Writing Powerful Queries for Your Children's Book, Plus Ten Ways to Translate “No” to “Yes!”

Sep 29, 2024

Online event

Virtual Pre-Conference - Europolitan 2024 - SUBMISSIONS WORKSHOP by Deborah Halverson. Pre-register for this session for free here on the website and receive an email with payment details within 48hours!

Price: €24 / €16 for Premium Members

This virtual workshop is for writers of all children’s book categories—picture books, chapter books, MG/YA, fiction or nonfiction—looking to perfect their submission query letters. Draft your own hook statement/log line and learn how to understand rejection letter feedback—and ways to revise based on that feedback. Includes a master handout, sample query letters, and a quick-reference sheet for translating editorial feedback.

A recording of this session will be available for 30 days after the session.

ATTENTION: The registration for a session will take place in a 2-Step email process. 1) Pre-register for a session for free here on the site. 2) Receive an email with payment instructions. Once your payment has been processed, you will receive a 2nd email with the final confirmation.

PLEASE make sure to add europolitan@scbwi.org to your contacts.

Book MORE SESSIONS for a discount HERE, and get a chance to win a 1year free SCBWI membership when booking three or more sessions with the Virtual Europolitan Pre-Conference.

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Deborah Halverson

Deborah Halverson is the award-winning author of Writing Young Adult Fiction for Dummies and Writing New Adult Fiction, as well as numerous teen novels, books in a series for struggling readers, and a picture book. Formerly an editor at Harcourt Children's Books and now a freelance editor specializing in picture books and Young Adult/Middle Grade fiction and nonfiction, Deborah has been working with authors for twenty-eight years. She is also the founder of the popular writers’ advice site DearEditor.com and serves on the advisory board for the UC San Diego Extension “Children’s Book Writing and Illustrating” certificate program.

Deborah also offers Faculty Feedback Sessions - a great opportunity to get valuable advice and insight from an industry professional that can take your work to the next level! Find out more HERE.