Submissions: The Covering Letter If you ask any published author, each and every one will tell you of the pain of the submission process. So we’re starting a new series on our blog to help you get the most out of your submissions. Now there are plenty of wonderful resources in our archives that deal…
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Submissions: FAQs
Submissions: FAQs We had a fantastic response to our last submissions post outlining what we look for in a covering letter. If you haven’t had a chance to read it yet then go check it out. Now that you have the basis for a strong covering letter, we want to make sure that you have…
Rejection: An Agent’s Perspective
Rejection – we’ve all faced it at some point. If you’re a prospective author submitting to agents, you’ll know more than most how it feels to get that email that dashes your hopes. Sending your submission out into the world is an incredibly exciting – not to mention nerve-wracking – moment, so it’s only natural…
Rachel Ip’s Top Tips for Picture Book Writing
Want to write a picture book, but don’t know where to start? As any experienced writer knows, 500 words can be just as difficult to write as 50,000. How do you build a story? How do you create a character? How do you create your world? And all of that with fewer words than a…
Announcing the winners of the Darley Anderson Mega Middle-Grade Competition
After 12 weeks and many hours of reading, our Mega Middle-Grade Competition has come to a close and it’s finally time to reveal our three winners. It’s been a mega pleasure reading each and every one of the submissions and once again we’d like to thank everyone who entered. A big thank you especially to…
Mega Middle-Grade Competition Shortlist Announced!
Over the past eight weeks, we at the Darley Anderson Children’s Book Agency have had a fantastic time reading all the entries to our Mega Middle-Grade Competition. At a time when we are all in need of a little escapism, you have transported us to countless worlds and introduced us to many fabulous characters. We’ve…
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