SCBWI PA West Presents: Helpful Tips on Querying a Publisher with Leslie Eva Tayloe
Nov 06, 2025
Online event
As an award-winning author of three children’s picture books, I’ve queried publishers directly for the past five years without an agent. In this presentation, I’ll share helpful tips on the following: • Preparing Submission: What a writer needs to do before submission. • Record Keeping: How to organize and track your submissions. • Finding Publishers: Where to search. • Submitting Your work: Best practices. • The Query Letter. Thursday, Nov 6 at 7PM EST 45 Minute Presentation / 15 Minute Q&A $15 for Members / $20 for Non-Members
As an award-winning author of three children’s picture books, I’ve queried publishers directly for the past five years without an agent. In this presentation, I’ll share helpful tips on the following:
• Preparing Submission: What a writer needs to do before submission.
• Record Keeping: How to organize and track your submissions.
• Finding Publishers: Where to search.
• Submitting Your work: Best practices.
• The Query Letter.
Thursday, Nov 6 at 7PM EST
45 Minute Presentation / 15 Minute Q&A
$15 for Members / $20 for Non-Members
About Leslie Eva Tayloe
Leslie Eva Tayloe is a children’s picture book author. Her inspiration for writing, I’m Fishing with Pop-Pop Today, Save the Trees, and The Attic Door come from her personal life experiences. She’s a former analyst with the federal government and worked as a substitute teacher for elementary school-aged children. She holds a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management from the University of Maryland. Leslie lives in Virginia, with her partner, Michael, two cats, and a dog. She loves to fish on the Rappahannock River, read, take long walks with her black lab Frankie, and craft anything.