APPLICATION 2011 ONE-ON-ONE PLUS CONFERENCE
Name ________________________________________________________________________________
Address ______________________________________________________________________________
Home phone _________________ Work phone__________________ Cell phone___________________
e-mail __________________
I am primarily an: Author_____ Illustrator_____ Author/Illustrator_____
Please check genre: _____Fiction _____Nonfiction
and the area of greatest interest:
_____Picture Books _____Easy Readers _____Middle Grade _____Young Adult _____Other (explain):
IMPORTANT: The art/manuscript that you bring to the conference
must reflect the genre and category checked.
On a separate sheet of paper, please tell us about your professional writing career. Have you submitted your work? Where? Have you had anything published (including stories, articles, textbook pieces, etc.)? Send a sample of your work for children (not to exceed 3 pages, double-spaced for middle grade and young adult, or three illustrations with or without a dummy. Picture book authors may send one complete manuscript). Do NOT send original art. We cannot return and are not responsible for any materials submitted.
Have you attended this conference before? ____No ____Yes. If so, which year(s)?____________________
To assist us in making the best possible mentor-mentee matches, please answer the following questions:
Do you currently have a book under contract? ____No____Yes. If so, with what Publisher?
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Do you have an agent? ____No____Yes. If so, with what agency?
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Have you had previous children's books published? ____No____Yes. If so, please list the titles and publishers. (This information in no way determines our decision. We base acceptance solely on your writing sample.)
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What is the submission history, if any, of the manuscript or artwork that you are including with your application? Please be specific in listing publishers, agencies, editors, agents, or art directors. We ask for this information so as to avoid matching a mentee with someone who has already seen this submission.
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APPLICATION DEADLINE:
JULY 1, 2011
(APPLICATION MUST BE POSTMARKED BY THIS DATE)
Mail application and a sample of your
work to the person responsible
for submissions in your category*:
FICTION
Picture Books (text only):
Rutgers University Council
on Children's Literature
c/o Peter Catalanotto - Picture Book
PO Box 403
Holicong, PA 18928
Note: this is a new address for picture book applications mailed after April 19, 2011.
Applications already mailed to the previous address will still be received.
Middle Grade and Easy Readers:
Rutgers University Council
on Children's Literature
c/o Marcie Aboff
7 Diamond Drive
Edison, NJ 08820
Young Adult
Rutgers University Council
on Children's Literature
c/o Pamela Jane
281 N. Tamenend Ave.
New Britain, PA 18901
NONFICTION (All Categories):
Rutgers University Council on Children's Literature
c/o Vivian Grey
250 B West Montgomery Avenue
Haverford, PA 19041
ILLUSTRATIONS (with or without dummy)
Rutgers University Council
on Children's Literature
c/o Peter Catalanotto - Illustration
PO Box 403
Holicong, PA 18928
Note: this is a new address for illustration applications mailed after April 19, 2011.
Applications already mailed to the previous address will still be received.
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IMPORTANT!
DO NOT SEND APPLICATIONS AS CERTIFIED MAIL.
Please enclose a self-addressed, stamped
envelope with your submission
in order to be notified of our decision.
In addition, please send a self-addressed, stamped postcard, which we will return upon initial receipt of your application.
A check for the conference fee ($195.00)
must accompany your application
and will be returned if you are not accepted.
Make check payable to: Rutgers University Council on Children's Literature.
*Applications inadvertently sent to the wrong category address will still be considered.