Win a 45-minute publicity consultation with Molly Ellis, VP of Publicity at Macmillan Children's Publishing Group! Molly will offer guidance and insights on the ever-evolving world of children's and YA publicity and provide answers/feedback on any specific questions you have about this area.

Open to all genres.

Molly Ellis is Vice President, Executive Director of Publicity at Macmillan Children's Publishing Group, and is responsible for oversight of Publicity and School & Library marketing across all of MCPG's imprints. Molly has more than a decade's experience executing successful campaigns for children's and adult titles, working with authors including Leigh Bardugo, Lady Gaga, Senator Bernie Sanders, Eric Carle, and the archbishop Desmond Tutu. A Maryland native, Molly now resides in Queens, New York.

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United States only.

Win a one-hour marketing consultation with Christine Bollow, Co-Owner and Programs Director at Loyalty Bookstores! Christine will offer personalized feedback on your press kit, bookstore event pitch, social media, etc. and answer any questions you have about marketing, events, and working with indie bookstores.

Christine Bollow is the Co-Owner and Programs Director for Loyalty Bookstores in Washington, DC and Silver Spring, MD. She is a 2022 Publishers Weekly Star Watch Honoree, graduate of Barnard College, Fiction Juror for the 2024 Kirkus Prize, and currently serves on the DEI Committee for the American Booksellers Association. Christine is passionate about championing books by marginalized authors both at Loyalty and on her Bookstagram account @readingismagical.

US only.

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Win a sixty-minute one-on-one Zoom session on how to use Goodreads with Liza Wiemer, award-winning author of The Assignment. Perfect for writers who want to learn how to navigate Goodreads, promote their books, build their communities, and understand best practices!

Liza Wiemer's YA novel, The Assignment, was published by Delacorte Press and has received 12 honors, including being named a Sydney Taylor Notable Book. To date, The Assignment has been translated into Russian, Polish, Italian, and Korean and has also been optioned for film. Liza's debut picture book, Out and About: A Tale of Giving, was published by Kalaniot Books in August 2023.

Open internationally.

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