Program Description
Event Description
Author and agent Seth Fishman shares his insights as an author and agent on the creation of a picture book related to writing and art, the "rules" for picture books, and the ins-and-outs of getting it from concept to shelf.
This is one of many events happening this month for LitFest 2021. For a full breakdown of other programs, visit: www.metrolibrary.org/litfest
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Seth Fishman is a native of Midland, Texas (think Friday Night Lights), and a graduate of Princeton University and the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England. He spends his days as a literary agent at The Gernert Company and his nights (and mornings) writing.
His first picture book, A HUNDRED BILLION TRILLION STARS, won the Mathical Prize, was a Boston Globe Horn Book Honor Book, and was named a best book of 2017 by Amazon, Space.com and the Planetary Society. Other picture books include: POWER UP, THE OCEAN IN YOUR BATHTUB and WHEN I WAKE UP, which is out in November. He's the author of two YA thrillers, THE WELL'S END and THE DARK WATER. He lives in LA with his wife and son.
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