Is Your Children’s Book Ready for Submission?
Join literary agent Penny Holroyde as she gives children’s writers the low-down on what makes a brilliant literary agent submission. For picture books through to YA.
Free to members of Jericho Writers
Learn more or join now.
Presenter bio
Penny has worked in publishing for over twenty years for publishers Walker Books in the UK and Candlewick Press in the US and then as an agent with Caroline Sheldon. She now has her own agency, Holroyde Cartey. She is looking for brilliant stories, uniquely narrated for all ages and for illustrators who can also write.
Detail Summary
In this masterclass filmed live at the Festival of Writing 2018, top children’s agent Penny Holroyde discusses what makes the perfect agent submission when it comes to children’s books. She gives her top tips on writing a query letter and synopsis, as well as those all-important opening pages.
- Total running time: 51:05
- Audio download: No
- PDF notes available: no
Build a strong underlying story structure