Interviews – Agents, Editors & Publishers – Page 2

#kidlit Interview with Clavis Books Publisher, Philippe Werck

September 13, 2016 Carol Gordon Ekster

I am proud to say that soon I will be a Clavis Books author. I loved their books and mission from the moment I Googled

How to Read a Wordless Picture Book

July 12, 2016 Alumni & Guests

Guest Post by Rob Broder, Ripple Grove Press, and Piotr Parda “I never read. I just look at pictures.” – Andy Warhol Wordless, adjective: without

Interview: Mary Flower, Publishing Contracts Consultant

December 4, 2015 Joyce Audy Zarins

When I needed to find a professional to review a contract I had been offered, a number of people suggested Mary Flower, a veteran lawyer

New Publisher Bab’l Books: Bilingual Stories for Bilingual Families

October 6, 2015 Marianne Knowles

Jair Hernandez, one of the founders of Bab’l Books, is using his Harvard Business School degree to fill a need: bilingual children’s books for bilingual

Meet Kristen Necaise, the New Owner of Character Publishing

August 14, 2015 Carol Gordon Ekster

UPDATE: CHARACTER PUBLISHING IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS CAROL GORDON EKSTER: First of all, congratulations, Kristen! That’s quite an undertaking to buy a small press.

The Picture Book Idea Syndrome

August 4, 2015 Alumni & Guests

Guest Post by Rob Broder — President and Founder of Ripple Grove Press Rob Broder’s guest post, “You Can Judge a Book by Its Title,

Meet book marketing expert, Deborah Sloan

March 13, 2015 Carol Gordon Ekster

REMEMBER, NOBODY BUYS A BOOK THEY HAVEN’T HEARD OF.* Read this interview with children’s book marketing expert, Deborah Sloan, to find out how to get

You Can Judge a Book by Its Title, and Other Wisdom from the Submission Pile

February 3, 2015 Alumni & Guests

GUEST POST by Rob Broder, President & Founder of Ripple Grove Press We have received over 2000 submissions at Ripple Grove Press (RGP) since we

Interview with Amanda Broder, publisher of the new Ripple Grove Press

May 9, 2014 Carol Gordon Ekster

CAROL GORDON EKSTER: It’s always exciting for kidlit writers to hear about a new publishing company geared towards the magical genre of picture books. (Can

Agent Interview: Victoria Wells Arms

February 4, 2014 Marianne Knowles

Victoria Wells Arms has spent over twenty years in publishing, beginning as an editor at Dial Books for Young Readers and later establishing the highly

How one small press got started: Character Publishing

December 13, 2013 Carol Gordon Ekster

UPDATE: CHARACTER PUBLISHING IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. Some titles have been acquired by other publishers. I first contacted Jerusha Bosarge through the SCBWI Discussion