Posted by Happy Friday! Hope to see you at these awesome #kidlit events.
➡️ Picture Book Challenge Week: Free mini webinars covering ideas, illustration basics, dummy development, and building a business. Hosted by Storyteller Academy. January 11-17. Replays and handouts available until January 19.
➡️ Storystorm 2021: It’s halfway through January, but there’s still time to catch up on the blog posts and come up with 30 new ideas. Hosted on Tara Lazar’s blog with guest posts by industry professionals. Wraps up January 31.
➡️ Peanut Butter Picture Book Pitch Party: hosted by Karen M. Greenwald and Jenny Buchet. Pitch practice based on peanut buttery picture books. Submissions due January 17-26.
➡️ DVCon: a free, virtual conference for authors and illustrators for creators who identify as historically underrepresented or marginalized groups in publishing. The conference will take place January 30-31, 2021. Creators of all levels welcome.
➡️ Illustration Department Critique Group: hosted virtually by the Illustration Department. Every Friday, 9pm, free. Join their forum for more details.
