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CONFERENCE 2008 is on February 23rd 2008 at the Greenspoint Marriot, a mere
two weeks away!





Kimberly Willis Holt will be the keynote speaker.



We have three editors,  Sarah Cloots from Greenwillow Books, Molly O'Neill
from Harper Collins and Abigail Samoun from Tricycle Press.



Don Tate is our illustrator extraordinaire!



And last but not least we have an agent. Jennifer Jaeger from the Andrea
Brown Literary Agency.



The Conference is a great opportunity to network, make friends, learn and
get inspired.



If you haven't registered already, REGISTER TODAY.  Go to
www.scbwi-houston.org and go to events.



Varsha Bajaj







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Would love to go but can't afford it. I'm still trying to find full-time work.
   Charline Macfarlane

Varsha Bajaj <author@...> wrote:
           CONFERENCE 2008 is on February 23rd 2008 at the Greenspoint Marriot, a
mere
two weeks away!

Kimberly Willis Holt will be the keynote speaker.

We have three editors, Sarah Cloots from Greenwillow Books, Molly O'Neill
from Harper Collins and Abigail Samoun from Tricycle Press.

Don Tate is our illustrator extraordinaire!

And last but not least we have an agent. Jennifer Jaeger from the Andrea
Brown Literary Agency.

The Conference is a great opportunity to network, make friends, learn and
get inspired.

If you haven't registered already, REGISTER TODAY. Go to
www.scbwi-houston.org and go to events.

Varsha Bajaj

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Charline,

I am sorry. Next remember to try for the Marj scholarships.  Hope you find
full time work very soon.

Varsha



From: scbwi-houston@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scbwi-houston@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of Charline Macfarlane
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 7:38 PM
To: scbwi-houston@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [SPAM]Re: [scbwi-houston] Conference 2008



Would love to go but can't afford it. I'm still trying to find full-time
work.
Charline Macfarlane

Varsha Bajaj <author@... <mailto:author%40varshabajaj.com> >
wrote:
CONFERENCE 2008 is on February 23rd 2008 at the Greenspoint Marriot, a mere
two weeks away!

Kimberly Willis Holt will be the keynote speaker.

We have three editors, Sarah Cloots from Greenwillow Books, Molly O'Neill
from Harper Collins and Abigail Samoun from Tricycle Press.

Don Tate is our illustrator extraordinaire!

And last but not least we have an agent. Jennifer Jaeger from the Andrea
Brown Literary Agency.

The Conference is a great opportunity to network, make friends, learn and
get inspired.

If you haven't registered already, REGISTER TODAY. Go to
www.scbwi-houston.org and go to events.

Varsha Bajaj

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You may have heard that the pesky first class stamp rate is going up in the
spring. Well if you didn't load up on forever stamps, and still have some 41
cent ones lying around, this is the perfect time to use them up by sending out a
few fat submissions (or several skinny ones, if you prefer). Go for it! Don't
make yourself get those 1 cent stamps later.

Tayyba

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This was posted on one of my lists.

A Match Made in Publishing Heaven
Friday February 15, 10:09 am ET

Borders and Lulu.com Launch Personal Publishing Service

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Bringing the dreams of the everyday
writer to reality -- Borders and Lulu.com are blazing trails in publishing with
the launch of the Borders Personal Publishing program powered by Lulu.
.......................
-- Standard Package -- Available for $299, this service is ideal for customers
new to self-publishing and who would like limited professional assistance with
their book.


Dotti Enderle
THE FAT STOCK STAMPEDE AT THE
HOUSTON LIVESTOCK SHOW AND RODEO (Pelican)
http://www.dottienderle.com



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Whoo-hoo Way to go Dotti! Wonderful news! CONGRATS TEXAS STYLE hope you
sell a million plus.

