The Whole Megillah Jewish Children’s Picture Book Manuscript Contest
Yes, it’s true. The Whole Megillah is offering a contest for Jewish-themed picture book manuscripts! Kar-Ben publisher Joni Sussman will be judging. And the first place prize? A Kindle!
Submission Guidelines:
- Send the entire manuscript of your Jewish-themed picture book to The Whole Megillah at barbarakrasner at yahoo dot com.
- Include The Whole Megillah on your blogroll if you have a blog
- Share the news about the contest on Facebook and Twitter (#TWMblog)
- Send proof of inclusion in your blogroll and your Facebook and Twitter messages to The Whole Megillah along with your submission
Deadline: September 1, 2011
Judge: Joni Sussman, Publisher, Kar-Ben
Prizes: First Place — A Kindle e-reader. Second Place — A Kar-Ben book selected by Joni Sussman
Notification: The winners will be announced on or about September 15.
We’re looking forward to your submissions!
A question came into my email: Can writers submit their picture book manuscripts without pictures? Absolutely! If anyone else has questions, please post to the blog. The questions and the answers may be useful to all readers and potential contestants.
Can we submit more than one picture book to the contest?
Joni, thanks for the question. Yes.
Can I submit a manuscript along with a corresponding song (MP3)?
Joni, you already submitted that, didn’t you?
Do we need to have a blog, a Twitter account, AND a Facebook account in order to enter?
Thanks!
Shari, all I ask is that you promote the contest through one of the following – a blog (if you have one), Twitter, or Facebook. The deadline to enter is September 1. I hope you decide to enter – I think it’s a great opportunity for picture book writers! Barbara
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I have two questions, Barbara.
Firstly, how does one show proof that she has posted the info on Facebook?
Does the writer retain rights?
Thanks so much.
Justine
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Hi, Justine. You can copy and paste your Facebook message into an email to me. Yes, the author retains rights, and I should also mention that all submissions will be sent without author names to the judge. Please let me know if you have any other questions.