Onsite Feedback Opportunities
2023 PWID Masthead image by Matt Atkins
1:1 Manuscript or Dummy Critique + Written Feedback: $85
10 minutes with industry professional /in-person/ written feedback
Uploads Due Oct 8th See Guidelines (select industry professional at registration.)
PROFESSIONALS:
—Editor Kelly Delaney at Penguin Crown Books
—Editor Hannah Hill at Delacorte
— Agent D. Ann Williams at Emerald City Literary
—Agent Saritza Hernadez at Andrea Brown Literary Agency
1:1 Portfolio Review : $60
10 minutes with industry professional / in-person / no written feedback
See Guidelines for portfolio size limits and day-of drop-off instructions.
PROFESSIONALS (select at registration):
—Art Director Brian LaRossa at Scholastic
—Art Director Maryn Arreguin at Sourcebooks
—Author/Illustrator Adriana Bergstrom
Questions: Cedric Gliane
Round Table Critiques: $60
60 minutes Round Table Critique Session with 6 attendees & 1 Published and Listed professional per table. Bring copies of your first pages (500 words), first look, or dummy for critique with your selected author or author/illustrator. A great opportunity for feedback and camaraderie.
PAL ROUNDTABLE FACULTY (select professional at registration):
Novels:
—Michael Leali
—Reese Eschmann
—Sarah Aronson
Picture Books:
—Alice McGinty
—Esther Hershenhorn
—Natasha Tarpley
Author/Illustrators:
—Doug Cenko
—Alex Willan
Questions: Jennifer Wagh or Cedric Gliane
Offsite Feedback Opportunities
Written Critiques: $60
Written Critique of Manuscript, Dummy, or Online Portfolio with Offsite Industry Professional
Novels:
Editor Nicole Ellul at Simon & Schuster
Picture Books:
—Publisher Maria Dismondy at Cardinal Rule Press
—Editor Adam Blackman at Cardinal Rule Press
Dummies & Online Portfolios:
Art Director Karina Granda at Hachette Book Group
Questions: Cedric Gliane
Free Opportunities
NO ADDED FEE EXTRAS (Limited opportunities)
Contest Uploads Due Oct 8th, 11:59 PM CST | See Guidelines
—Manuscript Contest Uploads (Winner Receives a 1:1 Critique)
—Illustrator Contest Uploads (Winner Receives a 1:1 Critique)
Illustrator Portfolio Showcase | See Guidelines for dimensions. Day-of drop-off instructions provided in VIRTUAL FOLDER.
Illustrator Postcard Distribution to Faculty
For Member Illustrators: To ensure that attending faculty receives your sample postcards, we will prepare special packets for their folders. For mailing instructions see Guidelines.
