The Complete Picture Book Submissions System
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The Complete Picture Book Submissions System is a soup-to-nuts, self-paced, online course for crafting winning submissions that soar out of the slush pile! Answers every question you've ever had about submitting picture books to agents and editors.
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Get our FREE training, The Picture Book Publishing Roadmap: 3 Insider Secrets That Will Skyrocket Your Chances of Landing a Book Deal! Submit with confidence - every time.
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With the state of #picturebook publishing these days, are writers still landing agents & book deals?
YES!
Learn how to avoid the noise & bad advice and focus on what matters in your picture book submissions with our free training: picturebooksubmissio...
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YES!
Learn how to avoid the noise & bad advice and focus on what matters in your picture book submissions with our free training: picturebooksubmissio...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
November 9, 2025 at 11:03 PM
With the state of #picturebook publishing these days, are writers still landing agents & book deals?
YES!
Learn how to avoid the noise & bad advice and focus on what matters in your picture book submissions with our free training: picturebooksubmissio...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
YES!
Learn how to avoid the noise & bad advice and focus on what matters in your picture book submissions with our free training: picturebooksubmissio...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
Is your pitch compelling? Does it:
✍🏼Convey plot and theme of your story?
✍🏼Pique interest in the manuscript?
✍🏼Demonstrate your writing ability?
✍🏼Indicate how and why your story is unique?
More #querytips in our free training: picturebooksubmissio...
#amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
✍🏼Convey plot and theme of your story?
✍🏼Pique interest in the manuscript?
✍🏼Demonstrate your writing ability?
✍🏼Indicate how and why your story is unique?
More #querytips in our free training: picturebooksubmissio...
#amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
November 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Is your pitch compelling? Does it:
✍🏼Convey plot and theme of your story?
✍🏼Pique interest in the manuscript?
✍🏼Demonstrate your writing ability?
✍🏼Indicate how and why your story is unique?
More #querytips in our free training: picturebooksubmissio...
#amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
✍🏼Convey plot and theme of your story?
✍🏼Pique interest in the manuscript?
✍🏼Demonstrate your writing ability?
✍🏼Indicate how and why your story is unique?
More #querytips in our free training: picturebooksubmissio...
#amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
LAST DAY to sign up for the FREE webinar: Spot the Scam: How to Protect Yourself and Your Work from Publishing Scams.
You’ve worked too hard on your manuscript to let a scam derail your publishing dream.
Join us 11/6 at 8pm ET: picturebooksubmissio...
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You’ve worked too hard on your manuscript to let a scam derail your publishing dream.
Join us 11/6 at 8pm ET: picturebooksubmissio...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
November 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
LAST DAY to sign up for the FREE webinar: Spot the Scam: How to Protect Yourself and Your Work from Publishing Scams.
You’ve worked too hard on your manuscript to let a scam derail your publishing dream.
Join us 11/6 at 8pm ET: picturebooksubmissio...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
You’ve worked too hard on your manuscript to let a scam derail your publishing dream.
Join us 11/6 at 8pm ET: picturebooksubmissio...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
The pitch in your query has a lot of work to do, but one of the most important things it does is show the agent or editor that you know how to write—and write well.
For more tips, get our free training: picturebooksubmissio...
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For more tips, get our free training: picturebooksubmissio...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The pitch in your query has a lot of work to do, but one of the most important things it does is show the agent or editor that you know how to write—and write well.
For more tips, get our free training: picturebooksubmissio...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
For more tips, get our free training: picturebooksubmissio...
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Anyone can call themselves an agent. That doesn’t make them legit.
Learn to separate the real agents from the fake ones in our FREE webinar “Spot the Scam: How to Protect Yourself from Publishing Scams” TOMORROW at 8pm ET.
Join here: picturebooksubmissio...
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Learn to separate the real agents from the fake ones in our FREE webinar “Spot the Scam: How to Protect Yourself from Publishing Scams” TOMORROW at 8pm ET.
Join here: picturebooksubmissio...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
November 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Anyone can call themselves an agent. That doesn’t make them legit.
