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Daytime Talk Series: Children's Publishing with Rachel Horowitz

Tuesday, December 13, 2016 - 10:00 AM | For Members Only | Whitridge Room | Free of charge; registration required

Children’s publishing is the fastest-growing niche in the publishing marketplace, increasing by more than 40% in the last decade. The largest market is books for children aged 5-8, but 80% of all Young Adult books sold are purchased by adults. At this talk, learn more about this exciting market and chat with an expert on children’s book trends. Ms. Horowitz will talk about the newest trends for 2017-2018 and provide an insider’s look at the book industry and the makings of a bestseller. She will also discuss the correlation between children's books and the entertainment industry: almost every bestselling series on the New York Times top ten series list has been adapted for film, from Harry Potter and Diary of a Wimpy Kid to The Maze Runner and Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. Ms. Horowitz will talk about how a book-to-film deal works, with real-time examples of books that are set to change the publishing landscape in the years to come. 

Rachel Horowitz worked for fifteen years at Scholastic Inc, the world’s largest children’s book publisher, and she’s currently the Children’s Literary Scout with Maria Campbell Associates. She scouts books for nineteen leading publishers around the world, looking for bestsellers to publish in translation, often 1-2 years before they are published. She also scouts for Warner Brothers for feature film and TV, and for New Line Cinema for film. 

The Writing Life events in 2016 are generously underwritten by Jenny Lawrence.