February meeting this SATURDAY with Harold Underdown!

​ This month only we're bringing you our Monthly Meeting on Saturday, February 10,10am-12noon, Demaray Hall, SPU Industry Low-Down with Harold Underdown Join long-time children’s book editor Harold Underdown for a Q&A session filled with insider tips and techniques for success. Register in advance if you plan to stay for Harold's masterclass on Editing Without an Editor- A Revision... Continue Reading →

Picture Book Summer School

Are you ready to take the next step with your picture book manuscript? Harold Underdown and Eileen Robinson are offering a self-guided summer school version of their online class "Revising and Re-Imagining Your Picture Book Manuscript,” running from June through August, with registration open now through the end of June. Students can work their way through any or all of several classes,... Continue Reading →

Heard a publishing term that leaves you flummoxed?

You might find a definition on Harold Underdown's helpful site.Here are a few examples:back matter--Supplementary material in the back of a book, such as a glossary, a recommended reading list, an index, or information about the book. binding--What holds a book together. A trade hardcover binding is usually sewn and glued. A library binding is... Continue Reading →

Revisions class

Eileen Robinson and Harold Underdown, children's book editors, have a program called Kid's Book Revision, and they're offering a class that starts on Feb. 20.Get the details here.

The economy and publishing: an overview

Here's the start of a longish piece by Harold Underdown, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Children's Publishing. He looks at the industry and how it's doing in today's economy: For more than a year the attention of everyone working in the U.S. children's books publishing industry has been focused on the economy. And... Continue Reading →

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