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HANNIGAN GETZLER LITERARY AGENCY: Summer Internship

May 19, 2020Internship, LiteraryAdmin, Advance, Applications, Apply, インターンシップ, books, Checking Proofs, Chicago Manual of Style, Childrens Books, Collection, Contracts, Стажировки, Стажування, Editorial Skills, Excel, Foreign Languages, Hannigan Getzler Literary Agency, High-Resolution, Illustrators, Images, Intern, internat, Internet, Interniaeth, Internship, Invoices, 인턴쉽, Οικοτροφείο, Job, Kidlit, Logging, Managing, medizinalpraktikum, Monetary, Monitoring, New York, Overlook, pasantía, Payment, Payments, Permissions, Permissions Research Intern, Photo, Pirctured Worlds, Praktik, Processing, Profiecient, Publishing, Rejection Letters, research, Schedules, Stage, Stáž, Stories, Submissions, Support, Tasks, Unsolicited, کارآموزی, Website, Word, 实习pdpabst

HG LITERARY

Hannigan Getzler Literary Agency is looking for a summer intern to work directly with their agents for twelve weeks, approximately two days per week. The main task of the intern will be reading manuscripts from both potential clients and current agency clients, assessing quality of submissions, and providing editorial feedback. Interns also learn to write reader’s reports, rejection letters, editorial letters, and pitch letters. (Note: this is NOT a remote internship.)

Deadline to apply: May 31, 2020

Location: 37 West 28th Street, Floor 8 New York, NY 10001

Payment: Stipend to be dispensed at the end of the session

If you are interested in applying, email Jon Cobb at jon@hgliterary.com with Internship Application as the subject line, and include your resume and cover letter as attachments. You are also encouraged to tell them about your favorite books and genres.

As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA Fiction.

Abrams Books: Permissions Research Internship

May 30, 2019Internship, LiteraryAbrams Books, Admin, Advance, Applications, Apply, インターンシップ, books, Checking Proofs, Chicago Manual of Style, Childrens Books, Collection, Contracts, Стажировки, Стажування, Editorial Skills, Excel, Foreign Languages, High-Resolution, Illustrators, Images, Intern, internat, Internet, Interniaeth, Internship, Invoices, 인턴쉽, Οικοτροφείο, Job, Kidlit, Logging, Managing, medizinalpraktikum, Monetary, Monitoring, New York, Overlook, pasantía, Payment, Payments, Permissions, Permissions Research Intern, Photo, Pirctured Worlds, Praktik, Processing, Profiecient, Publishing, Rejection Letters, research, Schedules, Stage, Stáž, Stories, Submissions, Support, Tasks, Unsolicited, کارآموزی, Website, Word, 实习pdpabst

Abrams Books is looking for a Permissions Research Intern. The main task of the intern will be clearing 400 image permissions for PICTURED WORLDS, a collection of illustrations from Children’s books around the world. The intern will be working in-house and performing photo research for the featured illustrators in the book. Intern will be responsible for maintaining database of permissions, tracking permission statuses, ensuring high-resolution images are delivered appropriately, and monitoring schedules.

Additional tasks might include admin support for Overlook including logging and managing submissions; sending contracts and advance payments; processing invoices; sending rejection letters for unsolicited submissions; routing materials; and checking proofs, etc.

This is an in-house internship (New York) to be June 3 through mid-August and will pay $15/hour for 3 days a week. The individual hired should be proficient in Word and Excel and have excellent internet research skills, with a demonstrated interest in developing their editorial skills and learning about the publishing process. Though familiarity with Chicago Manual of Style and foreign languages is a plus, it’s not required.

If you are interested, you should apply on their website. As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Angry Robots Open Submissions

May 1, 2019Literary, Publishing OpportunityAdult, Advance, Agents, Angry Robots, Authors, books, Editors, Edits, Fantasy, Manuscripts, Monetary, Non-Agented, Opportunity, Payment, publisher, Publishing, Science Fiction, Stories, Submissions, Words, Writers, Writingpdpabst

Do you write adult science fiction or fantasy? Then, you’ll be excited to learn that Angry Robots is taking open submissions! The window is May 1, 2019 thru May 31, 2019. So, finalize edits on your manuscript for their editors to read! This publishing company pays a professional advance and will allow you to obtain an agent to help finalizing a contract if they are interested in your work. (If you have an agent, submit through regular channels via your agent.)

For all the information and guidelines, go here! And if you don’t write, perhaps you’ll find a good book to read.