Bonnie

--- In scbwi-houston@yahoogroups.com, "Dotti Enderle" <enderle4@...>
wrote:
>
> I just got a call from an account rep at Pelican Publishing. He told
me that he just sold 1500 copies of my new picture book, The Fat Stock
Stampede at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo to a distributor who is
putting copies in the grocery stores and airport here in Houston. I've
never had my books for sale at the airport before. Cool!
>
> Dotti
>
> Dotti Enderle
> http://www.dottienderle.com
>
>
>
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>

Alicia richarson: aka Artemis Greenleaf has been published in Nature
Friend and better yet been paid for it! Way to go Alicia!
She got the idea when looking for sweater patterns and came across a
Fairy Penguin wearing a sweater. So after a little research she
uncovered the story about these critters who live n Phillip Island,
near Melbourne, Australia. The sweaters protect them from oil spills.
Anyway, I wanted to share the news as I don't think she is signed up
for this website. Her email is:  writer@...
in case you want to send her congrats.

Bonnie Crow

I got a call from McDougal Littell, a division of Houghton Mifflin, last
week asking for the rights to use an excerpt from Space Station Science and
offering a hefty fee because they plan to print 500,000 copies! I also got
word from my second edition publisher, Windward, that the Korean edition is
finally out (which I will be able to buy and resell to my Korean friends),
and that a special school printing requested by Harcourt came out in
January, and the Spanish edition by Harcourt will be out next January--all
of these reprint deals adding up to several thousand dollars in income for
me and Windward.

This is an extra reason to write nonfiction books and hang onto your reprint
rights--nonfiction continues to earn money ten years after initial
publication!

Love those reprints :)

See you all at the conference Saturday. (I was hoping to have some copies of
"my" magazine for show and tell, but they are unfortunately still at the
printers.)

Marianne

Assignments Editor, Ad Astra magazine

American Institute of Physics &
Golden Kite awards winner;
Former NASA flight controller;
http://www.mdyson.com <http://www.mdyson.com/>



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You continue to Rocket to Success, Congratulations!

Aileen Kirkham

--- Marianne <mjdyson@...> wrote:

> I got a call from McDougal Littell, a division of
> Houghton Mifflin, last
> week asking for the rights to use an excerpt from
> Space Station Science and
> offering a hefty fee because they plan to print
> 500,000 copies! I also got
> word from my second edition publisher, Windward,
> that the Korean edition is
> finally out (which I will be able to buy and resell
> to my Korean friends),
> and that a special school printing requested by
> Harcourt came out in
> January, and the Spanish edition by Harcourt will be
> out next January--all
> of these reprint deals adding up to several thousand
> dollars in income for
> me and Windward.
>
> This is an extra reason to write nonfiction books
> and hang onto your reprint
> rights--nonfiction continues to earn money ten years
> after initial
> publication!
>
> Love those reprints :)
>
> See you all at the conference Saturday. (I was
> hoping to have some copies of
> "my" magazine for show and tell, but they are
> unfortunately still at the
> printers.)
>
> Marianne
>
> Assignments Editor, Ad Astra magazine
>
> American Institute of Physics &
> Golden Kite awards winner;
> Former NASA flight controller;
> http://www.mdyson.com <http://www.mdyson.com/>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>
>



      
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Congratulations, Marianne!  Dede

Aileen Kirkham <bamaaileen@...> wrote:          You continue to Rocket to
Success, Congratulations!

Aileen Kirkham

--- Marianne <mjdyson@...> wrote:

