Learn about Adams's MSWL, receive feedback on your pitch at our latest Meet & Pitch session!. An add-on critique opportunity is available also.
Meet and Pitch - Adam Blackman, Acquisitions Editor at Cardinal Rule Press
Adam will start off our 90-minute session with information about Cardinal Rule Press as a whole and then move on to information about himself and his manuscript wish list. We will take a few minutes for moderated questions and then move on to the Pitch section of the event. Submissions will be shown on screen without identifying information and read aloud by a moderator. Adam will then take a few minutes to react and provide feedback. We encourage you to watch the live event in case Adam has follow up questions. We will do our best to get through all the submissions.
After the event attendees will receive a replay link good for one week as well as special submission instructions for submitting to Adam at Cardinal Rule Press. Attendees who registered for additional written critiques will receive additional submission instructions.
DATE: Nov 13th @ 7pm cst. Replay will be available for one week after the event.
$20 – SCBWI premium members
$25 - non members
After the event:
Attendees will receive a replay, special submission instructions for querying Adam Blackman, and a discount code of his editorial services.
How to Submit Your Pitch
If you would like us to read your pitch, please submit it via this Google Form by November 12th at noon CST.
Pitches must be 150 words or less. Please include title, genre, and age category (this doesn't count against your 150 words). We will choose as many as time permits. Please note this is a short "elevator pitch," not a query letter.
Deadline: Nov 12th at noon CST
Unsure how to craft your pitch or perfect your opening lines? "The Essential Guide to Publishing for Children" offers invaluable advice and resources for authors, illustrators, and translators of children's books. Available for free to premium members.
Optional Written Critique Information
Paid written critique US$ 60
Adam is offering up to 20 written critiques of either your first 10 pages or a full picture book manuscript and accompanying query letter. Critique submissions will be due one week after the workshop in order for attendees to incorporate lessons learned. Critiques will be returned via email within three months.
About Adam Blackman
Adam is an acquiring editor for picture books for Cardinal Rule Press (https://cardinalrulepress.com/pages/imprints). Previously a consulting editor for middle grade with The Little Press (https://littlepresspublishing.com/home) and a former bookstore manager and nonprofit director, Adam earned his MFA in Fiction from Sarah Lawrence College and has written for both adults and children. He also works with writers on a freelance basis to shape and shine their stories. An active member of Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI) and regular presenter at writing conferences, Adam lives in a hutch in Brooklyn, NY with his tween son and seriously adolescent bunny. www.adamdblackman.com.
About Cardinal Rule Press
From the Cardinal Rule Press website:
Cardinal Rule Press produces high-quality children’s literature that empowers children through timeless messages of hope, courage and the Golden Rule.
CRP is a traditional publishing company located in southeast Michigan that produces a select number of books each year; all of which make a difference in the world while reflecting modern-day diversity.