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A Cafe Chat with Editor Rachel Diebel, by Kristen Strocchia
Our second webinar in the 2022 Query Grind webinar series is coming up on February 24 at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time. We’ll have Feiwel & Friends Assistant Editor Rachel Diebel telling us all about comp titles! To get ready for … Continue reading
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Tagged children's books, comp titles, comparison titles, eastern PA scbwi, Eastern PA SCBWI webinar, graphic novel, KidLit, Kristen Strocchia, middle grade, middle grade fiction, middle grade novels, queries kidlit, query grind, Rachel Diebel, SCBWI, SCBWI webinar, upper middle grade, webinar, writing queries, ya fiction, young adult, young adult fiction
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A Cafe Chat with Author Laura Sibson, by Lindsay Bandy
Eastern PA SCBWI member Laura Sibson’s newest book, Edie In Between, was released in August. Our PAL Coordinator, Lindsay Bandy, recently had a chance to catch up with Laura at our virtual café. Here’s what they had to say. Lindsay: … Continue reading
A Cafe Chat with Literary Agent Eric Smith, by Laura Parnum
The Eastern PA SCBWI team is gearing up for our Annual Pocono Retreat in April. We have a fantastic faculty line-up who will be leading breakout sessions or giving keynotes as well as offering one-on-one critiques. To find out more … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 Pocono Retreat, Blue Stoop, eastern PA scbwi, eric smith, Hey YA podcast, kelly jensen, Kid Activists, Laura Parnum, literary agent, memoir, nonfiction, pen's landing, Pocono Retreat, PS Literary, Queer There and Everywhere, Robin Stevenson, Sarah Prager, SCBWI, SCBWI. Events, ya fiction, YA novels
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A Cafe Chat with YA Author Jamie Beth Cohen, by Lindsay Bandy
We’re back at the Cafe, chatting with YA Author and Fall Philly faculty member Jamie Beth Cohen! Jamie’s going to be sitting on our Diversity Panel and leading a fantastic breakout session on November 2, so if you haven’t registered … Continue reading
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Tagged #ownvoices, #pitchwars, 90s, Authors, black rose writing, challenges, debut authors, diversity, Fall Philly, jamie beth cohen, Lindsay Bandy, marketing, Reluctant Readers, sex positive, sexual assault, small publishers, teen, teen vogue, tori amos, tuck everlasting, wasted pretty, ya fiction, YA realistic fiction
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A Café Chat with Literary Agent Marie Lamba, by Laura Parnum
I recently had the very lovely pleasure of chatting with Marie Lamba at the Eastern Penn Points Café. Marie is an author as well as a literary agent at the Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency and will be joining our faculty … Continue reading
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Tagged Author, eastern PA scbwi, faculty, Interviews, Laura Parnum, literary agents, Marie Lamba, picture book authors, Picture Books, Pocono Retreat, Pocono Retreat 2019, SCBWI, ya authors, ya fiction, YA novels
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A Cafe Chat with Quirk Books Editor Rick Chillot, by Laura Parnum
I was recently able to chat with Rick Chillot, editor at Quirk Books in Philadelphia. Rick will be presenting at YA/MG Day in November, and he’ll also be doing critiques, so be sure to sign up here. Laura: Hello, Rick. … Continue reading
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Tagged Critiques, eastern PA scbwi, editors, faculty, Interviews, Laura Parnum, League of Regrettable Sidekicks, League of Regrettable Superheroes, League of Regrettable Supervillains, middle grade fiction, Nick and Tesla series, pitching tips, Quirk Books, Rick Chillot, SCBWI, scbwi eastern pa, SCBWI. Events, teen fiction, William Shakespeare's Star Wars, ya fiction
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A Cafe Chat with Abbey Lee Nash, by Laura Parnum
I am getting very excited for YA/MG day, which will be held on November 3 in Lancaster, PA. I was able to speak with YA author Abbey Lee Nash, one of the faculty members for this event, at the Eastern … Continue reading
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Tagged Abbey Lee Nash, Authors, faculty, Interviews, Laura Parnum, lifeline, SCBWI, scbwi eastern pa, SCBWI. Events, teen fiction, writing, writing advice, ya fiction
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A Book Birthday Cafe Chat with Abbey Lee Nash, by Lindsay Bandy
Today is a busy day for Abbey Nash, but she’s taken a few minutes out of her BOOK BIRTHDAY (!) to chat with US at the Cafe! LIFELINE is Abbey’s first novel, and it’s been creating lots of buzz….it received … Continue reading
A Cafe Chat with K.M. Walton, by Lindsay Bandy
Hello, Eastern PA! I’m here at the Cafe with our good friend, K.M. Walton. If you attended Fall Philly in 2017, you probably heard Kate’s amazing keynote. Because we all wanted to hear more, we invited her back for the … Continue reading
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