I asked Ms. Chilton to provide some biographical information, which I've added below. Take a moment and get to know her, find out what she's done, and what she's looking for. And be sure to read the masthead copy above before you leave.
Jamie's career in children's books began in 1998, with an editorial internship at Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, followed by positions as an Editorial Assistant and Assistant Editor at Bantam Delacorte Dell and Knopf & Crown Books for Young Readers, divisions of Random House Children's Books. After returning to her hometown of Los Angeles, Jamie pursued her love of children's books in a new arena, as Conference Manager and Golden Kite Award Director at the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) before joining the Andrea Brown Agency in 2008.
Her recent sales include ORCHARDS, a YA novel in verse by Holly Thompson (Delacorte); FALL INTO ME, a debut YA by Jennifer Castle (Harper Collins)BAD FOR YOU, a graphic novel by co-creators Kevin C. Pyle and Scott Cunningham (Holt; JAMMY DANCE, a picture book by Rebecca Janni, to be illustrated by Tracy Dockray (FSG); and Tracey E. Fern's nonfiction picture book BARNUM'S BONES to be illustrated by Boris Kulikov (FSG)
Thanks again to Jamie Weiss Chilton for judging our contest.
Here are the winning entries!
FIRST PLACE: #25: KNIGHTS OF AVALON
SECOND PLACE: # 4: LURE
THIRD PLACE: # 37: PERSONIFIED
A huge round of applause and sincere congratulations to our winners!
If you're not certain what you've won, or what you need to do next, email me at michaelvette@gmail.com.
Wow, thank you so much, Ms. Chilton. As if judging the contest wasn't enough, you're offering your time to comment on all the queries? This goes way beyond the call of duty, and we really appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Ms. Chilton, for providing us feedback on our queries. That was definitely more than I was expecting. It'll be great to get feedback from an agent's perspective, and I look forward to studying all your comments on each entry. Wow, what a great learning experience. :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winners! I didn't see the winners until I came back to check out Ms. Chilton's comments on some of the queries.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winners, yay!!
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks Ms Chilton. You rock!
Thanks so much to both Ms. Chilton for judging the queries and Michael for hosting this contest!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your time, Ms. Chilton!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to all the winners. This contest was filled with great story ideas and it was amazing to be a part of it.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks to Ms. Chilton for taking the time to judge AND leave comments for us. :)
And thanks to Michael for hosting this - I hope there will be more contests in the future.
Just echoing what was said above-congrats to the winners and a huge thank you to Ms. Chilton for her work in judging the contest!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michael and Ms. Chilton for this opportunity. Thanks to those who critiqued my entry and congratulations to the winners!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to the winners and a huge thanks to Ms. Chilton and Michael. This was a great contest. I look forward to reading her feedback on queries. What a cool opportunity to get an agents perspective on such a wide range of story ideas and query styles.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to the winners!!! Thank you to both Jamie & Cornell for the time it took to run this contest. I really value the feedback I got and plan to head back to the revising table armed with it!
ReplyDeleteI mean, thank you to Michael...not Cornell ; )
ReplyDeleteYay! Thanks so much, Michael and Ms. Chilton!
ReplyDeleteOffering to comment on all the entries is extremely generous!
A big Congrats t the winners!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Michael and Ms. Chilton! :)