events & picture books salon
upcoming events
Great Reads from Great Places: TEN BEAUTIFUL THINGS
Wednesday, November 13
10 am
Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
Ames Public Library
Participate in-person or online.
A Zoom link will be posted on this page before the event.
Children's Story Time: JUST US
upcoming picture book salons:
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DECEMBER SALON:
Behind the Scenes: Picture Book Acquisitions
Behind the Scenes: Picture Book Acquisitions
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Monday December 2, 2024
7 pm (Central)
7 pm (Central)
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Local acquiring editor, Deidra Purvis, will discuss the acquisitions process and how manuscripts are read through the eyes of an acquiring editor. She’ll share tips for finding the right agent and/or editor for your children’s book, the qualities she looks for when reading submissions, what stands out and what doesn’t, and what happens when an editor decides to move your submission forward. Bring any questions you have about publishing!
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Attendees will receive an invited link to submit to Free Spirit Publishing. You can find our submission guidelines here: teachercreatedmaterials.com/…/submission…/
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About our December speaker:
Deidra Purvis is passionate about picture books! She is the acquisitions editor for Free Spirit Publishing, the leading publisher of books to support young people’s social-emotional learning and well-being. She acquires new board books, picture books, and nonfiction books for children and teens. In her previous roles, Deidra was a children’s book list curator, bookseller, and teacher. Deidra holds a master of fine arts in Creative Writing from Hamline University and lives in Minneapolis, MN.
Deidra Purvis is passionate about picture books! She is the acquisitions editor for Free Spirit Publishing, the leading publisher of books to support young people’s social-emotional learning and well-being. She acquires new board books, picture books, and nonfiction books for children and teens. In her previous roles, Deidra was a children’s book list curator, bookseller, and teacher. Deidra holds a master of fine arts in Creative Writing from Hamline University and lives in Minneapolis, MN.
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Picture Book Salon is FREE and public, and generally meets on the first Monday of the month. RSVP on the FB page or via contact link.
Some recordings of previous Salons can be found on our Facebook group page, or on YouTube with these links:
- May 2024 (Pat Zietlow Miller: CUT THE FLUFF)
- March 2024 (Colleen Muske: GROWING A BOOK)
- February 2024 (Joyce Sidman: WRITING THROUGH WINTER)
- October 2023 (Kurtis Scaletta: GRANNY REX”: A BOOK SIX(TY MILLION) YEARS IN THE MAKING)
- May 2023 (Zaynab Abdi: GREEN CARD VOICES)
- April 2023 (Tasslyn Magnusson: FIGHTING BOOK BANS)
- March 2023 (Laura Purdie Salas & Yvonne Pearson: CREATING AND PERFORMING LIBRARY STORYTIMES)
- February 2023 (Cori Doerrfeld: “BENEATH” THE COVER)
- April 2022 (Dr. Artika Tyner: WRITING FOR JUSTICE)
- March 2022 (Kayla Harren: STORYTELLING WITH CHARACTER, COLOR, AND LIGHT)
- November 2021 (Stephen Shaskan: GRAPHIC CHAPTER BOOKS & SERIES)
- October 2021 (Phyllis Root, Liza Ketchum, Jackie Briggs Martin & Claudia McGehee: “BEGIN WITH A BEE” COLLABORATION)
- April 2021 (Angela Whited & Kara Forde: BOOKSTORES & THE PANDEMIC)
- November 2020 (Carol Hinz (Editor at Lerner): PICTURE BOOKS & THE PANDEMIC)
- October 2020 (Dara Beevas (Wise Ink): INDIE AUTHOR REVOLUTION)
Picture Book Salon BOOK BASH event, June 2023 – Left to right: Molly Beth Griffin, Loretta Ellsworth, Yvonne Pearson, Billy Thao, Monica Rojas
Picture Book Salon with Lerner Publishing, June 2024 – Speakers left to right: Shaina Olmanson (editor), Ty Chapman (author), Karlyn Coleman (marketing)
upcoming events
Great Reads from Great Places: TEN BEAUTIFUL THINGS
Wednesday, November 13
10 am
Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
Ames Public Library
Participate in-person or online.
