You May Contribute A Verse

Dec 03 2024 100 ep. 61 mins 4
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This is the podcast You May Contribute a Verse, where we talk to kidlit creators, share their stories, and learn from their journeys!

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Beep, Bop, Boop It’s Phaea Crede

Dec 03 2024 59 mins  
Team Versy is Brenna Jeanneret, children’s lit author, mother, rock climber, outdoors person, and podcaster, Josh Monken, children’s lit author, father, science communicator, and podcaster Jon Seymour, podcast wizard, author/illustrator and family man. This episode was proudly sponsored by Tielmour Press Our guest for this conversation was Phaea Crede. You can find Phaea here.

Everything but the Kat Chen Sink!

Nov 19 2024 73 mins  
A yoga instructor's guide to demon hunting? Not this time. It's Kat Chen and her Play with Me series! A hoot indeed. Thank you to Joyce Sweeney for hooking up this conversation and - in the intervening months - signing me (Josh) as a client! This conversation serves as a huge endorsement of working with The Seymour Agency through the lens of Kat's super charming experience. Our lit

Showing up With Brian LaRossa

Nov 05 2024 67 mins  
Our guest today is Brian LaRossa editor at Scholastic. We talk about lowering the barrier to entry, mentorships and imposter syndrome. At its core the conversation explores inclusivity at every level and having more voices at the table. This episode was proudly sponsored by Tielmour Press You can find Brian here. DON’T MISS AN EPISODE! Sign up for our newsletter here! This episod

Reading a Cartoon with Justin Colon and James Rey Sanchez

Oct 22 2024 70 mins  
Lucky you if you happen to listen to this episode the day it's released because it's also publication day for Justin Colon and James Rey Sanchez's Impossible Possums! You're also lucky in the future because now you can go read Impossible Possums and then use this episode as a behind the scenes sneak peek into the possum sausage-making, which I guarantee is more fun than it might so

The Amazing Power of Girls with Maria Marianayagam

Oct 08 2024 49 mins  
Our guest for this conversation was Maria Marianayagam, kidlit author, known for her STEM and girl power books. We talk preempts, option clauses and subbing on proposal. You can find Maria here. DON’T MISS AN EPISODE! Sign up for our newsletter here! This episode’s book reviews: If you want to be a part of the #KidlitForKamala movement or want more information click here. SPID

Kidlit for Kamala! with Martha Brockenbrough

Sep 24 2024 70 mins  
Bedrooms, bathrooms, and bookshelves. All other people's places we should be staying out of unless invited. Especially if you're a fascist. Martha Brockenbrough is here! Talking Kidlit for Kamala, continuing children's lit education, and the frankly shocking number of books about bigfoot that one person can write. But mostly Kidlit for Kamala! A reminder from Martha: everything is

Up, Up, Ever Up With Anita Yasuda

Sep 17 2024 66 mins  
Our guest for this conversation is Anita Yasuda. We chat about her start in the educational market, her journey to an agent and her new book UP, UP, EVER UP JUNKO TABEI: A Life In The Mountains illustrated by Yuko Shimizu. You can find Anita here. DON’T MISS AN EPISODE! Sign up for our newsletter here! This episode’s book reviews: If you want to be a part of the #KidlitForKama

Kindness is Easy with Dianna Wilson Sirkovsky

Sep 10 2024 53 mins  
All it takes is one person to believe in your work for you to break through this crazy industry. And all it takes is several hundred persons to listen to this interview with kind soul and skilled author Dianna Wilson Sirkovsky! Dianna's books, James's Reading Rescue and Just One Pebble, are kind acts of writing based on kind acts of goodness. Give them a read and get inspired! ---

Boss Notes with Sylvie Frank

Sep 03 2024 62 mins  
Our guest for this conversation is, the amazing and delightful Sylvie Frank, editorial director at Disney Hyperion. We chat behind-the-scenes at Disney, context switching, and trusting your critique groups. You can find Sylvie here. DON’T MISS AN EPISODE! Sign up for our newsletter here! This episode’s book reviews: If you want to be a part of the #KidlitForKamala movement or w

Chickens, Birds, Bees and Compost with Melody Plan

Aug 27 2024 70 mins  
Our guest today is Melody Plan, author of Inside the Compost Bin illustrated by Rong Pham and Vinh Nguyen. We talk birds and animal care, how Melody got her agent, and saying no to an opportunity when it doesn’t line up with your goals. You can find Melody here. DON’T MISS AN EPISODE! Sign up for our newsletter here! This episode’s book reviews: If you want to be a part of t