How To Write Children's Books That Surprise And Delight with Agent Fiona Kenshole

Tuesday, July 28, 7:30pm - 9:00pm (CDT)

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Join agent Fiona Kenshole on a journey across picture books, chapter books, and middle grade.

How do you connect with your readers? How do you talk about "sparkle moments" - those special experiences that resonate in a children's book even if they've been written about a million times? And let's talk about what makes us laugh!

Then there's the plot component - the idea of power and powerlessness at the center of the children's book narrative - and how pacing can bring this out; and what makes a children's book stand out for an agent and editor.

Fiona is an agent at Transatlantic Literary Agency. She says:

I love the midwifery of being an agent, from getting your debut published to doing the movie deal, and at Transatlantic we like to sell your book to publishers all over the world so I work with co-agents in 28 countries, selling your story worldwide.

I have lived in lovely Portland, Oregon for the last ten years: I moved to the US from Oxford, England to join Laika, a brand new studio to make animated films. As Vice President of Development Acquisition, my first three films were all Oscar nominated: THE BOXTROLLS, CORALINE and PARANORMAN.

Previously, I was a publisher in the UK where I worked with best-selling names including Michael Bond (Paddington Bear), P.L Travers (Mary Poppins) and the Laureate Michael Morpurgo (War Horse). I was the British editor for authors including Beverley Cleary, Lois Lowry, Richard Peck, Bruce Coville, Gary Paulsen and Cynthia Voigt, and was nominated for “Editor of the Year” at the British Book Awards. I now represent talented and lovely PB, MG and YA authors including New York Times bestseller Rosanne Parry (A Wolf Called Wander), picture book maestro Jason Carter Eaton (How To Train A Train), and international YA bestseller Vicki Grant (36 Questions That Changed My Mind About You). Owner of a "plummy accent" according to my clients.

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Join agent Fiona Kenshole on a journey across picture books, chapter books, and middle grade.

How do you connect with your readers? How do you talk about "sparkle moments" - those special experiences that resonate in a children's book even if they've been written about a million times? And let's talk about what makes us laugh!

Then there's the plot component - the idea of power and powerlessness at the center of the children's book narrative - and how pacing can bring this out; and what makes a children's book stand out for an agent and editor.

Fiona is an agent at Transatlantic Literary Agency. She says:

I love the midwifery of being an agent, from getting your debut published to doing the movie deal, and at Transatlantic we like to sell your book to publishers all over the world so I work with co-agents in 28 countries, selling your story worldwide.

I have lived in lovely Portland, Oregon for the last ten years: I moved to the US from Oxford, England to join Laika, a brand new studio to make animated films. As Vice President of Development Acquisition, my first three films were all Oscar nominated: THE BOXTROLLS, CORALINE and PARANORMAN.

Previously, I was a publisher in the UK where I worked with best-selling names including Michael Bond (Paddington Bear), P.L Travers (Mary Poppins) and the Laureate Michael Morpurgo (War Horse). I was the British editor for authors including Beverley Cleary, Lois Lowry, Richard Peck, Bruce Coville, Gary Paulsen and Cynthia Voigt, and was nominated for “Editor of the Year” at the British Book Awards. I now represent talented and lovely PB, MG and YA authors including New York Times bestseller Rosanne Parry (A Wolf Called Wander), picture book maestro Jason Carter Eaton (How To Train A Train), and international YA bestseller Vicki Grant (36 Questions That Changed My Mind About You). Owner of a "plummy accent" according to my clients. false MM/DD/YYYY 300 OPAQUE afdbsLpnHzmNFZXsHmcY75773

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