Free Fall Friday – March – Leila Sales

I am very please to announce that Leila Sales is associate editor at Viking Children’s Books, where she edits literary fiction and nonfiction for children of all ages. She is particularly drawn to clever, thought-provoking fiction with strong voices and unique characters. Some of her upcoming projects include The Creature from the Seventh Grade, by Bob Balaban, a humorous middle-grade series about a boy who, instead of going through puberty, spontaneously morphs into a giant sea creature; Red Thread Sisters, a powerful middle-grade debut of friendship and promises; and Until It Hurts to Stop, a new YA novel by Jennifer Hubbard, author of a THE SECRET YEAR.

In addition to being an editor, Leila is the author of the young adult novels MOSTLY GOOD GIRLS and her new book PAST PERFECT. You can read more about Leila and her books at: http://leilasales.com/mybooks

So we are not only getting an experienced editor this month to reveiw our first pages, we are getting an experienced author, too.  If you are signed up for the New Jersey SCBWI Conference June 8th to 10th, you will get to meet Leila in person. She is doing one-on-one critiques and has a couple of spaces left to snatch up.

Here is the First Page Prompt for March:

Deadline to submit is March 25th.  I will announce who our guest critiquer will be next Friday.  Please attach your double spaced, 12 point font, 23 line first page to an e-mail and send it to kathy(dot)temean(at)gmail(dot)com. Also cut and paste it into the body of the e-mail. Put “March 25th First Page Prompt” in the subject line.

ILLUSTRATORS:  Here is your chance to show off a little.   Since the old saying is that, ”March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb,” I am looking for an illustration that incorporates some type of weather in with the piece.  This gives you a lot of leeway.  Heck, just some wind in someone’s hair would fill the bill.  I may post soem during the month, but will definitely post all on March 29th, so I need to receive your illustrations no later than March 27th. Please make sure the illustration is at least 500 pixels wide and includes a blurb about you and a link to see more of your work. Please send it to kathy(dot)temean(at)gmail(dot)com and put “March Illustration” in the subject box.

Talk tomorrow,

Kathy