Here’s the 2024 PBParty Annual Contest info!

PBParty is so many awesome things!

*An annual contest to help connect unagented writers & author/illustrators with agents & editors.

*Fun Twitter chats.

*Motivating Twitter challenges…write a new PB, meet new Twitter friends & critique partners!

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Annual PBParty Contest

I love hosting the annual PBParty contest every March and happy dance for all the wonderful success stories.

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PBParty New Draft Challenge & Critique Train

I LOVE cheering each other on to write a new picture book draft each month. So many writers are hungry for critiques. It’s tons of fun to challenge each other to keep writing new manuscripts…and to give and receive a critique (it can be the new draft, after revising it a bit, or any PB you’d like fresh eyes on.

Click here for the FAQ.

Once you’ve read the FAQ, here’s a direct link to the Google Doc. NOTE: You can only add your name to the doc on the day of the challenge AFTER you write your new PB draft.

You can flesh out your idea, plot your PB, make character sketches, get your file ready, etc. ahead of time, but DON’T start writing your new PB until challenge day.

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PBParty Twitter Chats

We have fun Twitter chats using the #PBParty hashtag. Weekly features include Celebration Sunday and Motivation Monday. Let’s make goals together and celebrate both small and large successes!

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These are usually posted at 9 am EST. You can find them on my Twitter and the #PBParty hashtag. Don’t forget to add #PBParty to your responses so everyone will see them! It’s a great chance to interact with other writers and illustrators.

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Contests & Giveaways!

Keep your eyes open for contests–often to celebrate with authors and illustrators of new picture books. It’s great to see what’s being published and to support authors and illustrators.

Plus…you could win signed books and critiques!