Cracking the Picture Book Query How to write a perfect query le9er every ;me… with NO fear of ge@ng it wrong, so you can submit with confidence!
You’re in the right place if… • You haven’t begun submi1ng because you don’t know how • You’ve been submi1ng, but haven’t seen results • You fear making embarrassing mistakes • You’re afraid of ge1ng rejected • You’ve go<en some responses to queries, but haven’t “sealed the deal”
AND if… • You want to be in the 1% of queries that rise out of the slush pile
Why Should You Listen to Us? Julie Award-winning picture book author • Founder of 12 x 12 Picture Book WriKng Challenge • Regular presenter at children’s wriKng conferences • Secured her agent using the query formula we’re providing today • Emma NYT-Bestselling author of 30+ books with her mother, Julie Andrews • Freelance editor and professor of Children’s Literature • “The Query Whisperer” • Published by 3 large houses & served as Editorial Director of imprint •
Here’s What You’ll Learn • A FOOLPROOF method for wriKng your query le<er • The four components you need in your query, with specific examples • Formulas for wriKng that elusive “hook sentence/logline” • Two complete query le<er templates you can begin using TODAY!
Make sure you stay to the end! We’re going to give you… • All our templates for wriKng hook sentences • Slides from this video presentaKon • Query le<er templates • An opportunity to catapult your submissions out of the slush pile
Julie’s True Story
Just When You Thought It Couldn’t Get Worse... It Does!
EVENTUALLY, I Got It Right...
Emma’s True Story
YOU HAVE 2 SECONDS To make an impression with an agent or editor with your picture book submission!
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