MILESTONES MET

Hear from Courage to Create success stories about the milestones they’re meeting in their literary lives.

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Lisa Katzenberger: Selling a Picture Book Bio

A Milestones Met Interview Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc.)! I have sold my first picture book biography! IT BELONGS TO THE WORLD is a biography of Frederick Banting who discovered insulin. It will be illustrated by...

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Melissa Koch: Signing with an Agent

A Milestones Met Interview Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc.)! In September, I signed with my agent, Laurel Symonds, at The Bent Agency! How long have you been writing/pursuing an agent/publishing deal and how has the...

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Susan Johnston Taylor: Debut Picture Book

A Milestones Met Interview Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc.)! My debut picture book has been announced! Animals in Surprising Shades: Poems About Earth’s Colorful Creatures releases in 2023 (my first trade book). How...

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Ramya G. Spaulding: Signing with an Agent

A Milestones Met Interview Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc.)! I signed with a new agent, Elisa Houot of The Seymour Agency. How long have you been writing/pursuing an agent/publishing deal and how has the Courage to...

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Debra Westgate-Silva: Signing with an Agent

A Milestones Met Interview Please share your exciting news (agent signing, book sale, etc.)! I'm thrilled to announce that I am now represented by Mary Cummings of Great River Literary, an agency devoted exclusively to representing authors of books...

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