Hug A Writer Day

http://www.hugawriter.com/main.html

Annual Erma Bombeck Writing Competition

http://www.wcpl.lib.oh.us/adults/erma.html

NYC - Event for Writers - forums on writing for children

The New School in New York City is hosting a series of forums on writing for children. The second one, called Getting Published, will be held on Tuesday, February 20 from 6:30–7:30 p.m. It features Melanie Cecka, publishing director at Bloomsbury and Walker; Barry Goldblatt from the Barry Goldblatt Literary Agency; and Adrienne Waintraub, marketing director at Random House Children's Books. Tickets cost $5; for more information, call 212-229-5488.

Get to know Gibbs-Smith - watch the video

In my researching -- I came across this publisher

http://www.gibbs-smith.com/

Click on the little icon Watch the video -- it's a tour and explanation of Gibbs-Smith Publishing

Editor newa - at Putnam

From Publishers Lunch:

Susan Kochan has been promoted to associate editorial director for Putnam's Children's Books.
She has been with the publisher for 12 years, and will "work closely with Nancy Paulsen to help develop and strengthen the Putnam list."

Learn from this Newbery winner - Ellen Raskin

Listen to Ellen Raskin talk about writing The Westing Game
Read her drafts of this Newbery Award winning middle grade novel.

http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/authors/raskin/drafts.htm

The Edge of the Forest - an online children's literature monthly

http://www.theedgeoftheforest.com/

Guidelines and Themes for Fandangle Magazine

Fandangle is an ezine for children.

This link will take you to the editorial calendar
http://www.fandanglemagazine.com/calendar.html


This link will take you to the guidelines
http://www.fandanglemagazine.com/guidelines.html


Here's a link to the current issue
http://www.fandanglemagazine.com/index.html

Check out - The Writers' Group

Four women share how they encourage, give feedback,
and offer critique as they create their unique literary lives

http://www.writersgroupblog.blogspot.com/

fabulous website for children's magazine writers

So much is here including a Search feature so you can find links to magazines for children.

Check it the first week of every month - as content changes monthly.

http://www.kidmagwriters.com/index.htm

Check out the great info and downloadable tables that help you "Keep Track of those babies"

http://www.kidmagwriters.com/workday/office.htm

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