Join YPG Writers for our signature write-in and flash workshop on April 12 and April 26. As always, we’ll do a quick introduction, followed by an hour of writing and optional sharing, then we’ll wrap up the meeting with a flash workshop. If interested in being critiqued, email YPGwriters@gmail.com with a 1,000- to 1,500-word...
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On December 7th, a group of YPG members gathered in the Dr. Seuss Room at Penguin Random House with an exceptional panel to discuss sensitivity reads. Patrice Caldwell, Associate Editor at Hyperion and the founder of People of Color in Publishing, Tiffany Liao, Editor at Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, Namrata Tripathi, Associate...
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How I Got My Start is a new series where YPG talks to trailblazers in the industry, across houses and departments, about their career trajectories, what they’ve learned, where they see the industry going, and wisdom they’d like to share with those of us at the beginning of our careers. If you had...
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When: Wednesday, April 4th at 6:00pm Where: Chronicle Books, 680 2nd Street, 4th floor, San Francisco The Bay Area is home to some of the most renowned and innovative publishers of illustrated books in the country. Gift books, cookbooks, licensed character books, art instruction books, children’s picture books, museum books, photo essay books—the Bay Area covers it all!...
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BIGNY presents Printers Roundtable The Book Industry Guild of New York (BIGNY) is offering a panel discussion about the evolution of digital printing. FEATURING: Steve Franzino: Vice President Technology & Book Operations LSC Communications Kevin E. Spall: President Thomson Shore Dale Williams: Executive Vice President Command Digital (Strategic Content Imaging) MODERATED BY: Pat Henry Senior Editor...
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On February 7, 2018, a group of YPGers gathered at Penguin Random House in New York for a panel discussion called, “The Ever-Growing World of Audiobooks.” The discussion featured two audiobook experts, Anthony Goff and Dan Zitt. Goff is the Senior Vice President of Content Development and Audio at Hachette Book Group, and Zitt...
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New York Planning Committee Heather Allen (@hahanella) is a Contracts Coordinator at HarperCollins working on subsidiary rights and trade agreements. In 2012 she graduated from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA with a BA in English and minors in Creative Writing and Latin American Studies, and in 2014 she graduated from Pace University in...
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Volunteer at Read Ahead’s annual gala! Read Ahead, a reading-based mentoring program for elementary school students, needs volunteers for their annual rooftop gala in April. Spaces are limited, so please sign up as soon as possible! The gala will be on Monday, April 30 beginning at 6:00 pm (volunteers should arrive between 5:00 and...
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World Book Night (WBN) is a super-fun, global effort for book lovers like us to spread the joy of reading by giving away books. While the US’s official partnership with WBN ended in 2014, we at YPG have continued the tradition. This year, we are having our very own ROGUE World Book Night,...
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