> I got a call from McDougal Littell, a division of
> Houghton Mifflin, last
> week asking for the rights to use an excerpt from
> Space Station Science and
> offering a hefty fee because they plan to print
> 500,000 copies! I also got
> word from my second edition publisher, Windward,
> that the Korean edition is
> finally out (which I will be able to buy and resell
> to my Korean friends),
> and that a special school printing requested by
> Harcourt came out in
> January, and the Spanish edition by Harcourt will be
> out next January--all
> of these reprint deals adding up to several thousand
> dollars in income for
> me and Windward.
>
> This is an extra reason to write nonfiction books
> and hang onto your reprint
> rights--nonfiction continues to earn money ten years
> after initial
> publication!
>
> Love those reprints :)
>
> See you all at the conference Saturday. (I was
> hoping to have some copies of
> "my" magazine for show and tell, but they are
> unfortunately still at the
> printers.)
>
> Marianne
>
> Assignments Editor, Ad Astra magazine
>
> American Institute of Physics &
> Golden Kite awards winner;
> Former NASA flight controller;
> http://www.mdyson.com <http://www.mdyson.com/>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>
>

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In the latest edition of Publisher's Weekly, Susan Mitchell's new
picture book, Kersplatypus, is reviewed. Congratulations, Susan, on
another great book!

Great news Marianne! Space Station Science is too good a book to be OP. I'm
glad that part of it will live again.

Carmen



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Neato, Susan!

Tayyba



----- Original Message ----
From: Vicki Sansum <vsansum@...>
To: scbwi-houston@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 5:39:21 PM
Subject: [scbwi-houston] Re: Susan Mitchell's PW Review

In the latest edition of Publisher's Weekly, Susan Mitchell's new
picture book, Kersplatypus, is reviewed. Congratulations, Susan, on
another great book!



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How inspiring, Marianne!  Great news :)

Tayyba



----- Original Message ----
From: Marianne <mjdyson@...>
To: "Scbwi-Houston@Yahoogroups. Com" <scbwi-houston@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 4:22:43 PM
Subject: [scbwi-houston] Love those reprints!

I got a call from McDougal Littell, a division of Houghton Mifflin, last
week asking for the rights to use an excerpt from Space Station Science and
offering a hefty fee because they plan to print 500,000 copies! I also got
word from my second edition publisher, Windward, that the Korean edition is
finally out (which I will be able to buy and resell to my Korean friends),
and that a special school printing requested by Harcourt came out in
January, and the Spanish edition by Harcourt will be out next January--all
of these reprint deals adding up to several thousand dollars in income for
me and Windward.

This is an extra reason to write nonfiction books and hang onto your reprint
rights--nonfiction continues to earn money ten years after initial
publication!

Love those reprints :)

See you all at the conference Saturday. (I was hoping to have some copies of
"my" magazine for show and tell, but they are unfortunately still at the
printers.)

Marianne

Assignments Editor, Ad Astra magazine

American Institute of Physics &
Golden Kite awards winner;
Former NASA flight controller;
http://www.mdyson. com <http://www.mdyson. com/>


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Hurrah for Marianne's long-lived science1

And congratulations to Susan for the PW review. Susan, will Valerie have  the
book at the conference this weekend?

Marydw



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Marianne, that's terrific news. Congrats!

Millie

------ Original Message ------
Received: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 05:22:48 PM EST
From: "Marianne" <mjdyson@...>
To: "Scbwi-Houston@Yahoogroups. Com" <scbwi-houston@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [scbwi-houston] Love those reprints!

I got a call from McDougal Littell, a division of Houghton Mifflin, last
week asking for the rights to use an excerpt from Space Station Science and
offering a hefty fee because they plan to print 500,000 copies! I also got
word from my second edition publisher, Windward, that the Korean edition is
finally out (which I will be able to buy and resell to my Korean friends),
and that a special school printing requested by Harcourt came out in
January, and the Spanish edition by Harcourt will be out next January--all
of these reprint deals adding up to several thousand dollars in income for
me and Windward.

This is an extra reason to write nonfiction books and hang onto your reprint
rights--nonfiction continues to earn money ten years after initial
publication!

Love those reprints :)

See you all at the conference Saturday. (I was hoping to have some copies of
"my" magazine for show and tell, but they are unfortunately still at the
printers.)

Marianne

Assignments Editor, Ad Astra magazine

American Institute of Physics &
Golden Kite awards winner;
Former NASA flight controller;
http://www.mdyson.com <http://www.mdyson.com/>



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Way to go, Susan!

