Picture Book Summit Podcast
1) 095 - Jon Klassen and Mac Barnett Find Themselves in a Triangle
To celebrate our 10th Anniversary Picture Book Summit, we hosted returning Superstar Speakers Jon Klassen and Mac Barnett to talk about how they construct picture books together. You will be fascinate...Show More
2) 094 - Everyone Needs Feedback
Who needs feedback on their picture book manuscripts? You do! (Don't worry. We do too!) In fact, every writer needs good critiques of their work before it's ready for publication. So, what kind of fe...Show More
3) 093 - How to Be a Good Literary Citizen
What does it mean to be a part of the writing community? How can you be a good literary citizen within the writing community? In this episode, Emma Walton Hamilton, Julie Hedlund, Katie Davis, and Ke...Show More
4) 092 - Meg Medina on Writing for Young Readers
When National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Meg Medina joined the Picture Book Summit, she discussed the three Rs of picture book writing: Readers, Relationship, and Revision. Today, Meg sh...Show More
5) 090 - How to Ruin a Picture Book Biography
Julie Hedlund and Angela Dalton are both authors of picture book biographies about well-known celebrities. Julie wrote SONG AFTER SONG: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews and Angela authored TO BOLDY G...Show More
6) 089 - Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead
What makes a great picture book? Artistic duo The Steads share their approach to picture books and how something seemingly so simple actually takes a lot of work, nuance, and collaboration. Philip C. ...Show More
7) 088 - The State of the Picture Book Publishing
What in the world is going on in picture book publishing? Is it slow for everyone or is it just you? Are global events affecting the industry? Surely, COVID-19 isn’t still impacting our market. In thi...Show More
8) 087 - How to Prepare Conference Submissions
One of the big advantages of attending a conference—online or in-person—is the opportunity to submit to Featured Agents and Editors. Many agents and editors are open to submissions from conference att...Show More
9) 086 - Game Changing Ideas
Every year, we host what we like to call a “mini” Summit. It’s a short webinar to give writers a taste of what we offer at our full-day event. In this episode, we share a past Mini Summit all about cr...Show More
10) 085 - Rountable: Backmatter Matters
More and more picture books include backmatter these days—including fiction picture books. In today's Roundtable discussion, Julie Hedlund and the team share many different ways to include backmatter ...Show More