Line Edit & Picture Book Critique (Agent Abigail Samoun)

Agent Abigail Samoun has offered a line edit and manuscript critique. The highest bidder will win the following package:

• Line edit for your picture book manuscript
• Critique for your picture book manuscript

Opening Bid: 50$

Please bid in increments of 5$ and include your bid in the comments below. The auction will start Wed (Dec 19th) at 9 AM EST (6 AM EST) and end Friday, Dec 21st at NOON EST (9 AM PT).

Auction Procedures:

If you’d like to bid on this auction, check the current high bid in the comments and place a higher bid by leaving your name and bid amount in the comments, along with some way to contact you (email, FB or Twitter).

Winners will be notified when the auction ends and should be prepared to make an online donation withing 48 hours of winning  After you’ve made your donation, you’ll forward your receipt to me, and I’ll put you in touch with the person who donated the service you won so that the two of you can work out the details about how and when.   

All services will be provided at the convenience of both the person making the donation and the auction winner, but this should happen within three months of the auction’s end unless something else is agreed upon by both parties.

Good luck!

Agent Abigail Samoun

During her ten years as a children’s book editor, ABIGAIL SAMOUN has edited board books, picture books, middle-grade novels, and young-adult novels for Tricycle Press, Random House, Simon & Schuster, and Little Brown. Her books have received numerous honors including a CCBC Charlotte Zolotow award, an SCBWI Golden Kite Award, a Pura Belpre Honor, a Smithsonian Notable, and a New York Public Library Ezra Jack Keats Award. Abigail also edited the middle-grade series Edgar & Ellen, which has sold over a half-a-million copies worldwide and has inspired a cartoon series on Nickelodeon. 

Abigail loves books so much that she organizes her library according to which authors would get along well together (the Brontes next to George Elliot, Lois Lowry next to Margaret Atwood). When she’s not reading, Abigail likes to garden, play the piano, visit her apiary, and eat lots of chocolate.

Query/Manuscript Critique of Picture book (Author Shellie Braeuner)

Author Shellie Braeuner has offered a query critique and a picturebook manuscript critique. The highest bidder will win the following package:

• One query critique. I am an award-winning author with a great history of query responses.
• Picturebook manuscript critique. This is a critique of the text of a picturebook, not the illustrations. 

Opening Bid: $20

Please bid in increments of 5$ and include your bid in the comments below. The auction will start Tuesday (Dec 18th) at 9 AM EST (6 AM EST).
The auction will end Fri, Dec 21st Noon EST

Auction Procedures:

If you’d like to bid on this auction, check the current high bid in the comments and place a higher bid by leaving your name and bid amount in the comments, along with some way to contact you (email, FB or Twitter).

Winners will be notified when the auction ends and should be prepared to make an online donation withing 48 hours of winning  After you’ve made your donation, you’ll forward your receipt to me, and I’ll put you in touch with the person who donated the service you won so that the two of you can work out the details about how and when.   

All services will be provided at the convenience of both the person making the donation and the auction winner, but this should happen within three months of the auction’s end unless something else is agreed upon by both parties.

Good luck!

Author Shellie Braeuner

My name is Shellie Braeuner. I’m a nanny for a family with four children in Nashville Tennessee, and I’m also the winner of the First Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories New Author contest.

I’ve been telling and writing stories since I was a child.  My mother gave me back one short story that I gave her for Mother’s Day when I was five.  I live a terribly uninteresting life, which is probably one of the reasons I love making up stories.

Two Signed Picture book Copies of Books (Author Tracey M. Cox)

Author Tracey M. Cox has offered signed copies of Just The Thing To Be and Angels Do That. The highest bidder will win the following package:

• Signed picture book copy of Just The Thing To Be - placed 3rd in P&E Readers Poll 2012 / SIBA nominated
• Signed picture book copy of Angels Do That

Opening Bid: $15

Round bid up to the nearest $5 amount. For ex: if you want to bid 33$, pleases bid 35$. It make sit easier for us. :) Include your bid in the comments below. The auction will start Monday (Dec 17th) at 9 AM EST (6 AM EST) and end Friday, Dec 21st at 11:59 PM EST (9 PM PT).

Auction Procedures:

If you’d like to bid on this auction, check the current high bid in the comments and place a higher bid by leaving your name and bid amount in the comments, along with some way to contact you (email).

Winners will be notified when the auction ends and should be prepared to make an online donation withing 48 hours of winning  After you’ve made your donation, you’ll forward your receipt to me, and I’ll put you in touch with the person who donated the service you won so that the two of you can work out the details about how and when.   

