Join us for a queries and first pages panel with editor Esther Cajahuaringa (Union Square Kids). Submit your work for a chance at live feedback from Esther and our panel–plus, of course, a publishing Q&A. This event is designed to be supportive, uplifting, encouraging–and 100% introvert-friendly. (Wear pajamas! We’ll never know.)
A replay will be available 15 minutes after the end of the event, and we’ll send the link to submit your work when we register. This event will work on your smartphone, tablet, or laptop.
Esther Cajahuaringa (KA-HA-WAH-RING-A) is a senior editor at Union Square Kids. As a former educator and non-profit organizer, Esther draws upon her experiences working directly with kids when thinking about today’s readers. She has had the pleasure of working with creators such as Joe Cepeda, Deborah Underwood, Jyoti Rajan Gopal, Supriya Kelkar, Andrea Tsurumi, Marc Brown, and Mo Willems to name a few. She’s avidly seeking picture books and graphic novels. She has a master’s degree in Curriculum & Teaching with an emphasis in literacy from Teachers College, Columbia University. Esther is a daughter of immigrant parents and truly believes in the power of storytelling, because it changed her world.