Learn to separate the real agents from the fake ones in our FREE webinar “Spot the Scam: How to Protect Yourself from Publishing Scams” TOMORROW at 8pm ET.
Join here: picturebooksubmissio...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
Learn to separate the real agents from the fake ones in our FREE webinar “Spot the Scam: How to Protect Yourself from Publishing Scams” TOMORROW at 8pm ET.
Join here: picturebooksubmissio...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
How many comps do you need for your query letter? Only 2! Each one should relate to a different aspect of your story, whether it be the main character, theme, tone, or subject matter.
For more tips, get our free training: picturebooksubmissio...
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For more tips, get our free training: picturebooksubmissio...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
How many comps do you need for your query letter? Only 2! Each one should relate to a different aspect of your story, whether it be the main character, theme, tone, or subject matter.
For more tips, get our free training: picturebooksubmissio...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
For more tips, get our free training: picturebooksubmissio...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
Publishing scams are on the rise. (Thanks, AI.) But, that doesn't mean you need to fall victim to one. Join us for Spot the Scam: How to Protect Yourself and Your Work from Publishing Scams on 11/6.
Sign up for the free webinar here: picturebooksubmissio...
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Sign up for the free webinar here: picturebooksubmissio...
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Spot the Scam with Emma Walton Hamilton and Julie Hedlund
Emma Walton Hamilton and Julie Hedlund show how to protect yourself and your work from publishing scams in a post-AI world in this free webinar!
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November 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Publishing scams are on the rise. (Thanks, AI.) But, that doesn't mean you need to fall victim to one. Join us for Spot the Scam: How to Protect Yourself and Your Work from Publishing Scams on 11/6.
Sign up for the free webinar here: picturebooksubmissio...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
Sign up for the free webinar here: picturebooksubmissio...
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Does your pitch make agents and editors *want* to read your manuscript? Be sure it's enticing and showcases the voice and tone of your story!
For more tips, get our free training: picturebooksubmissio...
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For more tips, get our free training: picturebooksubmissio...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Does your pitch make agents and editors *want* to read your manuscript? Be sure it's enticing and showcases the voice and tone of your story!
For more tips, get our free training: picturebooksubmissio...
#amwriting #querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
For more tips, get our free training: picturebooksubmissio...
#amwriting #querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
Can you spot a publishing scam? In our FREE webinar this Thursday, learn how to:
• Spot red flags
• Identify scams
• Protect your rights
• Verify industry credentials
• Trust your instincts and know when to walk away
Sign up: picturebooksubmissio...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
• Spot red flags
• Identify scams
• Protect your rights
• Verify industry credentials
• Trust your instincts and know when to walk away
Sign up: picturebooksubmissio...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
November 4, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Can you spot a publishing scam? In our FREE webinar this Thursday, learn how to:
• Spot red flags
• Identify scams
• Protect your rights
• Verify industry credentials
• Trust your instincts and know when to walk away
Sign up: picturebooksubmissio...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
• Spot red flags
• Identify scams
• Protect your rights
• Verify industry credentials
• Trust your instincts and know when to walk away
Sign up: picturebooksubmissio...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
Wondering WHERE to find agents looking for #picturebooks? Try YouTube. Agents will do video interviews so you can get to know how an agent works & if they're a good fit for you and your work.
For more tips, get our free training: picturebooksubmissio...
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For more tips, get our free training: picturebooksubmissio...
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November 3, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Wondering WHERE to find agents looking for #picturebooks? Try YouTube. Agents will do video interviews so you can get to know how an agent works & if they're a good fit for you and your work.
For more tips, get our free training: picturebooksubmissio...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
For more tips, get our free training: picturebooksubmissio...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
A publishing scam isn’t just an inconvenience—it can cost you money or even your legal rights to your own work.
Learn how to protect yourself in our FREE webinar Spot the Scam: How to Protect Yourself & Your Work on 11/6 at 8pm ET: pages.picturebooksub...
