OPENING LINES June 2022
Chelsea Eberly is the Director of Greenhouse Literary Agency and represents authors of middle grade, young adult, graphic novels, and women’s fiction, as well as illustrators who write picture books. Greenhouse is a transatlantic literary agency which represents authors writing books for children and young adults, with offices in both the US and the UK.
As a former senior editor at Random House, Chelsea edited the Newbery Medal-winning When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller as well as numerous award-winning and New York Times bestselling authors such as Tamora Pierce, Leigh Bardugo, Marie Lu, Sarah J. Maas, Mark Siegel, and Kim Johnson to name only a few. She has a deep understanding of how publishers think, and is an expert advocate for her clients. Chelsea is also a Publishers Weekly Star Watch Honouree, which recognizes “the rising stars of the US publishing industry.”
A Midwesterner turned New Yorker, Chelsea regularly presents at writing conferences across the country and enjoys teaching craft. Follow her on Twitter at @chelseberly and discover more about her taste on her Publishers Marketplace page.
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 July 3rd 2022 for your chance to get your lines seen by Chelsea.
We’ll publish the results on July 31st 2022.
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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| Natalie Yates |
Natalie has been a SCBWI member since 2015. 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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