SCBWI AZ - PAL Panel - How I Got My Agent
Created February 28, 2025 by Karen Chow
Looking for an agent? Unsure how to get started? What should you do first? What are best practices as you begin/continue your agent search? Join three talented children's book authors and illustrators as they share their creative journeys. They’ll reveal insider tips and strategies to help you grab the attention of agents and land that elusive book deal. Whether you're an aspiring writer or illustrator, this is your chance to gain valuable insights and boost your publishing career!
Looking For An Agent?
Unsure how to get started? What should you do first? What are best practices as you begin/continue your agent search?
Join three talented children's book authors and illustrators as they share their creative journeys. They’ll reveal insider tips and strategies to help you grab the attention of agents and land that elusive book deal. Whether you're an aspiring writer or illustrator, this is your chance to gain valuable insights and boost your publishing career!
Our Panelists:
Karen Chow is a Taiwanese-American author, who started writing novels as a college sophomore at Arizona State University, while earning a degree in electrical engineering. Now, she is an engineer by day and middle-grade novelist by night. She is represented by Andrea Cascardi at Transatlantic Agency.
Kailei Pew is a picture book and non-fiction middle-grade author. Her books have received starred reviews from School Library Journal and Kirkus Book Reviews, and have been named Junior Library Guild Gold Standard. She is represented by Emily Forney at Bookends Literary.
Dawn DeVries Sokol earned a bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University’s renowned Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. She eventually moved to illustration and is now an author/illustrator of 15 children's books, fiction and non-fiction. She is represented by Louise Fury of The Fury Agency.
Our Moderator:
Elizabeth Saba is a writer, freelance editor, and literacy advocate. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona and Stonybrook South Hampton Children’s Literature Fellows Program. Elizabeth teaches book and literature appreciation to elementary school students.
Cost, Date, Time, and Venue
Member Cost: $15.00
Non-Member Cost: $35.00
Date:
Saturday, March 22, 2025
Time:
1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Location:
Tempe Public Library - Ironwood Meeting Room
3500 S Rural Rd
Tempe, AZ 85282