The occasional weblog of Brenda Bowen, Literary Agent
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
To do list for this past Columbus Day
Write till noon Dye eyelashes Bike downtown Come up with good book idea Occupy Wall Street Kayak in Hudson Catch Martin Scorsese's Hugo as a work-in-progress
What a great list. I wish I could have done the same (except for the eyelash thing). I loved the book and movie Hugo. I think people underestimate children's interest in history and silent movies if done right.
Brenda Bowen is a literary agent with Sanford J. Greenburger Associates (www.greenburger.com and www.brendabowen.net). Before that, she was a children's book publisher for many years. This is her blog.
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If You Were a Dog, [by Jamie Swenson], pictures by Chris Raschka Phyre, by Marisa Calin (Bloomsbury) The Western Mysteries Book 1: The Counterfeit Indian or, Murder in the Mother Lode, by Caroline Lawrence (Putnam) How the Brontosaurus Got to the Museum, by Jessie Hartland (Blue Apple Books)
The Apple Riddle, [by Margaret McNamara], illustrated by G. Brian Karas Red Knit Cap Girl, by Naoko Stoop (Megan Tingley Books/Little, Brown) Advice to Little Girls, [by Mark Twain], illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky (Donzelli Editore) [Authors and/or artists in brackets are not represented by yours truly. ]
Good things to know about submitting to Brenda Bowen at Greenburger
Check our website for full details: www.greenburger.com.
Picture book writers: Please send the full text of your picture book, rather than the standard "first three chapters."
I try to read everything.
I vastly prefer electronic submissions.
If you haven't heard from me within six weeks of submission, you should make the assumption that I am declining, or have simply missed the boat on your work.
I wish I could respond to every submission I receive. I know how hard it is to get those words on a page.
5 comments:
Columbus would have been impressed. I certainly am. Dye eyelashes? How do you do that?
Thank you for occupying Wall Street!
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Good for you for occupying, Brenda.
What a great list. I wish I could have done the same (except for the eyelash thing). I loved the book and movie Hugo. I think people underestimate children's interest in history and silent movies if done right.
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