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    • A Quick Update

      Posted at 6:43 pm by Laura, on March 19, 2013

      Apologies for the radio silence. Here are some snippets as to why I’ve been quiet lately.

      1. AWP Boston 2013 — I was extremely lucky to attend several panels at AWP this year. I met Jane Yolen, Arthur A. Levine (editor of Harry Potter!), David Levithan, Lucy Christopher, and many others. Because of this unique opportunity I was able to ask them for their definitions of the YA genre. Yolen paused, Levine was silent, and Levithan and Christopher took a beat before answering. All essentially said the same thing: a novel about a young adult protagonist experiencing first encounters on an amplified level.
      2. Fine-tuning my graduate thesis idea — I’ve finally narrowed down my thesis idea and my program director loves it. It’s a very unique idea, with probably very little research in the field, so it’ll be fresh and new (and hopefully published!). I won’t go into details, but it’ll involve: YA, gothic, and classic literature.
      3. Distracted by movie/TV casting — Did you hear?! Delirium, Divergent, and The Fault in Our Stars have been cast!
      4. Distracted by publications — CASSANDRA. CLARE’S. CLOCKWORK. PRINCESS.
      5. Graduate coursework in general — It’s quite consuming.

      You have a lot to look forward to once I get some down time. Are you interested in learning what panelists had to say about the publishing industry, agents, and YA literature at the AWP conference? News on the industry (independent bookstores on the rise, chapter books, ALA awards, etc) will be up soon as well, and some book reviews too.

      I’m not dead. 🙂

      Posted in books, publishing, Update Post | 0 Comments | Tagged awards, AWP, news, personal
    • AWP 2013 in Boston!

      Posted at 5:12 pm by Laura, on December 11, 2012

      The Association of Writers and Writing Programs, otherwise known as the AWP, will be in Boston, March of 2013! Check out the schedule of events and make sure you’ve registered if you plan on attending!

      The conference is scheduled for March 6th – 9th at the Hynes Convention Center and Sheraton Boston Hotel. Get ready for some awesome reading, writing, and book events and discussions!

      Posted in books, library, Link, publishing | 0 Comments | Tagged AWP, books, conference, news
    • Hello, I’m Laura!

      I'm a bookish bookworm and book hoarder. By day I'm a literary agent, and by night I'm forever rearranging my bookshelves. I could talk your ear off about Gothic literature, and in my past life people thought I'd become a professional musician. I have a fluffy black cat named Rossetti, I love to knit, tea is my drink of choice, British TV is the best, and I'm obsessed with popcorn. Welcome to Scribbles & Wanderlust! Grab your favorite hot beverage and let's chat books!
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