As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

New Voices Award

April 13, 2018Contests, Literary, Publishing OpportunityAdvance, agent, Author, Author of Color, Award-Winning, books, Cashi, Contract, Disabilities, Family, Fiction, Gender Identity, Genre, Guidelines, Imprint, Indigenous, Ink and Ashes, Lee & Low Books, LGBT, Manuscript, Middle Grade, Minorities, Monetary Prize, Native, New Voices Award, Non-traditional, Novel, Publication, Rebel Seoul, Stories, Submissions, Submit, Tu Books, United Staes, Unpublished, Winners, Writer, Young Adultpdpabst

Lee & Low Books

TU BOOKS, the middle grade and young adult imprint of LEE & LOW BOOKS, is open for submissions to their New Voices Award. This contest is given annually to an unpublished author of color (in the contest age category, other categories okay). Previous winners include award-winning titles such as Ink and Ashes, Rebel Seoul, As Fast As Words Could Fly, Juna’s Jar, It Jes’ Happened, and Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds.

Manuscripts may be any genre for children ages 5-12, or young adult ages 12-18. Manuscripts should address the needs of children of color or native children by providing stories they can identify with and which promote greater understanding of one another. Themes relating to non-traditional family structures, gender identity, or disabilities are also of interest.

Contestants must meet all of the following criteria to be considered:

Self-identify as a person of color or a Native/indigenous person.
Be at least 18 years old at the time of entry.
Be a resident of the United States.
Must not be agented.

The Award winner receives a cash prize of $2000 and their standard publication contract, including their basic advance and royalties for a first time author. An Honor Award winner will receive a cash prize of $1000.

But the window for submission is closing soon! All manuscripts must be submitted no later than August 31, 2018. Be sure to read their entire guidelines before submitting. As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction

Hachette Imprint Open for Submissions!

November 27, 2017Literary, Publishing OpportunityAdvance, Andrea Levy, Authors, BAME, Bestsellers, David Mitchell, December, Disabilities, Diversity, editor, english, Fiction, Graham Norton, Hachette Imprint, Hodder & Stoughton, International, Jodi Picoult, John Murray Press, Katie Piper, LGBTQ, Manuscript, Marganlized Voices, Marketing, Martina Cole, Mo Farrah, New Voices, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Publicist, publisher, Royalties, Stephen King, Stieg Larsson, Stories, The Future Bookshelf, The Sideman, Unagented, Underrepresented, United Kingdom, Writerspdpabst

Hodder & Stoughton, John Murray Press (Hachette Imprint) will be opening for unagented submissions on December 1, 2017 (12am GMT) and close on December 7, 2017 (11:59pm GMT) for THE FUTURE BOOKSHELF! Although this is an United Kingdom publisher, they will be taking international submissions for fiction and non-fiction. This is an exciting opportunity because big houses don’t often open their doors to unagented writers.

Some of the authors Hodder & Stoughton publishes is Stephen King, Martina Cole, Jodi Picoult, The Sidemen, Stieg Larsson, Trevor Noah, David Mitchell, Andrea Levy, Katie Piper, Mo Farrah, Graham Norton, and many more. Wouldn’t it be awesome to be one of the great writers added to this list?

If chosen, you will get paid an advance and royalties. They’ll set you up with an editor and publicist, as well as have a marketing campaign. So, you’ll get all the perks of a bestselling author! A few of the rules are:

Must be over 18.
An underrepresented writerly category (see their guidelines for descriptions).
Fiction (any genre) and non-fiction works must be over 50,000 words.
Must be written in English.

But they have more requirements than this. For complete rules and how to submit, go here. As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

New Visions Award – Middle Grade/Young Adult Manuscripts is Ending Soon

October 9, 2017Contests, LiteraryAdvance, Author, Children, Disabilities, Diversity, Fiction, Genre, Graphic Novels, Indigenous People, Lee & Low Books, LGBTQ, Manuscript, Middle Grade, Monetary Prize, Native People, New Visions Award, People of Color, Prize, publisher, Roylaties, Stories, Submission, Teens of Color, Themes, Tu Books, Unagented, United States, Unpublished, Winner, Writer, Young Adultpdpabst

Lee & Low Books

Tu Books, the middle grade and young adult imprint of Lee & Low Books will be closing submissions soon for the New Visions Award. Established in 2012, this award is given annually to an unpublished author of color for a middle grade or young adult manuscript. Previous winners include the award-winning Ink and Ashes as well as the forthcoming novels Ahimsa and Rebel Seoul.

Manuscripts may be novels or graphic novels in any fictional genre for children ages 8 to 12 or young adults ages 12 to 18. Manuscripts should address the needs of children and teens of color by providing stories the can identify with and which promote greater understanding of one another. Themes relating to LGBTQ+ topics or disabilities may also be included.

Contestants must meet all of the following criteria to be considered:

Self-identify as a person of color or a Native/indigenous person.
Be at least 18 years old at the time of entry.
Be a resident of the United States.
Not have had a middle grade or young adult novel published.

The Award winner receives a cash prize of $1,000 and their standard publication contract, including their basic advance and royalties for a first time author. An Honor Award winner will receive a cash prize of $500.

