Emma D. Dryden is a veteran children’s book editor who’s edited over 1,000 children’s books during twenty years in various editorial and publisher positions at Random House Children’s Books, McElderry Books, and Atheneum Books for Young Readers. She founded the highly esteemed children’s editorial and publishing consultancy firm drydenbks LLC (www.drydenbks.com), through which she assists and supports writers and illustrators at all stages of their careers. Emma’s a sought-after speaker at regional and local conferences and workshops around the world, she holds a spot on the Advisory Council of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators, and she partners with Eileen Robinson and Harold Underdown to offer revision workshops, webinars, and manuscript help through Kid’s Book Revisions Plus (www.kidsbookrevisions.com).
We asked editor Emma D. Dryden, the leader of Filling the Writer's Toolbox: A Picture Book and Novel Retreat, to ...
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