In 2000, Jay Asher won the Sue Alexander Award as a result of his SCBWI conference critique. He got to take a trip to New York to meet with editors and talk about his book. He thought, finally, 2000 would be the year he'd sell a book. But everyone said they loved his manuscript, but they weren't going to take it. Despite that, he realized that editors really are champions of books--he had a great feeling about the industry despite the rejections.
Soon he lost agent number two.
But he was learning about the industry. He was obsessed with the business.
Your SCBWI 2024 Summer Virtual Conference "TEAM BLOG" is Debbie Ridpath Ohi, Don Tate, Jaime Temairik, Jolie Stekly, Justin Campbell, and Lee Wind. Check in here and on socials at #scbwisummer24 for updates, countdowns, and LIVE BLOGGING from the conference!
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