The Weekly 411 (1/1/21)

© Zara Gonzalez Hoang

 Jan. 1, 2021, vol. 1

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 Zara Gonzalez Hoang.

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

Wow... we are about to celebrate our 7th year as a kid lit resource website. Hope you all have a wonderfully creative new year and thanks for being a part of our community!

-Elaine Kiely Kearns and Sylvia Liu

AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR SPOTLIGHTS

We are thrilled to feature author Christina Li and her debut middle grade novel, Clues to the Universe (Quill Tree Books Jan. 12, 2021). Enter to win a copy!

We are thrilled to feature author Joanna Ho and her debut picture book, Eyes That Kiss in the Corners illustrated by Dung Ho (HarperCollins Jan. 5, 2021). Enter to win a copy!

It is the first of the month so we are excited to feature illustrator Elspeth Alix Batt and her website banner design for Kidlit411. She won first place in our recent banner contest.

© Elspeth Alix Batt

SUBMISSIONS: AGENTS AND EDITORS

Why Authors Need Agents: Advanced Edition

Should You Submit Your Work to Agents or Editors?

MIDDLE GRADE

Navigating Middle Grade Books

Middle Grade Novel: Plot Outline

PICTURE BOOKS

Are You Writing a Picture Book or Short Story?

Picture Book Basics- Layout

Character Arcs for Your Children's Books

LEGAL RESOURCES FOR WRITERS

Tax Resources for Writers

SUPPORT KIDLIT411

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