OPENING LINES June 2021
Award-winning editor Imogen Cooper, AKA Mother Goose, was previously Editorial Director at Chicken House Books. She started the Golden Egg Academy at her kitchen table in 2014 whilst working for Chicken House MD Barry Cunningham, the first publisher of Harry Potter. In 2015 Golden Egg became her main focus and since then she and her experienced team of children's book editors have helped over 70 children’s writers, including M.G. Leonard, Annaliese Avery, Vanessa Harbour, Jennifer Killick, James Nicol and Vashti Hardy, gain agents or publishing contracts. Golden Egg runs selective and non-selective courses for writers of children's fiction and picture books, mentors writers through to submission to agents and publishers, and runs a community Golden Egg Club for anyone interested in children's writing. Golden Egg now also offers four places per year to underrepresented writers through its Golden Egg Award.
How to submit your Opening Lines
Please email editor@britishscbwi.org and write OPENING LINES ENTRY in the subject line. Your email needs to contain:
• elevator pitch
• first few opening lines – i.e. the first paragraph or up to the first 100 words only!
Make sure we receive your submission by June 27th 2021 for your chance to get your lines seen by Imogen.
We’ll publish the results on August 1st 2021.
Remember, OPENING LINES isn’t a competition, so you are free to submit your story elsewhere.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
You need to be an un-agented, current SCBWI member, and resident in either the UK or Europe.
To join SCBWI and take advantage of the many opportunities to: raise your profile, market your work, meet fellow writers, artists and the gatekeepers to publication, while being supported in the development and pursuit of your craft, visit scbwi.org
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If you've received feedback from OPENING LINES, how did it help you? If it led to you finding an agent or a publisher, we'd love to hear your story.
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Natalie has been a SCBWI member since 2015 and is now Networks Coordinator for the North East. When she is not working as a Teaching Assistant for a local secondary school, she writes for the YA audience. You can find her on Twitter and Instagram.
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