Millie

------ Original Message ------
Received: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 06:41:40 PM EST
From: Vicki Sansum <vsansum@...>
To: scbwi-houston@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [scbwi-houston] Re: Susan Mitchell's PW Review

In the latest edition of Publisher's Weekly, Susan Mitchell's new
picture book, Kersplatypus, is reviewed. Congratulations, Susan, on
another great book!

Well, it would be nice if it were a good review - lol!  It was not stellar and
stung a bit.  Oh well ... life goes on!

Vicki Sansum <vsansum@...> wrote:          In the latest edition of
Publisher's Weekly, Susan Mitchell's new
picture book, Kersplatypus, is reviewed. Congratulations, Susan, on
another great book!





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Susan, I'm sorry the review stunk, but you sold the book. Obviously, an editor
liked it.

The quote I have above my computer reads, "If you hit the bulleye's every
time, you're standing too close to the target. Alas, I've forgotten the
source.

Millie

------ Original Message ------
Received: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:43:01 PM EST
From: Susan Mitchell <susankmitchell@...>
To: scbwi-houston@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [scbwi-houston] Re: Susan Mitchell's PW Review

Well, it would be nice if it were a good review - lol!  It was not stellar and
stung a bit.  Oh well ... life goes on!

Vicki Sansum <vsansum@...> wrote:          In the latest edition of
Publisher's Weekly, Susan Mitchell's new
picture book, Kersplatypus, is reviewed. Congratulations, Susan, on
another great book!





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Don't worry, Susan, there's another review somewhere
that says its WONDERFUL!

That's what happened with Pat Miller and I on our
Collaborative Bridges series.  School Library Journal
gave it a mediocre review, while the professional
journal, Teacher Librarian, gave it a very good
review.  SLJ doesn't require the high standards for
reviewers that Teacher Librarian did though SLJ gets
far more circulation.  Therefore I don't rely on
reviews in SLJ.

With the caliber of writing that you do, it's worthy
of a quality review so phooey on Pub. Weekly.

Write on!
Aileen
--- Susan Mitchell <susankmitchell@...> wrote:

> Well, it would be nice if it were a good review -
> lol!  It was not stellar and stung a bit.  Oh well
> ... life goes on!
>
> Vicki Sansum <vsansum@...> wrote:
> In the latest edition of Publisher's Weekly, Susan
> Mitchell's new
> picture book, Kersplatypus, is reviewed.
> Congratulations, Susan, on
> another great book!
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>
>



      
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________________________________

From: scbwi-houston@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:scbwi-houston@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Dotti Enderle
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 1:36 PM
To: houstonspeakers@googlegroups.com; scbwi-houston@yahoogroups.com;
WritersLeague@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [scbwi-houston] My Good News...



I just got a call from an account rep at Pelican Publishing. He told me
that he just sold 1500 copies of my new picture book, The Fat Stock
Stampede at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo to a distributor who is
putting copies in the grocery stores and airport here in Houston. I've
never had my books for sale at the airport before. Cool!

Dotti

Dotti Enderle
http://www.dottienderle.com <http://www.dottienderle.com>

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Dotti,
   That's terrific news! I'm so completely bogged down at the school I haven't
even been reading, much less writing, emails lately. But this put the bug in my
ear... I'll get off a note to HAISLN and CLA about your rodeo book ASAP.
   Donna

Dotti Enderle <enderle4@...> wrote:
           I just got a call from an account rep at Pelican Publishing. He told
me that he just sold 1500 copies of my new picture book, The Fat Stock Stampede
at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo to a distributor who is putting copies
in the grocery stores and airport here in Houston. I've never had my books for
sale at the airport before. Cool!

