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Craft vs Business: the Grudge Match with Editor Melissa Manlove

Nov 07, 2026

Online event

So many writers find themselves feeling that art and business are profoundly at odds. In this talk, learn how editors balance the two by understanding where, in fact, they do not fight each other but instead lift each other—and how they can powerfully lift your career, as well!

Webinar info

Date: Saturday November 7th at 11AM-12.30PM


Join MD/DE/WV SCBWI to hear from Editor Melissa Manlove.



Our presentation will be an hour, followed with 30min Q&A. 

The presentation will be recorded and available on replay until December 7th, 2026.



About the Presenter

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Melissa Manlove

In her own words: "I am a children’s book editor at Sourcebooks, working across Jabberwocky (fiction picture books), Explore (nonfiction for children), and Young Readers (middle grade fiction). I’ve been a bookseller for as long as I’ve been an editor, and that’s given me a strong sense of how books can break the rules, challenge expectations, and still stand out in the bookstore and succeed in reaching readers."