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Upcoming Education & Writer Events / June 8, 2019 Writer's Conference in Poughkeepsie, NY
« Last post by DellaRF on April 20, 2019, 09:09 AM »
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for the CWHV (Children's Writers of the Hudson Valley) Conference on June 8, 2019 in Poughkeepsie, New York. From board books to chapter books to novels, this year's faculty is covering the full range of children's books:

Alvina Ling, Editor-in-Chief, Little Brown Books (LBFYR)
Kat Brzozowki, Senior Editor, Swoon Reads and Feiwel & Friends (Macmillan Children's Publishing Group)
Eve Adler, Senior Editor, Sterling Books
Emma Sector, Literary Agent, Prospect Agency
David Neilsen, author (horror/comic/fantasies)

For workshop descriptions and more information - including how to sign up, please visit the website: http://www.cwhv.org/
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Middle Grade (MG) / Re: Current middle grade slang for "middle of nowhere" or "out in the boonies."
« Last post by Debbie Vilardi on April 19, 2019, 09:48 PM »
Quote from: David Wright on April 19, 2019, 07:18 PM
"middle of nowhere" is current, "boonies" not at all :)

This.
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Middle Grade (MG) / Re: Current middle grade slang for "middle of nowhere" or "out in the boonies."
« Last post by AnnH on April 19, 2019, 07:23 PM »
Quote from: David Wright on April 19, 2019, 07:18 PM
"middle of nowhere" is current, "boonies" not at all :)

Thanks! Nice to know the "standards" are still current. :)
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Middle Grade (MG) / Re: Current middle grade slang for "middle of nowhere" or "out in the boonies."
« Last post by David Wright on April 19, 2019, 07:18 PM »
"middle of nowhere" is current, "boonies" not at all :)
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Middle Grade (MG) / Current middle grade slang for "middle of nowhere" or "out in the boonies."
« Last post by AnnH on April 19, 2019, 03:17 PM »
Anything current? Or is "middle of nowhere still" used? Thanks!
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Picture Books (PB) / Re: Fave PBs in How To format?
« Last post by JulieM on April 18, 2019, 07:41 PM »
Just thought I'd mention that the Publishers Weekly update in my inbox today said that Carol Hinz at Lerner/Millbrook has just acquired a picture book that appears to be in this style. From memory, it was called something like How To Build an Insect. It's encouraging news!
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Poetry / Re: Publishing and Contest Entry Question for Poetry on my Blog
« Last post by Vijaya on April 18, 2019, 06:57 PM »
Patricia, you can choose to keep a few poems up there as a showcase. If you want to be published, you do need to have a web presence and having a blog does that. You don't even have to update it. You can have several pages...the main home page, an about me, and perhaps your poetry page. Sadly, as Debbie says, posting a copyright doesn't prevent people from taking your stuff. All best as you navigate the blogosphere.
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Poetry / Re: Publishing and Contest Entry Question for Poetry on my Blog
« Last post by Debbie Vilardi on April 18, 2019, 05:58 PM »
Quote from: patricia-brown on April 18, 2019, 12:52 PM
In the meantime, do you think I should  I say somewhere on my blog that I don't allow anyone to post my poems without my permission?

Unfortunately saying it doesn't stop people from doing it. It is copyright infringement whether or not you have a notice up. Just Google your name and poem titles periodically so you can ask anyone who does post them to take them down if you find them. The person who posted mine thought they were helping the authors of the works, not stealing reprint rights. Once I educated him about this, he took his blog down with no further difficulty.
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Illustrating / Are there any good online courses for illustrating children's books?
« Last post by overground55 on April 18, 2019, 04:53 PM »
Does anyone have any recommendations for classes I can apply for online? I recently got my bachelor's degree online and really value the online experience with student and teacher feedback, while having the flexibility to submit assignments and leave student feedback at my own leisure (as long as I submit my work before the midnight deadline each week!). Does anyone have any recommendations? I want something as close to an authentic schooling experience as I can get. I'm looking more for a single course or maybe two courses, but not a whole degree.
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
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Poetry / Re: Publishing and Contest Entry Question for Poetry on my Blog
« Last post by patricia-brown on April 18, 2019, 12:52 PM »
Thank you so much for your advice. I am thinking of taking the blog down after NaPoWriMo. In the meantime, do you think I should  I say somewhere on my blog that I don't allow anyone to post my poems without my permission? I would be so upset if someone put one of my poems on their blog or site without my permission! I'm so happy with my blog so far, and think it's great to have a link to show agents when I query, so this may be a hard decision for me since I would like to have my poetry traditionally published.

I just reminded myself of the expression "You can't eat your cake and have it too," I guess I may not be able to have my poetry blog and have it published too lol. 

Thanks again for any help and suggestions.  :thankyou

Pat  :flowers2
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