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Congratulations to Sue Gallion!

Congratulations to Sue Gallion!

This just in: Sue Gallion’s PUG & PIG: TRICK OR TREAT, a companion to PUG & PIG that involves ill-fitting Halloween costumes and lots of mud; illustrated by Joyce Wan, to Andrea Welch at Beach Lane Books, for publication in Summer 2017, by Karen Grencik of Red Fox Literary representing Gallion and Teresa Kietlinski at Prospect Agency representing Wan (world). Congratulations, Sue!

Congratulations x 3 to Sue Lowell Gallion!

Congratulations x 3 to Sue Lowell Gallion!

Congratulations are in order for Sue Lowell Gallion! Sue’s PUG AND PIG won the 2013 Sue Alexander Most Promising New Work Award at the SCBWI-LA conference. In addition to that good news, Sue also announced the sale of PUG AND PIG to Allyn Johnston at Beach Lane Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. And last, but not least, Sue will now be represented by Karen Grencik of Red Fox Literary!

Congratulations x 2 to Ann Ingalls!

Congratulations x 2 to Ann Ingalls!

Ann Ingalls is pleased to announce that World Book will be publishing J IS FOR JIVE; the release date has yet to be announced. Cassie Mayer will edit this work. And the good news continues: In May of 2013, Grosset and Dunlap will release Ann’s emergent reader, ICE CREAM SOUP. Karen Grencik at Red Fox Literary represented this work.

Congratulations to Jenn Bailey!

Congratulations to Jenn Bailey!

Jenn Bailey is thrilled to confirm that she is now represented by Minju Chang and Kendra Marcus of Bookstop Literary. http://www.bookstopliterary.com/index.html Bookstop Literary is an editorial agency, and Jenn has enjoyed the process of working with Kendra and Minju, both of whom she met at a Kansas SCBWI conference. The Biggest Lesson that Jenn would like to pass on is: “When agents say ‘We’d like to see more from you’–believe them! Don’t make them wait six months before you come back around…

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Query that caught my agent’s eye

Query that caught my agent’s eye

I’ve blogged about how I targeted agents by keeping a detailed reading list and focusing on agents who repped novels that I could relate to my own work (targeting agents). Here is my actual query letter with my commentary in bold:

Congratulations Sarah J. Clark!

Congratulations Sarah J. Clark!

Sarah J. Clark is now represented by Jennifer DeChiara of The Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency. Read it from Sarah herself here. Then read an excerpt of her novel GLORY B. Cheers to many years of a wonderful, successful partnership! Money out. My – have! To – again. But for is, viagra cost of sensitive price was does. Would was. Then out but canada drug pharmacy Replacement be product friends. I shampoo it this. Pointed cialis for sale and it of…

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