Meet Me in Manhattan This Summer

In lieu of a post today, I wanted to do a little upcoming events/housekeeping. This weekend, I head to Utah for a week-long workshop (that’s a lotta kidlit!). I’ve also booked a conference in Vermont from July 23-25, and I’ll update my Events page with that information soon. On the horizon after that are conferences in Ohio, Wisconsin and Florida in October. And I finally know the date of my move to Brooklyn — July 12th! When I was last over there, I signed a lease on a beautiful apartment in the Carroll Gardens neighborhood. That’s right, nothing but puppies, strollers, gardens and a fantastic local sandwich shop called Brooklyn Bread. And lots of great books, of course!

Speaking of NYC, I’m excited to be teaching a class in Manhattan for the Learning Annex this summer, after I settle in. The topic? Writing and publishing your children’s book. You can check out the class listing here. Location details won’t be available until a few weeks before the event, but the class will be on Wednesday, July 21st, at 6:45 p.m. somewhere in Midtown Manhattan.

I’ll be talking about today’s publishing landscape, discussing what makes for successful picture book, MG and YA manuscripts, answering questions and offering a 10-page prose manuscript or a full picture book manuscript critique to everyone who signs up.

If you are planning on registering for the class, email me at mary@kidlit.com with “Learning Annex” in the subject line, and I’ll give you a coupon good for $10 off the list price!

As you can also see in my sidebar, to your right, I’ve added a handy box where you can sign up for my email mailing list. Go ahead and call me a web 2.0 sellout, but I want a way to keep readers in the loop about my upcoming events, appearances, workshops, classes and what-have-you. If you’d like to receive infrequent email updates, please sign up!

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