by SCBWI Western Washington
Justin Chanda, publisher at Simon & Schuster, loves picture books. He talked about how he takes a good manuscript and makes it great. Picture books have an economy of language––less is more! If you are writing in rhyme, be careful because rhyming must be done so precisely. All picture books, however, must have rhythm. (Read... Continue Reading →
This just in from Lois Brandt: In case you haven't seen this already, HarperCollins Voyager imprint is going to accept unagented manuscripts for two weeks in October! This may be an opportunity for YA science fiction writers. For more details and links to submission guidelines, click here.
The Seattle Times had this interesting story about publishers decision to limit the number of times library patrons can check out e-books. It's a good story to check out! By the way, The Seattle Public Library is hosting free, drop-in sessions at several branches in April and May to help patrons learn about e-books. Details:... Continue Reading →
Janet Lee Carey (one of our own SCBWI Western Washington members) sent this link to an article, written by Onnesha Roychoudhuri for the Boston Review, that lays out what Amazon is doing and what publishers are facing right now. To find out more about Janet's work visit her website.
This comes from Alan Rinzler's blog: “Everybody’s looking for the next big thing — a work of great literary fiction from an unknown writer who’s never been published.”That’s according to Jay Schaefer, an editor-at-large at Workman Publishers in New York City and its subsidiary, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, North Carolina.Schaefer, a publishing veteran best... Continue Reading →
Slush piles are starting to melt because publishers no longer want to pay to wade through them, according to the Wall Street Journal. (And yet, the same story claims Writers House gets 100 queries a month. Per day, maybe.)Anyway, it's an interesting read and covers both screenwriting and books. Here's the intro:In 1991, a book... Continue Reading →
Publishers are playing it safe, though 2009 was better than expected. For fledgling authors, especially those of a literary sort, it's a tough prospect.Read the whole thing at Bookseller.com.
Georgia McBride has news on her blog about a new imprint at St. Martin's, apparently meant to be a hybrid between YA and adult publishing.From Publishers Marketplace November 4, 2009Dan Weiss Joins SMP As Publisher at LargeFormer SparkNotes publisher and packager Dan Weiss is the latest seasoned executive to join Macmillan, taking the new position... Continue Reading →
You do read Betsy Bird's Fuse #8 blog every day, right? Because someday, when we are all wizened and gummy, the whippersnappers will say her name and fan their faces because that is what you do in the presence of a legend.Aaaanyway, she has a great roundup of what Little, Brown & Company will be... Continue Reading →
They've updated their submission guidelines: The picture books that we publish are usually, but not always, fictional stories that relate to animals, nature, the environment, and science. All books should subtly convey an educational theme through a warm story that is fun to read and that will grab a child’s attention. Each book has a... Continue Reading →
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