Dotti

Dotti Enderle
http://www.dottienderle.com

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Donna Maloy
donna@...
   www.donnamaloy.com

   The Shapeshifter Chronicles: Legend of the Fox
   Winner, 2007 Great Expectations contest (NTRWA)
   www.shapeshifterchronicles.com

   “There is no perfect time to write. There is only now.”—Barbara Kingsolver.


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That's great, Dotti! Congrats. All of your many hours of writing and
promoting are getting rewarded. Plus you actually got a phone call and not
an email. Now that's amazing!



Doris





I just got a call from an account rep at Pelican Publishing. He told me that
he just sold 1500 copies of my new picture book, The Fat Stock Stampede at
the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo to a distributor who is putting copies
in the grocery stores and airport here in Houston. I've never had my books
for sale at the airport before. Cool!

Dotti

Dotti Enderle
http://www.dottiend <http://www.dottienderle.com> erle.com

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Hi everyone..........I have resumed the TBC Newsletter, and below are some
highlights of the info in the last issue........for the most part it
focuses on information for the writing & publishing community in
Texas.........if you would like to be added, please email me at the new
email address below........

rita.mills@...

1. On the heels of the big SCBWI conference in NY, the buzz on a couple of
lists is that independent publishing is looking more attractive as the
picture book market gets smaller and smaller........in that light you may
be interested in the deadline for the ABC's Children's Picture Book
Competition on February 29, 2008.........

http://www.abcbookcompetition.org

2. And on that same note, Dan Poynter, the foremost authority on the book
publishing industry, is coming to Houston for a one-day, information packed
workshop April 19th........here is a link to more information.......

http://www.geocities.com/michelelea0707/Poynter1.jpg

3. The National Black Book Festival is back in Houston May 17-18 for the
3rd or 4th year and some of you may be interested in more
information........this event has grown by leaps and bounds in that short
amount of time........check it out........

http://www.nationalblackbookfestival.com/


If you have any questions about any of these opportunities and the links
don't answer your questions, please feel free to email me.......Rita


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713-937-9184 - Houston, Texas - rita@...

Congrats, Dotti!  That is fantastic news!

Gail Greenberg
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: Dotti Enderle
   To: houstonspeakers@googlegroups.com ; scbwi-houston@yahoogroups.com ;
WritersLeague@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 1:36 PM
   Subject: [scbwi-houston] My Good News...


   I just got a call from an account rep at Pelican Publishing. He told me that
he just sold 1500 copies of my new picture book, The Fat Stock Stampede at the
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo to a distributor who is putting copies in the
grocery stores and airport here in Houston. I've never had my books for sale at
the airport before. Cool!

   Dotti

   Dotti Enderle
   http://www.dottienderle.com

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> Here's a review ..... my kiddos request every night before bed .....
> "Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese!  Kersplatypus!"
>
> Best,
> Laura
>
>
>
> Aileen Kirkham wrote:
>>
>> Don't worry, Susan, there's another review somewhere
>> that says its WONDERFUL!
>>
>> That's what happened with Pat Miller and I on our
>> Collaborative Bridges series. School Library Journal
>> gave it a mediocre review, while the professional
>> journal, Teacher Librarian, gave it a very good
>> review. SLJ doesn't require the high standards for
>> reviewers that Teacher Librarian did though SLJ gets
>> far more circulation. Therefore I don't rely on
>> reviews in SLJ.
>>
>> With the caliber of writing that you do, it's worthy
>> of a quality review so phooey on Pub. Weekly.
>>
>> Write on!
>> Aileen
>> --- Susan Mitchell <susankmitchell@...
>> <mailto:susankmitchell%40yahoo.com>> wrote:
>>
>> > Well, it would be nice if it were a good review -
>> > lol! It was not stellar and stung a bit. Oh well
>> > ... life goes on!
>> >
>> > Vicki Sansum <vsansum@...
>> <mailto:vsansum%40earthlink.net>> wrote:
>> > In the latest edition of Publisher's Weekly, Susan
>> > Mitchell's new
>> > picture book, Kersplatypus, is reviewed.
>> > Congratulations, Susan, on
>> > another great book!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > [Non-text portions of this message have been
>> > removed]
>> >
>> >
>>
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>>
>>
>

Now THAT review makes me smile and is worth 100 PW reviews!

