Everything They Never Told You about Being a Kidlit Author

You’re a published author. Congrats! You’ve worked so hard to get here. You’ve built a killer website and social media presence, set up a book launch, printed bookmarks and swag, and know all about visiting schools.

But what about the stuff they don’t tell you?

Josh Funk, a veteran newbie picture book author, has published 20 books over the last decade and he’s here to share the knowledge he’s learned along the way, such as:

• Things that slip through the cracks at publishers that we
•  authors and illustrators now need to handle
• How do you get to present at education conferences like ALA and NCTE?
• What’s the deal with state book lists?
• What about book festivals?
• What’s a “Press Kit”?
• Best practices for connecting with bookstores
• And several more tips and tricks…

Plus Q&A on all of the above (including the stuff they do tell you).

This workshop is geared toward both published creators as well as people who plan to be published in the future. Zoom link will be sent in the Ohio Central and South March e-mail blasts or e-mail [email protected].

This event is made possible by a grant from SCBWI and the Authors Coalition of America.