All services will be provided at the convenience of both the person making the donation and the auction winner, but this should happen within three months of the auction’s end unless something else is agreed upon by both parties.

Good luck!

Author Tracey M. Cox

Tracey M. Cox lives in South Georgia with her husband, three children, and puppy dogs. She has been writing professionally for over 10 years.

Her journey as a writer began once upon a time, in a land far from where she lives now. In that far away land there was magic, the magic of listening to stories and in telling them.

Tracey knew about this magic because her grandfather had shared his own story magic with her when she was a little girl. When she was older, she began to spin her own tales for her children. One night after the story magic had been told, her oldest son caught that magic and did a magical thing of his own...
"Mom," he said. "THAT would make a great book."

With that one statement the magic exploded.

Since that long ago night, Tracey has had many articles published in local newspapers, magazines, and ezines. She is also the author of several picture books and has many more manuscripts under contract.

Tracey enjoys making Author Visits to schools, having book signings, and guest speaking about her favorite platform, Literacy. She is also one of the first to venture into the eVisits arena, where she can "visit" schools all over the world.

You can read more about Tracey M. Cox, her books, and author visits on her web site: http://www.traceymcox.com.

The Adventures of Baby Jaimie Gift Package (Author Jaimie Hope)

Picture Book Author Jaimie Hope has offered a wonderful gift package. The highest bidder will win the following package:

• The Adventures of Baby Jaimie Teddy Bear - Our plush bear is a cutie in his own message-bearing t-shirt and festive red and blue ribbons. Plush fur and 11 inches tall. Red and blue bow and t-shirt with bookcover on it included
• The Adventures of Baby Jaimie: Baby Jaimie Has Stage Fright Puzzle
  This jigsaw puzzle is a unique and fun gift for friends and family or even a present to yourself. Once assembled, the puzzle can be framed and displayed or taken apart and reassembled over and over. Available in two difficulties: 30 pieces and 110 pieces.
• The Adventures of Baby Jaimie: Baby Jaimie Has A Crush Mousepad
• The Adventures of Baby Jaimie: Baby Jaimie Loses a Tooth Trek Bottle
  Easy to squeeze, easy to open, and 100% leak-proof, the 24 oz waterbottle features a screw top lid and large opening.
• The Adventures of Baby Jaimie: Baby Jaimie Goes To School Tote Bag - Our 100% cotton canvas tote bags have plenty of room to carry everything you need when you are on the go. They include a bottom gusset and extra long handles for easy carrying. 10 oz heavyweight natural canvas fabric. Measures 15"" x 18"" x 6"""

Opening Bid: 20$

Round bid up to the nearest $5 amount. For ex: if you want to bid 33$, pleases bid 35$. It make sit easier for us. :) Include your bid in the comments below. The auction will start Monday (Dec 17th) at 9 AM EST (6 AM EST) and end Friday, Dec 21st at 11:59 PM EST (9 PM PT).

Auction Procedures:

If you’d like to bid on this auction, check the current high bid in the comments and place a higher bid by leaving your name and bid amount in the comments, along with some way to contact you (email).

Winners will be notified when the auction ends and should be prepared to make an online donation withing 48 hours of winning  After you’ve made your donation, you’ll forward your receipt to me, and I’ll put you in touch with the person who donated the service you won so that the two of you can work out the details about how and when.   

All services will be provided at the convenience of both the person making the donation and the auction winner, but this should happen within three months of the auction’s end unless something else is agreed upon by both parties.

Good luck!

Author Jaimie Hope

Jaimie Hope was born November 3, 1976 in New York. It wasn't until high school, where she joined the newspaper staff, that she decided she wanted to be a writer. After graduation, writing was put aside for a while. The author went to college and received an Associates degree in 1999. Then she moved to Florida where she was an active volunteer in the local historical society and remained active in the arts. 

It wasn’t until 2005 that Jaimie wrote her first children's book, The Adventures of Baby Jaimie, published in 2006 and Who Says You Can"t Go Home? in 2008. The Adventures of Baby Jaimie: Baby Jaimie Goes to School in 2010. Her Autobiography, Roll With It followed by the third volume in her children's series, The Adventures of Baby Jaimie: Baby Jaimie Gets Stage Fright, and her first Paranormal Romance, When You Come Back To Me Again were released in 2011. 2012 has been a big year for Ms. Hope, she released three new Baby Jaimie adventures, Baby Jaimie Has a Crush, Baby Jaimie Loses A Tooth, & Baby Jaimie Goes To The Hospital. She also opened her first online store, Jaimie Hope's Baby Jaimie & More Store.

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