Grab and Hold the Attention of Agents and Editors

Grab and Hold the Attention of Agents and Editors

An Industry Insider Reveals the Secrets That Make Editors and Agents Sit Up and Take Notice

with Emma Dryden

An exclusive WriteForKids Session

Who It’s For: All kidlit writers who want to know the secrets of getting published.

What It Does: You’ll get in-depth guidance from a veteran industry insider that will give you a big edge in submitting your work to agents and editors.

What You Get: Lifetime Access to the Full Workshop + PDF Handout.

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Tired of getting stuck in the slush pile, receiving form rejection letters and wondering why no one is responding to your work?


You really need to hear what Emma Dryden has to say!

What turns editors and agents on?


Why does one manuscript get ignored while another gets a contract?


You’re About to Find Out!

Emma Dryden is a renowned editor and former Vice President, Publisher of Atheneum Books for Young Readers and Margaret K. McElderry Books, imprints of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.


Books published under her guidance have received the Newbery Medal, Newbery Honor, Caldecott Honor, National Book Award nomination, Coretta Scott King Award, Indies Choice Book Award and New York Times Best Illustrated Award.


Over the course of a nearly three-decade career, Emma Dryden has done — and seen — it all. She’s uncovered and shepherded beloved books to bestseller lists and the industry’s highest honors and awards.


Now, in this historic workshop, Emma shares her secrets for grabbing the attention of an editor or agent with your manuscript — and keeping them hooked!

See what Emma’s students have to say about

Grab and Hold the Attention of Agents and Editors

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This workshop was brilliant.

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Loved this workshop! The best one I have been to in a while! Thank you!

ELIZABETH S.

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Tons of great information and inspiration!

SUE S.

You’ll learn:

The right way to research agents, editors, and publishing houses.

How to craft a query letter that demonstrates professionalism.

How to address the hurdles ALL authors—unpublished, newly-published, or long-published—face in today’s marketplace.

How to read like an editor inside and outside your genre.

How to know when you’re ready to submit.

Revision tools and techniques to put into practice before ever submitting your work.

…and much more!

Emma Dryden is a renowned editor, former Vice President, Publisher of Atheneum Books for Young Readers and Margaret K. McElderry Books, imprints of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.

Books published under her guidance have received numerous awards and medals, among them the Newbery Medal, Newbery Honor, Caldecott Honor, National Book Award nomination, Coretta Scott King Award, Indies Choice Book Award and New York Times Best Illustrated Award.

Lifetime Access to the Full Workshop & Handouts

Nothing More to Pay!

Full 2.5 hour workshop!

Info-packed PDF Handout, including:

  • Identifying Your Story’s Action Plot and Emotional Plot
  • What a Novel Synopsis Should – and Shouldn’t – Do
  • The 5 Elements of a Picture Book or Novel Query
  • Agent & Publisher Research Resources
  • The Questions to Ask to Build Your Characters and Their World
  • Revision & Scene Checklists ….and more!

Just $67 $47