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Johanna Peyton: Signing with an Agent
A Milestones Met Interview Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc.)! I am thrilled to share that I recently signed with Taylor Martindale Kean, an agent at Full Circle Literary. How long have you been writing/pursuing an...
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Kathleen Doherty: Signing with an Agent
A Milestones Met Interview Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc.)! After querying 32 top literary agents this year, I got an offer of representation from Amy Stern at Sheldon Fogelman Agency. (I've had two previous...
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Mary E. Cronin: Selling a Picture Book
A Milestones Met Interview Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc.)! My picture book biography of PFLAG founder Jeanne Manford, LIKE A MOTHER BEAR (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster 2027) was recently announced in Publishers...
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Alia Khaled: Signing with an Agent
A Milestones Met Interview Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc.)! I recently signed with agent Natalie Lakosil of Looking Glass Literary & Media! How long have you been writing/pursuing an agent/publishing deal and...
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Catherine Payne: Releasing a Picture Book
A Milestones Met Interview Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc.)! My picture book Mole and Tell was released in May 2023! How long have you been writing/pursuing an agent/publishing deal and how has the Courage to Create...
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Rachel Funez: Selling a Picture Book
A Milestones Met Interview Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc.)! My debut picture book, Sonia and the Super-Duper Disaster, in which a girl uses coping skills to manage ADHD and anxiety while whipping up a super surprise...
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Kerry Ferguson: Selling a Picture Book
A Milestones Met Interview Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc.)! My debut picture book, Fish Friends Forever, about a spunky child and her friendship with and loss of her beloved pet sold to Lauri Hornick at...
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Catherine Stier: Signing with an Agent
A Milestones Met Interview Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc.)! I recently (and for the first time ever) signed with an agent, Jennifer Mattson of the Andrea Brown Literary Agency. How long have you been...
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Patrice Gopo: Releasing an Essay Collection
A Milestones Met Interview Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc.)! I’m excited to share that my second essay collection, Autumn Song: Essays on Absence (University of Nebraska Press | American Lives Series) is now...
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Jilanne Hoffmann: Releasing a Picture Book
A Milestones Met Interview Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc.)! A River of Dust: The Life-Giving Link Between North Africa and the Amazon Rainforest released on July 25th from Chronicle Books! And a new book contract is...
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ABOUT BETHANY
Grandfather Gandhi and Be the Change: A Grandfather Gandhi Story, both co-written with Arun Gandhi (grandson of Mahatma Gandhi), as well Alabama Spitfire: The Story of Harper Lee and To Kill a Mockingbird,and the forthcoming Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People: Dr. Maya Angelou, and Hard Work But It’s Worth It: The Life of Jimmy Carter. Her books have been included in numerous “best of” lists such as A Mighty Girl’s Best Books of 2018 and Kirkus’ Best Books of the Year. A former educator, Bethany is an in-demand speaker and mentor who speaks and teaches across the country about writing, creativity, resilience, and privilege. She is also the Founder and Creative Director of The Writing Barn in Austin, Texas and host of The Porchlight podcast, which includes the popular Courage to Create series. She graduated from the Vermont College of Fine Arts with an MFA program in Writing for Children & Young Adults.
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