Eastern PA Two-Step Critique for Author-Illustrators with literary agent Kait Feldmann

May 07, 2026 - Sep 15, 2026

Online event

Calling all Picture Book Author-Illustrators: Ever wish you could have the same publishing professional look at your dummy a second time? After you made their suggested revisions? Well now you can! Two-Step Critique participants will meet with literary agent Kait Feldmann to discuss their picture book dummy (illustrations and completed manuscript) once in May, then have about 3 months to revise and resubmit for a second round of feedback in September.

Quick Facts

Host Region: Eastern Pennsylvania

Contact: Kristen Strocchia [email protected]

Cost:

Premium Members: $155 USD
Preview Plan: $175 USD

Meeting Dates:

Group A meets Thursday, May 7 & Monday, September 14
Group B meets Friday, May 8 & Tuesday, September 15

REGISTRATION CONFIRMATIONS

Upon completion of payment, you will receive a payment confirmation by email. You will also find a registration confirmation on the website that will include event-specific details. Go to your Member Home and click on My Events under the black bar at the top of the page. All events you have registered will be displayed on this page. If there are additional meeting details (i.e. Zoom links for virtual events or materials required for the event), this information will be found under the green Meeting Info button.

REFUND POLICY

Registration fees for this event are nonrefundable after the Saturday, March 28 critique submission deadline. For more information on our refund policy, click here. By registering for this event, you agree that you have read and understand the refund policy for this event.

Meet the Faculty

About Kait

Kait Lee Feldmann is a children’s book agent at kt literary representing author-illustrators. She has been romping around children’s book publishing for the past decade, previously as an editor at HarperCollins and Scholastic. Her list as editor included award-winning books that received a Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, and Sibert Honor; the Ezra Jack Keats Award; and appearances on Best of lists for The New York Times, NPR, Kirkus, and more. Kait is hapa (mixed race Chinese/white) and is passionate about championing books by, about, and for BIPOC. In 2020 she received the CBC Diversity Outstanding Achievement Award. Kait resides in a hoarder’s paradise in Los Angeles, surrounded by books. When she’s not reading those, she can often be found playing board games, estate sale hopping, or crafting. Visit her at kaitfeldmann.com.

Critique Meetings

Send...

Please send one picture book dummy (sketches, 1-2 completed pieces of art, and complete manuscript text) and a 2-3 sentence pitch in the same document—by SATURDAY, March 28, 2026. We anticipate feedback to be returned on or about Thursday, April 30, 2026. Please, review this in advance of your Zoom meeting.

Process and Polish...

Use the feedback you receive in Step 1 to revise your PB dummy and pitch before the submission deadline for Step 2.

Send...

Send your revised PB dummy (sketches, 1-2 completed pieces of art, and complete manuscript text) and a 2-3 sentence pitch in the same document—by WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2026. We anticipate feedback to be returned on or about Monday, September 7, 2026. Please, review this in advance of your Zoom meeting.

For ALL Critique Submissions

For all submissions, please send 1 picture book dummy as a .jpg, .png or PDF file (5 MB max). Optional: You may include a 1- to 2-sentence pitch (in the same document)

⇒Please SAVE YOUR FILE as Faculty Last Name_Your Last Name_TITLE OF MANUSCRIPT .JPG, .PNG or PDF.

Example: Feldmann_Strocchia_PURPLE CARROTS

⇒Then send your file to Kristen at [email protected]. The subject should read: Faculty Last Name_Your Last Name_TITLE OF MANUSCRIPT (same as saved file name).

Submission deadlines: listed in Step 1 & 2 above

Also see Steps 1 & 2 above for anticipated critique return dates.