"Laura N. Ruthven" <lnruthven@...> wrote:
> Here's a review ..... my kiddos request every night before bed .....
> "Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeese! Kersplatypus!"
>
> Best,
> Laura
>
>
>
> Aileen Kirkham wrote:
>>
>> Don't worry, Susan, there's another review somewhere
>> that says its WONDERFUL!
>>
>> That's what happened with Pat Miller and I on our
>> Collaborative Bridges series. School Library Journal
>> gave it a mediocre review, while the professional
>> journal, Teacher Librarian, gave it a very good
>> review. SLJ doesn't require the high standards for
>> reviewers that Teacher Librarian did though SLJ gets
>> far more circulation. Therefore I don't rely on
>> reviews in SLJ.
>>
>> With the caliber of writing that you do, it's worthy
>> of a quality review so phooey on Pub. Weekly.
>>
>> Write on!
>> Aileen
>> --- Susan Mitchell <susankmitchell@...
>> <mailto:susankmitchell%40yahoo.com>> wrote:
>>
>> > Well, it would be nice if it were a good review -
>> > lol! It was not stellar and stung a bit. Oh well
>> > ... life goes on!
>> >
>> > Vicki Sansum <vsansum@...
>> <mailto:vsansum%40earthlink.net>> wrote:
>> > In the latest edition of Publisher's Weekly, Susan
>> > Mitchell's new
>> > picture book, Kersplatypus, is reviewed.
>> > Congratulations, Susan, on
>> > another great book!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> >
>> >
>>
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Rita - I would like to be on this list. tayyba@...

Thanks
Tayyba Kanwal


----- Original Message ----
From: "rmills@..." <rmills@...>
To: scbwi-houston@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 9:41:21 AM
Subject: [scbwi-houston] Info to Use

Hi everyone.... ......I have resumed the TBC Newsletter, and below are some
highlights of the info in the last issue....... .for the most part it
focuses on information for the writing & publishing community in
Texas....... ..if you would like to be added, please email me at the new
email address below....... .

rita.mills@comcast. net

1. On the heels of the big SCBWI conference in NY, the buzz on a couple of
lists is that independent publishing is looking more attractive as the
picture book market gets smaller and smaller..... ...in that light you may
be interested in the deadline for the ABC's Children's Picture Book
Competition on February 29, 2008........ .

http://www.abcbookc ompetition. org

2. And on that same note, Dan Poynter, the foremost authority on the book
publishing industry, is coming to Houston for a one-day, information packed
workshop April 19th........ here is a link to more information. ......

http://www.geocitie s.com/michelelea 0707/Poynter1. jpg

3. The National Black Book Festival is back in Houston May 17-18 for the
3rd or 4th year and some of you may be interested in more
information. .......this event has grown by leaps and bounds in that short
amount of time........ check it out........

http://www.national blackbookfestiva l.com/

If you have any questions about any of these opportunities and the links
don't answer your questions, please feel free to email me.......Rita

~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
The Book Connection - http://www.bookconn ectiononline. com
***Editors, Writers, Graphic Designers, Media & Marketing Experts***
713-937-9184 - Houston, Texas - rita@bookconnection online.com




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Hello all,
I've set up an interactive literature and comprehension exercise for children on
my blog. It's young middle-gradish. I think advanced 1st and 2nd graders can do
it, as can 3rd, 4th and 5th graders.

The idea is that I'll write the chapters, but the story will develop based on
the answers the kids provide in the comments to each chapter.

Check it out - it's the featured post on my blog:  http://trystyng.com

If you know of any kids who might be interested in this exercise, please do
point them or their grownups to this.

Thanks,
Tayyba

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