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Learn how to protect yourself in our FREE webinar Spot the Scam: How to Protect Yourself & Your Work on 11/6 at 8pm ET: pages.picturebooksub...
#querytip #amquerying #kidlit
November 2, 2025 at 12:27 AM
A publishing scam isn’t just an inconvenience—it can cost you money or even your legal rights to your own work.
Learn how to protect yourself in our FREE webinar Spot the Scam: How to Protect Yourself & Your Work on 11/6 at 8pm ET: pages.picturebooksub...
#querytip #amquerying #kidlit
Learn how to protect yourself in our FREE webinar Spot the Scam: How to Protect Yourself & Your Work on 11/6 at 8pm ET: pages.picturebooksub...
#querytip #amquerying #kidlit
Does your pitch accurately convey the spirit and voice of your story? The rest of your query letter is a business letter, but the pitch should sound like your manuscript and its tone.
Get our free submissions training: picturebooksubmissio...
#amwriting #querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
Get our free submissions training: picturebooksubmissio...
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November 1, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Does your pitch accurately convey the spirit and voice of your story? The rest of your query letter is a business letter, but the pitch should sound like your manuscript and its tone.
Get our free submissions training: picturebooksubmissio...
#amwriting #querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
Get our free submissions training: picturebooksubmissio...
#amwriting #querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
Can you spot a publishing scam? Are you sure?
Scams are getting harder to detect—especially in the post-AI world. Join us 11/6 at 8pm ET/5pm PT for a FREE webinar: Spot the Scam: How to Protect Yourself from Publishing Scams.
pages.picturebooksub...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
Scams are getting harder to detect—especially in the post-AI world. Join us 11/6 at 8pm ET/5pm PT for a FREE webinar: Spot the Scam: How to Protect Yourself from Publishing Scams.
pages.picturebooksub...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
October 30, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Can you spot a publishing scam? Are you sure?
Scams are getting harder to detect—especially in the post-AI world. Join us 11/6 at 8pm ET/5pm PT for a FREE webinar: Spot the Scam: How to Protect Yourself from Publishing Scams.
pages.picturebooksub...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
Scams are getting harder to detect—especially in the post-AI world. Join us 11/6 at 8pm ET/5pm PT for a FREE webinar: Spot the Scam: How to Protect Yourself from Publishing Scams.
pages.picturebooksub...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
It's not enough to find comp titles that sound similar to your manuscript. You have to read them. How does your #picturebook differ from what's already out there?
Get more tips in our FREE The Picture Book Publishing Roadmap!
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Get more tips in our FREE The Picture Book Publishing Roadmap!
www.picturebooksubmi...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
October 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
It's not enough to find comp titles that sound similar to your manuscript. You have to read them. How does your #picturebook differ from what's already out there?
Get more tips in our FREE The Picture Book Publishing Roadmap!
www.picturebooksubmi...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
Get more tips in our FREE The Picture Book Publishing Roadmap!
www.picturebooksubmi...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
Did you proofread your query letter today? You never know what typos you may discover with one more proofread before hitting send!
Get more submissions tips in our free training: The Picture Book Publishing Roadmap!
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#amwriting #querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
Get more submissions tips in our free training: The Picture Book Publishing Roadmap!
picturebooksubmissio...
#amwriting #querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
October 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Did you proofread your query letter today? You never know what typos you may discover with one more proofread before hitting send!
Get more submissions tips in our free training: The Picture Book Publishing Roadmap!
picturebooksubmissio...
#amwriting #querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
Get more submissions tips in our free training: The Picture Book Publishing Roadmap!
picturebooksubmissio...
#amwriting #querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
Let's face it, #picturebook submissions can be difficult. Where do you find the right agents? What do you include in a query letter?
We know it's confusing, so we've created the FREE The Picture Book Publishing Roadmap to help:
picturebooksubmissio...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
We know it's confusing, so we've created the FREE The Picture Book Publishing Roadmap to help:
picturebooksubmissio...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
October 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Let's face it, #picturebook submissions can be difficult. Where do you find the right agents? What do you include in a query letter?
