Chuck Sambuchino (chucksambuchino.com) is an editor, bestselling
humor book author, and authority on how to get published. He works
for Writer's Digest Books and edits the GUIDE TO LITERARY AGENTS as
well as the CHILDREN'S WRITER'S & ILLUSTRATOR'S MARKET. His Guide
to Literary Agents Blog (guidetoliteraryagents.com/blog) -- all
about agents, submissions and platform -- is one of the largest
blogs in publishing. He was recently included in a FORBES Top 10
list of "Social Media Influencers in Book Publishing." He teaches
at a dozen writers conferences each year, sometimes as the
keynote.
Chuck's first humor book, HOW TO SURVIVE A GARDEN GNOME ATTACK
(gnomeattack.com), was released in 2010 and has been featured by
Reader's Digest, the New York Times and AOL News. The film rights
were optioned by Sony and director Robert Zemeckis (Back to the
Future).
In addition, Chuck has also written three other writing-related
titles from Writer’s Digest Books: the third edition of FORMATTING
& SUBMITTING YOUR MANUSCRIPT (2009, 978-1582975719); CREATE YOUR
WRITER PLATFORM (fall 2012, 978-1599635750); and the forthcoming
GET A LITERARY AGENT (fall 2014).
Besides that, he is a freelance book/query editor, husband, cover
band guitarist, piano lover, chocolate chip cookie fiend, and owner
of a flabby-yet-lovable dog named Graham. Find him on Twitter
(@chucksambuchino).
"Now in a updated and expanded 28th edition, the Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market 2016 is the definitive publishing guide for anyone who seeks to write or illustrate for children from preschool through young adults. Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market 2016 provides more than 500 listings for children's book markets (publishers, agents, magazines, and more) that include a point of contact, advice on how to properly submit your work, and what categories each market accepts. Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market 2016 includes: Interviews with creators of today's successful children's books; New Literary Agent Spotlights profiling literary reps who are currently building their client lists and are actively seeking authors of young adult, middle-grade, chapter books, and picture books; Success stories from 13 debut authors, as well as 9 successful debut illustrators, each of whom share their paths to publication so aspiring authors can learn from their success and see what they did right; Informative articles on how to make young readers laugh, how to build a career as an illustrator, how to sell your picture book, the difference between young adult and middle-grade, and so much more. Also included in this edition of Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market 2016 is a one-year subscription to the children's publishing content on WritersMarket.com. Of special note is that Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market 2016 provides an exclusive access to the webinar '25 Tips on How to Succeed in Children's Publishing' by Danielle Smith of Red Fox Literary. Simply stated, Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market 2016 will prove to be an incredibly valuable and practical resource for any author seeking to successfully publish children's books for young readers preschool through YA for personal, family, schools, or community library collections. Very highly recommended for professional, community, and academic library Writing/Publishing reference collections." --Midwest Book Review
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