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SUMMARY:KidLit GN 2023 Pitch Event
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Pitch Event\, October 4-6th \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKidLitGN is the premiere annual pitch event for writers and illustrators of middle grade and younger graphic novels\, designed to get their manuscripts in front of agents and editors. The pitch event starts on the first Wednesday of October each year and is open for editors and agents to review and request through Friday of the same week. This is a free event hosted on KidlitGN’s website.
URL:https://kidscomicsunite.com/workshop/kidlit-gn-2023-pitch-event/
CATEGORIES:Virtual,Workshop
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SUMMARY:2023 KCU Pitchfest Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Limit of 3 tickets per person.\n\n\n\nStudio Members get your code here.\n\n\n\nUse code “50%off” if you are a student or have financial hardship.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPitchfest Showcase submissions are due by Oct. 24th at 11:59pm EST. Ticket sales will close on Oct. 24th 10pm EST. \n\n\n\nYou may purchase up to three tickets. \n\n\n\nIf you are a Full-time student OR you can’t afford the full price\, please use the discount code: “50%off” to receive half off the submission fee (this applies to one pitch). \n\n\n\nIf you are a Studio member\, please find the 20% off discount code found here (this applies to your full order) or use the 50% off discount code if that applies to you. \n\n\n\nIf you are an international registrant please contact hello@kidscomicsunite.com for parity pricing options. \n\n\n\nIf you already have an account on our website\, log in using those credentials (if you have purchased anything on the KCU website before\, you have an account). Please note this is not the same as your KCU Mighty Network Community login. If you have not purchased anything from the website before\, you will be prompted to create a password during checkout. \n\n\n\nFor more information on what you will need for your submission go to: https://kidscomicsunite.com/kcu-pitchfest-2023/
URL:https://kidscomicsunite.com/workshop/2023-kcu-pitchfest/
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SUMMARY:KCU Pitchfest 2023 Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Live Q&A at 11-12p ET \n\n\n\n\nRSVP Now
URL:https://kidscomicsunite.com/workshop/kcu-pitchfest-2023-qa/
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SUMMARY:KCU Roundtable: Anthology
DESCRIPTION:Virtual RoundtableWed\, Oct. 11th12:30-1:30pm ET \n\n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOVERVIEW\n\n\n\nJoin us for an anthology roundtable with Stephanie Nina Pitsirilos\, Cheyenne Smith and Ben O’Grady. Our amazing panelists will share their experience working on anthologies\, the benefits and challenges of participating in an anthology\, steps to organize an anthology and more!  Plus time for Q & A! \n\n\n\nStephanie Nina Pitsirilos’s critically acclaimed work can be found in numerous anthologies (COVID CHRONICLES; Women in Comics Magazine; Mermaids Monthly; Speculative Fiction for Dreamers; Elsewhere Volume 2; Insider Art; Heroes Need Masks;  and the upcoming From Cocinas to Lucha Libre Ringsides: Latinographix Stories of Sports\, Food & Madness. She is the recipient of the 2022 Chautauqua Janus Prize for her story “Jean”\, and a Broken Pencil Magazine zine award finalist. Her creative mediums are principally prose\, comics\, graphic novels\, and zines. She creates visual art as ANDROMEDA. She’s also a mom volunteer not-librarian\, and a board member of Graphic Mundi. When she’s not traveling through wormholes\, Stephanie’s home is New York City.  \n\n\n\nCheyenne Smith is an author-illustrator from Austin\, Texas. With a love of all things spooky\, her work celebrates girlhood\, magic\, bumps in the night\, and the painful comedy of growing up. Her comics have been featured in The Washington Post as well as several anthologies\, and she’s currently working on her first graphic novel\, Super Moon Summer.  Cheyenne is represented by Ammi-Joan Paquette at Erin Murphy Literary Agency.  \n\n\n\nBen O’Grady is an SEO Manager for Disney by day\, comics writer by night. He was a founder and editor for the comics anthology Scott Snyder Presents Tales from the Cloakroom\, the debut anthology for the Scott Snyder comics writing class where one of the stories was nominated for an Eisner in the best short story category.. He was also a consulting editor for Tales from the Cloakroom vol 2 and a contributor to two volumes of Future Sci-Fi Tales\, all successfully funded through Kickstarter. He is located in Orlando\, FL.
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SUMMARY:Build a Website\, Sell More Books: Important Things to Know Even Before You Finish Your Book with Fauzia Burke
DESCRIPTION:Every author and illustrator needs a website in their name. In this presentation\, Burke will share tips for creating and making your website a success\, addressing topics like: Why fresh content is more important than ever; how to drive traffic back to your website using social media and other means: how to understand your website analytics; and\, the dreaded topic of SEO\, what it is and why it is important.  \n\n\n\nFauzia Burke is the founder of FSB Associates\, a digital publicity and marketing firm specializing in helping authors connect with readers. With a focus on online promotional strategies\, FSB Associates has led the industry in innovative marketing. Additionally\, Fauzia co-founded Pub Site\, a user-friendly platform that provides authors with the tools they need to create their own websites. Her blend of book marketing insight\, website development knowledge\, and a pioneering approach to digital promotion is at the core of her work in supporting authors in the ever-evolving online landscape.
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