With this month’s Spilling the Tea column we are talking author finances with Katherine Locke! Katherine chats about advances, earning out, their thoughts about day jobs and much more. Be sure to check out Katherine’s YA historical This Rebel Heart. * Say an author gets a $100,000 advance, can … [Read more...] about Spilling the Tea: Author Katherine Locke on Author Finances
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Ask WNDB: Going on Submission with Editor Sabrina Pyun
With our Ask WNDB column, we get industry insiders to answer your burning questions. This month we discuss the ins and outs of book publicity with Sabrina Pyun, assistant editor at Scribner. What do you wish authors on submission knew about the process, from your perspective? I’m sure most … [Read more...] about Ask WNDB: Going on Submission with Editor Sabrina Pyun
Ask WNDB: How To Master Book Promotion with Publicist Aleah Gornbein
With our Ask WNDB column, we get industry insiders to answer your burning questions. This month we discuss the ins and outs of book publicity with Aleah Gornbein, publicist at Scholastic. What is your best piece of advice to a debut author about to have their book published in six months, in one … [Read more...] about Ask WNDB: How To Master Book Promotion with Publicist Aleah Gornbein
Ask WNDB: Starting A Career in Publishing with Editor Feather Flores
With our Ask WNDB column, we get industry insiders to answer your burning questions! This month we discuss how to start a career in publishing with Feather Flores, editor at Atheneum Books for Young Readers. * What advice would you give to someone who writes, “I am a high school student who is … [Read more...] about Ask WNDB: Starting A Career in Publishing with Editor Feather Flores
Celebrating WNDB’s Published Walter Grantees
By Andrea Ruggirello Over the last seven years, WNDB has been proud to provide Walter Grants to promising writers and illustrators from diverse communities. Below are the books that have been published or announced by grantees since receiving their grants. Congratulations to everyone! 2020 … [Read more...] about Celebrating WNDB’s Published Walter Grantees
Writing Resources for the Penguin Random House Creative Writing Awards
The Penguin Random House Creative Writing Awards are now open for submissions! U.S. public high school seniors are invited to apply in one of five categories: the Michelle Obama Award for Memoir, the Amanda Gorman Award for Poetry, the Maya Angelou Award for Spoken Word, fiction / drama, and the NYC … [Read more...] about Writing Resources for the Penguin Random House Creative Writing Awards
Spilling the Tea: Author Suma Subramaniam on Maximizing Your Time
Welcome to Spilling the Tea, a feature where we ask authors all about craft, industry ins and outs, and more! This week we have Suma Subramaniam on the WNDB blog to discuss time management, writing habits, and avoiding burnout. * What's your advice for people balancing writing with a day job … [Read more...] about Spilling the Tea: Author Suma Subramaniam on Maximizing Your Time
Spilling the Tea: Author Meredith Ireland on Querying
Welcome to Spilling the Tea, a new feature where we ask authors all about craft, industry ins and outs, and more! This week we have Meredith Ireland on the WNDB blog to discuss the (often dreaded but necessary) practice of querying, which involves pitching not only your manuscript but yourself to … [Read more...] about Spilling the Tea: Author Meredith Ireland on Querying
Ask WNDB: Breaking In with Literary Agent Larissa Melo Pienkowski
Welcome to Ask WNDB! Publishing is famously opaque as an industry. Our goal is to help even the playing field by demystifying it and offering answers to burning questions about timely topics. This week we're pleased to welcome to the WNDB blog Larissa Melo Pienkowski from Jill Grinberg Literary to … [Read more...] about Ask WNDB: Breaking In with Literary Agent Larissa Melo Pienkowski
