Updates! plus Twitter Pitch Party!
This Wix blog format is quite confusing, but it seems they have updated it so it is easier to post. I am so glad so now I can update!
This year is sure to be one to remember. I have several books due out and a few apps, and this really has been a dream come true. Everyday its so nice to wake up and create!
Starting next month (April), I hope to see new titles in Amazon under Illustrator: Dyann Joyce about once a month!
Please check "upcoming Titles" to see whats new, but some things coming up this year are:
"Have you heard of the Herd?" and "Jesus Christ was a man" storybook apps author Wade Webster. These have been moved to Fall as we wanted a Holiday release, lately he has been busy a beautiful new inspirational series: Prayers of a writer.
"THE NIGHTMARE OF THE GIANT ONE-EYED SQUID" by A. Oh is due May with a storybook app coming out in Summer
"A Baby Fairy Story" by K. Cady is due within the next few weeks, Mid- April
'The adventures of Lola" a much anticipated series by Karen Hood/Whispering Pine Press
and a few more, plus a personal project has taken off so I am so excited!
With this blog I will concentrate on upcoming art realted events and projects due out. I have a writing based blog also and next week there is a Twitter Pitch Party for Children's Books: here is the announcement at
"Come Join the Fun!" by Dyann Joyce
Hello there!
I am writing as April 6, 2015 is International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) and Hans Christian Andersen's birthday. In celebration, and with the rising popularity of Twitter Pitch parties, we are hosting and formally inviting you to the #ICBDKidLitArtPitch International Children’s Book Illustration Day Twitter Party.
This is an invitation to participate in the Twitter pitch party on April 6, 2015. I am contacting agents and publishers with submissions open to PB, CB, and Illustrated MG novels in the hopes of making it a memorable day for artists and representatives alike!
A Pitch accompanied by excerpts from a picture book dummy will be the content of the Pitches to favorite (star) if you may be interested in seeing the whole Picture Book dummy for #BB or #PB (board book or Picture book), or samples of the illustrations with Pitch for #CB (early reader chapter book that relies heavily on the illustrations), or illustrated #MG (early or later middle grade), we are considering MG covers and usually MG has interior art. We hope to have submissions from cardboard books to illustrated MG novels!
I am making a list of agents and publishers and will post it with constant updates once confirmations come in.( Update we have had many RSVPs and it looks amazing!)
Please join us in this first annual Twitter Art Pitch Party #ICBDKidLitArtPitch to celebrate International Children’s Book Day (ICBD) and Hans Christian Andersen's birthday. The Twitter Art Pitch Party will be from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. PST to respect work and school hours.
We will be formally announcing it and starting the social media blasts the week of Valentine’s Day to honor what could be the perfect match for Children’s Book illustrators and Writer/illustrators with that perfect agent or publisher seeking new talent or new MS.
My co-host is Mark Mitchell from the Make Your Marks and Splashes! Illustration course and Illustrator/Author Match Up. We are also releasing a recorded 6-part series in Spring/early Summer 2015, “The Making of a Children’s Book.”
We will also have free goodies and Illustration Critique prizes throughout the day.
Watch for announcements as may offer Book Dummy Twitter Pitch making and Illustration Twitter Pitch Workshops beforehand, as well as a "Querying after the Golden Star" workshop afterwards.The point is to make the perfect match!
We hope to have a Holiday Twitter Art Pitch Party also!
We hope by announcing early artists can get their MS and Picture Book Dummy's ready while we invite agents and publishers to drop by.
Thank you so much for your time!
Sincerely,
Dyann Joyce
Twitter: @DyannJC
Email: GildedDragonflies@gmail.com
~~If you want me to personally send a reminder to you when we post contests or the week before the Twitter Art party please leave a TWITTER # or an EMAIL below IN THE COMMENTS or a note you have emailed it privately to me~
~ May the Golden Stars ever be in your Favor!! Let's have fun with this!!! Hope to see as many as I can in print! ~~
Top image is by Jen Betton. I saw it on Pinterest and a perfect example of children's imagery!
