115 - Publishing Lingo Part 2 - Submissions and Publishers

Every industry has a language all its own and writing and publishing are no different! In fact, it takes two episodes for the Picture Book Summit team to cover the basics. In our last episode, we focused on the lingo used in talking about writing and revising. Today, we talk about the all-important language around submitting your manuscripts to agents and editors and common phrases used during the acquisition and publishing process. 

We even learned things in this episode! This is a must-listen for anyone hoping to have a published book!

Books mentioned in this episode: 

• Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
• Song After Song: The Musical Life of Julie Andrews by Julie Hedlund and Ilaria Urbinati
• Waiting in the Wings by Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton, and EG Keller
• Who Hops by Katie Davis
• Who Hoots by Katie Davis

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Free submissions training from Emma and Julie here. 

Learn even more about how the children's publishing industry works ONLINE at Picture Book Summit on October 3, 2026: 

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