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And the Winners Are!!!

10/7/2013

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Thank you all so much for entering our contest.

In judging this contest there were many things to consider: which were the most exciting and unusual pitches, how did they relate to social media scores, which seemed the most complete, which seemed the most marketable, and of course, which had wonderful characters. There were many fabulous pitches to choose from.

Here are the winners:

1) Wendi Silvano gets to submit to Christy Ottaviano & gets the Writing Wonderful Character-Driven Picture Books e-course for free.

2) Marcy P. receives a critique from Marsha Diane Arnold & gets the Writing Wonderful Character-Driven Picture Book e-course for free.

3) Laurie Young gets to submit to Karen Grencik of Red Fox Literary.

4) Mandy Yates gets to submit to me, Mira Reisberg, of Hummingbird Literary.

I will coordinate connecting the winners to editor, agents, and Marsha. Contact me at miraguy AT gmail.com

You will have until November 7th to make your submission.

Remember, everyone is a winner in this contest!  You all get the opportunity to take the Writing Wonderful Character-Driven Picture Books e-Course for only $75 with this link (normally $149). Enjoy!

Thanks again to everyone for sharing your wonderful characters and pitches!
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Marsha and Mira's Best Character-Driven Contest!!

9/26/2013

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Pitch us your best character-driven story!
For one week starting Wednesday September 26th and ending October 4th, you have the opportunity to
win fabulous prizes!!

WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED MONDAY OCTOBER 6th
RIGHT HERE!!!
OMG - Sometimes you have a great idea that takes off way more than you expect and turns into Spam. EEEK!! (The horror). Apologies. I have tweaked the social media part of the contest so it's less spammy

All you have to do is describe your most compelling character-driven picture book plot in 50 words or less and participate in getting the word out about the contest. There will be FOUR winners for FOUR great prizes. BUT EVERYONE who enters gets a prize with a special half off discount to our Writing Wonderful Character-Driven Picture Books e-Course with one-year of access.

If you are wondering what a character-driven story is – have a peek here in the descriptions of the sessions.
http://www.picturebookacademy.com/writing-character-driven-stories.html and find out more about this jam-packed e-Course.

And here's a helpful article on writing pitches http://www.teachingauthors.com/2013/03/wednesday-writing-workout.html

And now for our awesome prizes...

First prize – The opportunity to submit your manuscript to Executive Editor Christy Ottaviano of Christy Ottaviano Books at Henry Holt and the Writing Wonderful Character-Driven Picture Books e-Course for free!

Second prize – A one-on-one Skype critique with Marsha Diane Arnold and the Writing Wonderful Character-Driven Picture Books e-Course for free!

Third prize – The opportunity to submit your manuscript to Karen Grencik of closed house Red Fox Literary agency!

Fourth prize - The opportunity to submit your manuscript to Mira Reisberg of
mostly closed house Hummingbird Literary agency!

Radically improve your chances of winning by posting multiple times in multiple sites!

The winning prizes will be based on the combination from your pitch and social sharing. Just log in below and describe your most compelling character-driven picture book story in 50 words or less and then then post about the contest all over the universe!!!
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Don't forget to sign up for our mailing list below so that we can send you  winning prizes and/or the special half-off link for our awesome Writing Wonderful Character-Driven Picture Books e-Course!!

Last steps for this contest - Just fill in your name and email here!!

We respect your email privacy

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And last but not least - post your 50 words or less character-driven story synopsis in the comments below!!!

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  • Home
    • THOH KidLit Creative Retreat
  • WRITING
    • Craft & Business of Writing Childrens Picture Books
    • The Chapter Book Alchemist
    • New!! Middle Grade Mastery Instant Access
    • Mastering Graphic Novels
    • 2022 Kidlit Palooza >
      • 2022 Palooza Program
      • 2022 Palooza Faculty
  • ILLUSTRATION
    • NEW!! Craft & Business of Illustrating Children's Books Instant Access
    • Never a Dull Moment Workshop
  • TECH
  • About Us
    • Why Us?
    • Meet the Faculty, Lives & GT Judges
    • Testimonials
    • Books by Students
    • Our Bookshop
    • As Seen In
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact Us
  • Blogfish
  • MN Course Access
  • Community
    • Our Bookshop
    • Come Play With Us!
    • Resources
    • Course Scholarships >
      • Yuyi Morales Picture Book Scholarship
      • Andrea Davis Pinkney MG CB Mastery Scholarship
      • Rafael Lopez Illustrating Childrens Books Scholarships
      • Larissa Marantz Merit & Need Scholarship