writerly queries

[ewein2412]

1) Any professional YA authors out there who have the time and energy to write an essay on Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series and/or Christopher Paolini’s Inheritance trilogy?  Borders are commissioning a couple of anthologies of critical essays aimed at young readers.  The deadlines are quite soon (the Riordan essays are due 1 Dec 07); pay is $500 plus royalties for a 3000-5000 word essay.  If you're interested let me know and I'll pass your details on to the Powers That Be.

2) Anyone know of an agent who deals with manga or graphic novels in general?  IT'S FOR A FRIEND, HONEST.  Well actually it's for my husband, whose company is considering turning a game into a graphic novel.

that's it for the moment
 

Comments

[ewein2412]

I believe tiboribi, who's been joining this conversation from time to time, first read it when she was 10

[tiboribi.livejournal.com]

I think I was 13. Didn't it come out in 93? I must have been 13. I met Madeleine L'Engle with you when I was 14, and it was the year before that.

[tiboribi.livejournal.com]

And also, I didn't get the weird incest stuff with Medraut and Morgause until I was in college. So...My guess is if you're innocent and oblivious, you'll miss it completely.

[ewein2412]

yes, it did come out in 93. you must be right. I was thinking you were one of those 6th graders who came along to the reading I did at the Walnut St library--but they were cathedral school kids, now that I think about it, so you mustn't have been one of them. (were you there on your own?)

[tiboribi.livejournal.com]

There were three of us (plus one staffer) from The Circle School there too. So, no, I wasn't entirely on my own. I had read the book the night before and had pronounced Lleu "Lou" the entire time.