Please read the submission guidelines before sending. But be quick, all entries must be postmarked by October 31, 2017. As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction

New Voices Award – Picture Book Manuscripts is Ending Soon

September 24, 2017Contests, LiteraryAdvance, Authors, Children, Disabilities, Diversity, Family Structure, Fiction, Gender Identity, Guidelines, Indigenous People, Lee & Low Books, Manuscripts, Monetary Prize, Native People, New Voices Award, Non-Fiction, People of Color, Picture Book, Poetry, Publication, publisher, Royalties, Stories, Submissions, Unagented, Unpublished, Winners, Writerspdpabst

Lee & Low Books

Established in 2000, the New Voices Award is given annually to an unpublished author of color for a picture book manuscript. Previous winners include award-winning titles such as As Fast As Words Could Fly, Juna’s Jar, It Jes’ Happened, and Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds.

Manuscripts may be FICTION, NON-FICTION, or POETRY for children ages 5-12. Manuscripts should address the needs of children of color or native children by providing stories they can identify with and which promote greater understanding of one another. Themes relating to non-traditional family structures, gender identity, or disabilities are also of interest.

Contestants must meet all of the following criteria to be considered:

Self-identify as a person of color or a Native/indigenous person.
Be at least 18 years old at the time of entry.
Be a resident of the United States.
Not have had a children’s picture book published.

The Award winner receives a cash prize of $1000 and their standard publication contract, including their basic advance and royalties for a first time author. An Honor Award winner will receive a cash prize of $500.

But the window for submission is closing soon! All manuscripts must be postmarked no later than September 30, 2017. Be sure to read their entire guidelines before submitting. As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction

Scholastic’s Graphix Novel Contest

March 26, 2017Contests, Literary15K, Advance, Art, Artist, Author, Comics, Contract, Creators, Debut, Fantasy, Ficiton, Graphic Novelist, Graphic Novels, Graphix, Guidelines, Illustrators, Imprint, Manuscript, Memoir, Monetary Prize, Proposals, Publishing, Rich Content, Scholastic, Stories, Storytelling, Writerspdpabst

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The deadline is fast approaching for Scholastic’s Graphix Imprint contest. Up to FIVE talented debut graphic novelists will win the chance to be published by Scholastic’s Graphix imprint. The editors involved in selecting submissions have a focus on creator-driven graphic novels appropriate for children and teens that bring exceptional art, rich content and strong storytelling to realistic fiction, memoir, fantasy and beyond.

Winners will receive an offer to publish their work with Scholastic and a $15,000 advance! Be sure to check out the complete guidelines before entering. And take note, graphic novelists need to hurry because the deadline is April 1, 2017. (I’m not a-foolin’!)

As always, good luck!

P.D, Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

New Voices Award Ending Soon

September 17, 2016Contests, Literary$1000, $500, Advance, Children's Picture Book, editor, Fiction, Lee & Low Books, Literary Contract, Mailed Submissions, Manuscripts, Monetary Prize, New Voices Award, Nonfiction, Poetry, publisher, Royalties, United States, Writers of Colorpdpabst

Lee & Low Books

LEE & LOW BOOKS, award-winning publisher of children’s books, has been sponsoring the seventeenth annual NEW VOICES AWARD. The Award will be given for a children’s picture book manuscript by a writer of color. Woo-hoo! Another contest just for PB’s!

Eligibility:

The contest is open to writers of color who are residents of the United States, 18 years or older at the time of entry, and who have not previously had a children’s picture book published.
Writers who have published work in other venues and genres, including children’s magazines, young adult, and adult fiction or nonfiction, are eligible.
Only unagented submissions will be accepted.
Work that has been published in any format, including online and self published, is not eligible.
Manuscripts previously submitted for this award or to LEE & LOW BOOKS will not be considered.

Submissions may be Fiction, NonFiction, or Poetry for children ages 5 to 12. (Note: Stories with Anthropomorphic animal characters will not be considered.) Manuscripts shouldn’t be any more than 1500 words.The Award winner will receive a cash prize of $1000 and their standard publication contract, including their basic advance and royalties for a first time author. An Honor Award winner will receive a cash prize of $500. But you need to hurry because submissions have to be postmarked by September 30, 2016. (That’s right, no digital entries!) For complete submission guidelines, go here.

As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry National Writing Contest

June 17, 2016Contests, LiteraryAdvance, contest, Manuscript, Mildred D. Taylor, Penguin Random House, Roll of Thunder: Hear My Cry, Roylaties, We Need Diverse Books, Writers, Young Readerspdpabst

We Need Diverse Books

In partnership with We Need Diverse Books Penguin Young Readers celebrates 40 years of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor by launching a debut children’s fiction contest to find talented, ethnically diverse authors writing for readers ages 8-14.

The deadline to enter is June 21, 2016 at 11:59pm. Open to people of color (or those who self-identify as other than white) who are residents of the fifty United States, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories and possessions, aged 18 and older.

Submit your manuscript (25,000-75,000 words) for a book about diversity for ages 8-14 and you could receive a publishing contract from Penguin Random House LLC with an advance of $35,000, plus royalties!

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