The Weekly 411 (3/29/19)

© Gary Fabbri

March 29, 2019 vol. 12

The Weekly 411 gathers all the links added to Kidlit411 each week. To receive this post by email, sign up for our email updates. Are you on Facebook? Join our Kidlit411 group for conversations & camaraderie. This week's illustration is by Gary Fabbri.

BOOK TRAILER PREMIERE

We're excited to debut the trailer for NOAH NOASAURUS, by Elaine Kiely Kearns, illustrated by Colin Jack (Albert Whitman & Co. April 1, 2019):

AUTHOR SPOTLIGHTS

We are pleased to feature four amazing debut MG authors in our March joint spotlight:

• Quinn Sosna-Spear, THE REMARKABLE INVENTIONS OF WALTER MORTINSON (Simon & Schuster, April 2)
• Joshua Levy, SEVENTH GRADE VS. THE GALAXY (Carolrhoda Books, Mar. 5) 
• Katherine Sparrow, LITTLE APOCALYPSE (Harper Collins March 12, 2019)
• Gillian McDunn, CATERPILLAR SUMMER (Bloomsbury Children's Books, April 2, 2019)

Enter to win all four books!

We are also excited to feature picture book author Cathy Ballou Mealey and her debut book, WHEN A TREE GROWS, illustrated by Kasia Nowowiejska (Sterling Children's Books, April 2, 2019). Enter to win a copy!

For Writers

Swoon Author Aiden Thomas: 5 Takeaways from Maggie Stiefvater's Writing Seminar

Random Name Generator

Agent Kathleen Rushall's List of Kid Lit Resources

Revisions

What to Do After Finishing Your First Draft

Query Letters

Anatomy of a Synopsis

Submissions: Agents & Editors

The Truth about Publishing 

Contests & Awards

April 1  Wergle Flop Humor Poetry Contest 

• What: submit your humorous poem no longer than 250 words
• Prize: $1000 first prize, $250 second prize, $100 honorable mentions

April 1 noon-6 p.m. EST Authoress: Secret Agent Contest

• What: submit the first 250 words of your completed manuscript (MG, especially adventure stories & historical fiction, YA contemporary romance, YA magical realism) 
• Prize: 50 randomly selected manuscripts will be selected for critique by the blog community and a secret agent

July 1-Sept. 30 SLF Gulliver Travel Grant

• What: apply for a grant to cover airfare, lodging, or travel expenses associated with researching speculative writing (fiction, poetry, drama, or creative nonfiction)
• Prize: $1,000 grant

Legal Resources for Creatives

Life Plus 70 (Agent Ethan Ellenberg talks about negotiating rights)

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