Brian Kirby
Author/illustrator living in the Cleveland area.
https://briankirbystudio.com
SCBWI Ohio: North | #pbparty Finalist ‘24 & ‘25 | #kidlit booster | #skypitch pitch party organizer | #pbchat picture book club
- Reposted by Brian KirbyAnnouncing the results of Spring Fling Kidlit Writing Contest! ciaraoneal.weebly.com/spring-fling...
- Reposted by Brian KirbyWe are delighted to welcome @juliebookagent.bsky.social to SteelWorks Literary as Agent! Julie is a former editor at Bloomsbury and Chronicle Children’s books where she edited award-winning books for all ages. So pleased to welcome Julie to SWL! #kidlit #kidlitart
- Reposted by Brian Kirby2025 #PBParty honorable mentions are up. Congrats everyone! 🎉 I'm happy dancing for those on the list & sending hugs & cyber chocolate to those who didn't make it in this year. 🍫 Keep working and putting yourself out there & I know your YES will come. mindyalyseweiss.com/...
- Reposted by Brian KirbyThanks to @kidlitchat.bsky.social hosts @bonnieadamson.com & @gregpincus.bsky.social for another wonderful #kidlitchat. Follow @kidlitchat.bsky.social for upcoming topics! To those new here: Also check out KidLit Mega Feed! Info on how to post (pls read before asking, thx) here.
- #kidlitchat I think the best approach to querying is to never represent yourself as something you aren’t and don’t really want to be. Use your own voice and represent your own creativity, in a professional way.
- Reposted by Brian KirbyQuery agents in small batches. ~5 at a time. Once you receive a rejection (it happens to us all buddies), mark that agent off and send out another. The reason for this is so that you can rework your query letter as necessary. If you're not getting any bites, it might need another draft! #kidlitchat
- Reposted by Brian KirbyFor picture book queries, what helped me the most (after having studied the basic form from Query Shark) was seeing successful queries on the PB Party showcase. It helped with the little details that made my query successful like voice. mindyalyseweiss.com/what-is-pbpa... #kidlitchat
- Reposted by Brian KirbyWhen I was working on novels, the Query Shark blog by the late Janet Reid was a treasure trove of information and examples. If you haven't visited, you must add this to your query prep! queryshark.blogspot.com #kidlitchat
