April 5, 2025 2:00-4:00 PM (PT): First Page, First Impressions with Foyinsi Adegbonmire, Editor at Feiwel and Friends
Apr 05, 2025
Online event
First Page, First Impressions (aka How to Catch an Editor's Eye on the First Page) - Just like first impressions, first pages can matter a lot. They help set up reader expectations, as well as reader anticipation. But how do you polish your first page to where it needs to be to get a reader hooked? During this meeting, we'll be looking at examples of strong first pages (from Season Ticket holders) and discussing what makes them work, as well as chatting about what might NOT work on a first page!
Foyinsi Adegbonmire, Editor at Feiwel & Friends
Foyinsi Adegbonmire is an Editor at Feiwel & Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group. She acquires Middle Grade and Young Adult fiction, and is open to contemporary, mystery, romance, and fantasy, while enjoying lighthearted stories with conversational narrative voices. She was named a PW Star Watch Honoree and her acquisitions include New York Times-bestseller Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé and Indie Bestseller Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao. When not reading or thinking about her very large TBR pile, she can be found watching Black sitcoms from the 90s/early 2000s, obsessing over crafting, or being sucked into Twitter and TikTok (@Foyinsi_Pub).