011 - Paul O. Zelinsky - Picture Book Summit Podcast
Release Date: 11/10/2020
029 - Samantha Berger - Picture Book Summit
Picture Book Summit Podcast
In today’s episode, we’ll hear from Samantha Berger, a twice Emmy-nominated writer and award-winning author of over 80 books for young readers, including Crankenstein, Monster’s New Undies, Snail Mail, and Rock What You Got! Samantha wrote for Nickelodeon for 12 years and now she writes for Sesame Street. In her presentation, she shares five things to know about being AND writing funny.
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028 - Emma Walton Hamilton - Picture Book Summit
Picture Book Summit Podcast
In this episode, Emma Walton Hamilton talks about the three things you should do before you start submitting, the key components of your query letter, including how to craft your hook and what to include in your bio, query etiquette, and submissions dos and don’ts.
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027 - Jennie Dunham - Picture Book Summit
Picture Book Summit Podcast
Today’s episode showcases literary agent Jennie Dunham, founder of Dunham Literary Inc. Her clients have appeared on the NYT Bestseller list and have won numerous awards including the Schneider Family Award, the Boston Globe Horn Book Honor, and NYT Best Illustrated Book. Jennie shares insight on what agents do, what they don't do, and how to prepare for working with an agent.
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026 - Katie Davis - Picture Book Summit
Picture Book Summit Podcast
You vow again and again, “Today I will work on my book!” But something just keeps getting in the way. In this episode, Katie Davis shares insights and tips for avoiding procrastination and getting your "BIC" or Butt In Chair. Listen in for a few tricks that will give you the motivation needed to complete the next phase of your work.
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025 - Ruth Spiro - Picture Book Summit
Picture Book Summit Podcast
Nonfiction picture books are one of the fastest-growing segments of the market today, but how do you make them accessible and fun, even for the youngest of audiences. In this episode, award-winning author Ruth Spiro explains how to structure complex topics in a way that makes them understandable and engaging for the younger readers, and even babies. Listen in to sharpen your skills related to STEM-based writing for children.
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024 - Emma Walton Hamilton - Picture Book Summit
Picture Book Summit Podcast
In this episode, Picture Book Summit co-founder Emma Walton Hamilton provides some helpful insight on determining whether a manuscript is truly ready for submission. Listen in to avoid some common mistakes that could cause your hard work to be rejected.
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023 - Laura Backes - Picture Book Summit
Picture Book Summit Podcast
In this episode, Picture Book Co-Founder Laura Backes gives us insight into creating memorable picture book characters by discussing the cognitive development of kids in the picture book audience. You’ll look at your main characters and how you develop them in a whole new way after this mind-opening episode.
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022 - Katie Davis - Picture Book Summit Podcast
Picture Book Summit Podcast
Katie Davis shares how digging into research makes your writing sparkle — whether your book is nonfiction or fiction. Using picture books Renato and the Lion by Barbara DiLorenzo and Shark Nate-O by Becky Cattie and Tara Luebbe, Katie shares how research brought surprises to these stories.
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021 - Matthew Cordell - Picture Book Summit Podcast
Picture Book Summit Podcast
Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell helps us find the magic of picture books as he explores the bridge between text and image by breaking down successful books. Matthew even shares his struggle with finding the bridge in his early work. Join us for this magical ride.
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020 - Laura Backes and Emma Walton Hamilton
Picture Book Summit Podcast
In this episode, Laura Backes and Emma Walton Hamilton team up to give you tips on approaching the first big revision of your first draft. Listen as they dig deep into revision first steps by taking you on a tour of the first act of a fiction picture book and a nonfiction picture book to show what your manuscript needs at the beginning of the story to get started on a firm foundation.
info_outlineToday we bring you beloved author-illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky. Paul received the Caldecott Medal for his illustrated retelling of RAPUNZEL, as well as Caldecott Honors for three of his books: HANSEL AND GRETEL, RUMPELSTILTSKIN, and SWAMP ANGEL. He also known for crowd-pleasing favorites such as THE WHEELS ON THE BUS and Z IS FOR MOOSE. In this portion of his presentation from Picture Book Summit, Paul talks about what people (including editors) are looking for in a picture book, what makes a picture book work, and how important structure is in a picture book and the impact it has on a book’s layout and pacing.
Find out more about this year's Picture Book Summit at picturebooksummit.com.