BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Creative Writing//NONSGML Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://creativewriting.ubc.ca/events/event/ X-WR-CALDESC:Creative Writing - Events BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20220923T2108Z-1663967297.3079-EO-21944-4@10.19.146.14 STATUS:CONFIRMED DTSTAMP:20240328T090353Z CREATED:20220916T032903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220916T154904Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221116T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20221116T170000 SUMMARY: An Insider’s Guide to Children’s Publishing (on Zoom) DESCRIPTION: We’re excited to present a panel on children’s publishing feat uring an editor\, publicist and agent. Join Khary Mathurin\, Sam Devotta an d Amy Tompkins to learn helpful information about this industry. This event is moderated by Lecturer Jordan Scott. Speaker Biographies Sam Devotta (sh e/her) is the Senior Associate\, Marketing & Publicity at Penguin Random Ho use Canada Young Readers. […] X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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We're excited to presen t a panel on children's publishing featuring an editor\, publicist and agen t. Join Khary Mathurin\, Sam Devotta and A my Tompkins to learn helpful information about this industry.
This event is moderated by Lecturer Jordan Scott.
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Sam Devotta (she/her) is the Senior Associate\, Mar keting & Publicity at Penguin Random House Canada Young Readers. She has a publishing certificate from Ryerson University and can most often be found behind-the-scenes on the Penguin Teen Canada social media accounts. Outside of work\, Sam spends a lot of time talking about YA books and pop-punk ban ds (often at the same time).
Khary Mathurin is an ed itor based in Toronto\, Ontario. In his current role as acquiring editor fo r Annick Press\, he draws on his many years of bookselling experience and h is passion for children's literature to find stories that speak to young re aders .
Amy Tompkins has worked in publishing since 2002 and has been with the Transatlantic Agency since 2007. She represents children’s authors\, adult authors\, select illustrators\, and is the inter national rights agent for Islandport Press. Amy is a graduate of the Publis hing Program at Ryerson University\, has an MA in English Language and Lite rature\, and is a member of PACLA.
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