A Zoom link will be posted on this page before the event.
Children's Story Time: JUST US
upcoming picture book salons:
–
DECEMBER SALON:
Behind the Scenes: Picture Book Acquisitions
Behind the Scenes: Picture Book Acquisitions
–
Monday December 2, 2024
7 pm (Central)
7 pm (Central)
–
Local acquiring editor, Deidra Purvis, will discuss the acquisitions process and how manuscripts are read through the eyes of an acquiring editor. She’ll share tips for finding the right agent and/or editor for your children’s book, the qualities she looks for when reading submissions, what stands out and what doesn’t, and what happens when an editor decides to move your submission forward. Bring any questions you have about publishing!
–
Attendees will receive an invited link to submit to Free Spirit Publishing. You can find our submission guidelines here: teachercreatedmaterials.com/…/submission…/
–
About our December speaker:
Deidra Purvis is passionate about picture books! She is the acquisitions editor for Free Spirit Publishing, the leading publisher of books to support young people’s social-emotional learning and well-being. She acquires new board books, picture books, and nonfiction books for children and teens. In her previous roles, Deidra was a children’s book list curator, bookseller, and teacher. Deidra holds a master of fine arts in Creative Writing from Hamline University and lives in Minneapolis, MN.
Deidra Purvis is passionate about picture books! She is the acquisitions editor for Free Spirit Publishing, the leading publisher of books to support young people’s social-emotional learning and well-being. She acquires new board books, picture books, and nonfiction books for children and teens. In her previous roles, Deidra was a children’s book list curator, bookseller, and teacher. Deidra holds a master of fine arts in Creative Writing from Hamline University and lives in Minneapolis, MN.
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Picture Book Salon is FREE and public, and generally meets on the first Monday of the month. RSVP on the FB page or via contact link.
Some recordings of previous Salons can be found on our Facebook group page, or on YouTube with these links:
- May 2024 (Pat Zietlow Miller: CUT THE FLUFF)
- March 2024 (Colleen Muske: GROWING A BOOK)
- February 2024 (Joyce Sidman: WRITING THROUGH WINTER)
- October 2023 (Kurtis Scaletta: GRANNY REX”: A BOOK SIX(TY MILLION) YEARS IN THE MAKING)
- May 2023 (Zaynab Abdi: GREEN CARD VOICES)
- April 2023 (Tasslyn Magnusson: FIGHTING BOOK BANS)
- March 2023 (Laura Purdie Salas & Yvonne Pearson: CREATING AND PERFORMING LIBRARY STORYTIMES)
- February 2023 (Cori Doerrfeld: “BENEATH” THE COVER)
- April 2022 (Dr. Artika Tyner: WRITING FOR JUSTICE)
- March 2022 (Kayla Harren: STORYTELLING WITH CHARACTER, COLOR, AND LIGHT)
- November 2021 (Stephen Shaskan: GRAPHIC CHAPTER BOOKS & SERIES)
- October 2021 (Phyllis Root, Liza Ketchum, Jackie Briggs Martin & Claudia McGehee: “BEGIN WITH A BEE” COLLABORATION)
- April 2021 (Angela Whited & Kara Forde: BOOKSTORES & THE PANDEMIC)
- November 2020 (Carol Hinz (Editor at Lerner): PICTURE BOOKS & THE PANDEMIC)
- October 2020 (Dara Beevas (Wise Ink): INDIE AUTHOR REVOLUTION)
Picture Book Salon BOOK BASH event, June 2023 – Left to right: Molly Beth Griffin, Loretta Ellsworth, Yvonne Pearson, Billy Thao, Monica Rojas
Picture Book Salon with Lerner Publishing, June 2024 – Speakers left to right: Shaina Olmanson (editor), Ty Chapman (author), Karlyn Coleman (marketing)
readings & signings
Yes, I am available for story times! Please contact me for rates and details.
Photos from Star of the North nomination event at Mackin, Children’s Book Week readings at New Brighton and North St. Paul libraries, events which served over 70 children plus their adults and Screen-free Week readings at Kinderberry Hill Child Development centers, Eden Prairie and Edina.