We know it's confusing, so we've created the FREE The Picture Book Publishing Roadmap to help:
picturebooksubmissio...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
We know it's confusing, so we've created the FREE The Picture Book Publishing Roadmap to help:
picturebooksubmissio...
#querytip #amquerying #pbpitch #kidlit
Get our FREE training, The Picture Book Publishing Roadmap: 3 Insider Secrets That Will Skyrocket Your Chances of Landing a Book Deal! Submit with confidence - every time.
pages.picturebooksub...
#amquerying #querytip #kidlit #kidlitart
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#amquerying #querytip #kidlit #kidlitart
July 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Get our FREE training, The Picture Book Publishing Roadmap: 3 Insider Secrets That Will Skyrocket Your Chances of Landing a Book Deal! Submit with confidence - every time.
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#amquerying #querytip #kidlit #kidlitart
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You've got questions. We've got answers!
Share your Top 2 Agent Research Questions and we'll answer them in the coming weeks!
Tell us here: picturebooksubmissio...
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Share your Top 2 Agent Research Questions and we'll answer them in the coming weeks!
Tell us here: picturebooksubmissio...
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January 31, 2025 at 6:17 PM
You've got questions. We've got answers!
Share your Top 2 Agent Research Questions and we'll answer them in the coming weeks!
Tell us here: picturebooksubmissio...
#amwriting #querytip #amquerying #pbpitch
Share your Top 2 Agent Research Questions and we'll answer them in the coming weeks!
Tell us here: picturebooksubmissio...
#amwriting #querytip #amquerying #pbpitch
One of the most common mistakes we see in #picturebook pitches is not including the conflict of the story. A pitch might focus on the MC but never talk about the obstacles standing in the way of their success.
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January 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
One of the most common mistakes we see in #picturebook pitches is not including the conflict of the story. A pitch might focus on the MC but never talk about the obstacles standing in the way of their success.
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#amwriting #querytip #amquerying #pbpitch
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Today is the last day to bid in the @kidlitforla.bsky.social auction! We have donated Lifetime access to The Complete Picture Book Submissions System. Proceeds benefit those impacted by the fires in the LA area. Bid at 32auctions.com/kidli...
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January 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Today is the last day to bid in the @kidlitforla.bsky.social auction! We have donated Lifetime access to The Complete Picture Book Submissions System. Proceeds benefit those impacted by the fires in the LA area. Bid at 32auctions.com/kidli...
#kidlitforlosangeles #kidlitforla
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Let us help you demystify the querying process! Tell us your Top 2 Questions about researching agents and we'll share the answers in the coming weeks!
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January 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Let us help you demystify the querying process! Tell us your Top 2 Questions about researching agents and we'll share the answers in the coming weeks!
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#amwriting #querytip #amquerying #pbpitch
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Take the guesswork out your submissions package! Download our FREE Submissions Cheat Sheet and be confident when you hit send!
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January 24, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Take the guesswork out your submissions package! Download our FREE Submissions Cheat Sheet and be confident when you hit send!
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We are pleased to join @kidlitforla.bsky.social and donate Lifetime access to The Complete Picture Book Submissions System to benefit those impacted by the fires in Los Angeles area. Bid today at 32auctions.com/kidli...
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January 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
We are pleased to join @kidlitforla.bsky.social and donate Lifetime access to The Complete Picture Book Submissions System to benefit those impacted by the fires in Los Angeles area. Bid today at 32auctions.com/kidli...
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Your picture book pitch not only should entice an agent or editor to read your story, it should also showcase your writing skills!
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January 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Your picture book pitch not only should entice an agent or editor to read your story, it should also showcase your writing skills!
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#amwriting #querytip #amquerying #pbpitch
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We know you have them! So, what are your top 2 burning questions about researching agents?
Add them here: picturebooksubmissio...
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Add them here: picturebooksubmissio...
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January 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We know you have them! So, what are your top 2 burning questions about researching agents?
Add them here: picturebooksubmissio...
#amwriting #querytip #amquerying #pbpitch
Add them here: picturebooksubmissio...
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