The Weekly 411 (5/15/20)
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May 15, 2020 vol. 20
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 Skylaar Amann.
AUTHOR & AUTHOR-ILLUSTRATOR SPOTLIGHTS
Writing Challenges
For Writers
Marketing & Creating a Platform
We are excited to feature Gabi Snyder and her debut picture book, TWO DOGS ON A TRIKE (Abrams Appleseed, May 19, 2020) illustrated by Robin Rosenthal. Enter to win a copy!
Today we are pleased to feature author-illustrator Skylaar Amann and her debut picture book, LLOYD FINDS HIS WHALESONG (Page Street Kids), coming out June 30. Enter to win a copy!
Writing Challenges
May 11- June 22 Eenie Meeney Minie Mini Writing Challenge
What: Each Monday for seven weeks, post a 100-word story based on the writing prompt provided by Susanna Leonard Hill
For Writers
Marketing & Creating a Platform
NEW ON KIDLIT411: We created a new resource page on writing and illustrating graphic novels. These are all the links that were added to this new page:
Creating Characters for Children's Graphic Novels
How to Create a Graphic Novel
10 Things Before You Start a Comic or Graphic Novel
Marissa Meyer's Guide to Writing a Graphic Novel Part I (Research), Part II (Pre-Writing), Part III (Script-writing), Part IV (Art)
KidlitGN - a new Facebook group for writers and illustrators interested in MG and lower graphic novels
Kids Comics Unite - a community for kid comics professionals
Creating Characters for Children's Graphic Novels
How to Create a Graphic Novel
10 Things Before You Start a Comic or Graphic Novel
Marissa Meyer's Guide to Writing a Graphic Novel Part I (Research), Part II (Pre-Writing), Part III (Script-writing), Part IV (Art)
Resources
Making Comics
Comics Relief: A :01 First Second Festival
Center for Cartooning Studies - Summer Workshops
Making Comics
Comics Relief: A :01 First Second Festival
Center for Cartooning Studies - Summer Workshops
Kids Comics Unite - a community for kid comics professionals
Love that you're starting a Graphic Novel resource page!!
ReplyDeleteLove the resource updates and looking forward to reading both Two Dogs On A Trike and Lloyd Finds His Whale Song! Congratulations to Gabi Snyder, Robin Rosenthal and Skylaar Amann!
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