I also noticed the genres that agents seemed to request the most, and the least. I noted common approaches in the entries that got the most requests, and the ones that didn’t get any. I spent days carefully reading through the writing samples and query letters of past finalists. Many aspiring writers, just like me, who had been deep in the query trenches and racked up many rejections, had become PBParty finalists, had their work featured in the showcase, and then signed with agents and got book deals! I immediately wanted to know more. Reading through the success stories was thrilling. What an amazing opportunity! Flocks of top picture book agents and editors visit a public online showcase of writing samples and queries to request submissions. In the fall of 2021, learned about PBParty through Twitter. My story begins in the exact same place that you are in right now: reading past PBParty success stories.
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