Speed-Dating for Children’s and YA Authors and Publishers
Writers, bring your pitch and get ready to present it to two acquiring editors at major children’s and young-adult literature publishing houses. Meet your “date,” after which you’ll have four minutes to tell them about your book, ask questions, and get to know each other. When the bell dings, move to the next seat and do it again. Whether you find a home for your manuscript or not, you’ll make a couple of contacts and gather information that will serve you well both now and in the future.
Want to perfect your pitch? Need more info about the flow of the event? Read our tip sheet.
Location: Centre Sanaaq, Room 3 (second floor, 1200 Rue du Sussex, Montreal)
Featuring:
- Clarissa Sorgiovanni from CrackBoom! Books (Children’s/YA)
- Shelley Tanaka from Groundwood Books (Children’s/YA)
This event is exclusively for QWF members. Not a member yet? Become one.
About the Publishers
Clarissa Sorgiovanni is a senior editor and writer at the Canadian publishing company PAPP International with over eight years of experience in print and digital publishing. She specializes in creating engaging, thoughtful books for readers of all ages, with a particular focus on children’s educational content and storybooks.
Shelley Tanaka is an editor, writer, teacher, and translator of works for young readers. She is the long-time fiction editor at Groundwood Books and has edited more than a dozen Governor General’s Award–winning titles. She is faculty emerita in the MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts, where she has mentored more than a hundred graduate students. She also teaches at Whale Rock Workshops. Shelley lives in Kingston, Ontario.
Accessibility
The Centre Sanaaq is accessible to all. People who use paratransit should ask to be dropped off at the bottom of the outdoor access ramp, at the southeast corner of Place Henri-Dunant, in front of the main entrance of the centre. More information.
Register
This event is exclusively for QWF members and has a maximum capacity of 22 participants. Registration will be accepted on a first-come, first served basis
Use the RSVP form below to register for the event.
Registration will open on Friday, May 22, 8:00 a.m. ET, and will close on Wednesday, June 3, 5:00 p.m. ET.