Have you ever wondered how contributors to anthologies receive their invitations? How do those writers—particularly those who have yet to publish books or secure agents—get noticed? Are you curious about what anthologies expect of contributors (number of revisions, turnaround, publication timeline, etc)?) Or maybe you simply want to learn more about a small, but thriving corner of children’s publishing? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, please join anthologists and collaborators, Nora Shalaway Carpenter (WCYA ’12), Rob Costello (WCYA ‘12) and Erin Entrada Kelly, for this FREE 60-minute panel. In addition to Q&A, topics include:

• What anthologists look for when selecting contributors

• How to get those credentials and make them publicly available

• How to improve your own short fiction skills, especially if you mainly write novels

• First-hand accounts of what different contributor experiences are like

• The relationship between the anthology editor and acquiring editor and the dynamic between each editor and each contributor

While you will learn a bit about the process of compiling anthologies, this panel is designed specifically for people who are hoping to be contributors.