Kidlit Distancing Social #10 - Emma Dryden on the Changing Landscape of Children’s Publishing WriteForKids

On this week’s Kidlit Distancing Social, Emma Dryden, founder of drydenbks, freelance editor and former Publisher of Atheneum Books for Young Readers and Margaret K. McElderry Books, helps us navigate the new publishing landscape, and shares her tips for staying abreast of – and thriving through – the changes.

Laura also checks in with an update about the impact of the current situation on the publishing world, and we celebrate the successes of three Children’s Book Insider subscribers. And our poll question this week: Who’s Your Favorite Animal Kidlit Sidekick?

Next week: Author, screenwriter and sensitivity reader Patrice Williams Marks on how all writers can respectfully and constructively become part of a new global discussion on fairness, equality and justice for all.

Kidlit Resources on Covid-19 and Black Lives Matter

PW Covid-19 Impact Listing: bit.ly/pwcovid19impactlisting

SCBWI’s Black Lives Matter Organizations & Resources: https://www.scbwi.org/black-lives-matter-resources/

KidLit411 – The Weekly 411 Newsletter – (June 5 issue): bit.ly/kidlit411june5

CCBC’s “Publishing Statistics on Children’s/YA Books about People of Color and First/Native Nations and by People of Color and First/Native Nations Authors and Illustrators” (last updated in November 2019): https://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/pcstats.asp

Lee & Low 2019 Diversity Baseline Survey Results: bit.ly/leeandlowdiversitysurvey

Children’s Book Insider links:

Writing Blueprints (Use code JOYFUL to save 20% on everything) https://writingblueprints.com/p/the-blueprint-solution

Children’s Book Insider video tour & $5/month offer: https://writeforkids.org/cbi

Emma’s Writing Blueprints Workshop: How to Grab & Hold the Attention of Editors and Agents – LINK INCLUDES 20% DISCOUNT BUILT IN: https://writingblueprints.com/p/how-to-grab-the-attention-of-an-agent-or-editor/?coupon_code=JOYFUL