Long Island Presents: First Pages with Lynn Marie
Mar 07, 2026
Online event
The first page of your story offers the reader a glimpse into your writing style and story, but most importantly, it will tell the reader whether or not your story is one they should keep reading. Join Lynne Marie, Editor-Picture Books, Seasonal, Special Projects and more at The Little Press Publishing for this presentation.
First Pages with Lynne Marie
March 7th 2026
1-2 pm EST
Zoom
Member Price: $10
Non-Member Price: $20
Optional Critique Price: $80
First Pages with Lynne Marie Zoom presentation lasting approximately 1 hour in length. This online event will allow 25 people to submit their work to be read aloud, as well as optional full critiques by Lynne Marie.
Participants who submit first pages for review must be present and take their own notes.
Submission guidelines will be available after registration in your member home/my events/meeting info.
Optional Critiques
Space for the full critiques is limited to 8 participants at 15 minutes per session.
These submissions must be provided by March 1st, in advance of your critique session
Submission guidelines will be available after registration in your member home/my events/meeting info.
Due to the personal nature of the work presented, there will be no recording.
Lynne Marie is a multi-published, award-winning author of picture books. BroomMates: A Brewing Boundary Battle (The Little Press 2024), is a 2025 Anna Dewdney Read Together Award honor book, a 2025 Children’s Book Council Favorite from Teachers, Kids and Librarians, and a 2024 Northern Lights Book Awards Holiday Category winner. She’s an Editor at The Little Press, Director of RateYourStory.org, Mentor at ThePictureBookMechanic.com, Creator of March On With Mentor Texts (www.rateyourstory.org/march-on) and Mentor Text Talk, Co-Host of #SeasonsOfKidLit (www.seasonsofkidlit.com) and Columnist at Children’s Book Insider (https://writeforkids.online/).
The Little Press Website: https://littlepresspublishing.com/home
Interview: https://littlepresspublishing.com/blog/f/meet-lynne-marie-author-and-editor-at-the-little-press
Lynne's website: https://www.literallylynnemarie.com/
Please contact us at [email protected] with any questions.