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Picture Book Summit Podcast — 100 episodes
116 - Sticking the Landing in Picture Book Endings with Katie Davis
115 - Publishing Lingo Part 2 - Submissions and Publishers
114 - Publishing Lingo Part 1
113 - What We Love About Brian Lies' Books
112 - What We Love About Deborah Underwood's Books
111 - What We Love About Derrick Barnes' Books
110: Finding Inspiration in Unusual Places
109: What Kelli Learned About Writing at Picture Book Summit
108 - What Emma Learned About Acquisitions at Picture Book Summit
107 - What Julie Learned About Voice at Picture Book Summit
106 - What Katie Learned About Rhyming at Picture Book Summit
105 - Brian Lies Says You Should Keep Writing
104 - Getting Honest with Deborah Underwood
103 - Derrick Barnes Doesn't Quit
102 - Our 2026 Winning Workshops!
101 - Superstar Speaker Reveal 2026
100 - Our 100th Episode Celebration!
099 - Our Writing Routines
098 - 2026 Caldecott Conversation Part 2
097 - Winning with Wordplay with Julie Hedlund
096 - 2026 Caldecott Conversation Part 1
095 - Jon Klassen and Mac Barnett Find Themselves in a Triangle
094 - Everyone Needs Feedback
093 - How to Be a Good Literary Citizen
092 - Meg Medina on Writing for Young Readers
090 - How to Ruin a Picture Book Biography
091 - Grace Lin on Finding Your Why
089 - Philip C. Stead and Erin E. Stead
088 - The State of the Picture Book Publishing
087 - How to Prepare Conference Submissions
086 - Game Changing Ideas
085 - Roundtable: Backmatter Matters
084 - Vashti Harrison Caldecott Celebration
083 - Homage, Parody, and Plagarism, Oh My!
082 - Picture Book Summit 2025 Speaker Reveal
081 - Nikki Grimes: The Music of Language
080 - Interview with Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton
079 - Great Refrains in Picture Books
078 - Interview with Jane Yolen and Heidi E.Y. Stemple
077 - How to Analyze a Picture Book: Part 2
076 - How To Analyze Picture Books: Part 1
075 - Roundtable: Celebrity Picture Books
074 - The Appeal of Dark Picture Books
073 - Read-Aloudability: The Measure of a Great Picture Book Part 3
072 - Read-Aloudability: The Measure of a Great Picture Book Part 2
071 - Read-Aloudability: The Measure of a Great Picture Book Part 1
070 - Meet the Gatekeepers
069 - Shadra Strickland - The Parallel Universe of Authors and Illustrators
068 - The Fan Brothers: To Imagination and Beyond
067 - The Cosmic Connection Between Beginnings and Endings
066 - Houston, Your Manuscript has a Problem
065 - Kate DiCamillo: Commit to Your Dreams of Writing
064 - How to Maximize Your Online Writing Conference Experience
063 - How to Evaluate an Online Writing Conference
062 - Picture Book Summit Roundtable: Humor in Picture Books
061 - Picture Book Summit Roundtable: Fresh Takes
060 - Picture Book Summit Roundtable: Why is Everything So Slow?
059 - Books with Great Voice Pt 4 with Julie Hedlund
058 - Books with Great Voice Part 3 - Emma Walton Hamilton
057 - Books with Great Voice with Laura Backes Part 2
056 - Books with Great Voice Part 1 – Julie Hedlund & Katie Davis
055 - Rob Sanders: Mind MappingYour Way to Authentic Stories
054 - Yuyi Morales: The Ideas are Inside You!
053 - Fine Tune Your Pitch
052 - Artificial Intelligence - PBSummit Roundtable
051 - Anything Goes in Picture Books Nowadays - PBSummit Roundtable
050 - Book Bans - Picture Book Summit Roundtable
049 - 4 Big Reasons Manuscripts Get Rejected - Part 4
048 - 4 Big Reasons Manuscripts Get Rejected - Part 3
047 - 4 Biggest Reasons Manuscripts Get Rejected Part 2
046 - 4 Big Reasons Manuscripts Get Rejected Part 1
045 - Finding Voice in Picture Book Biographies with Lesa Cline-Ransome
044 - Peter H. Reynolds - The World Needs YOUR Voice
043 - Jon Klassen - Use Your Fear
042 - Layers in Picture Books
041 - How to Get Out of the Slush Pile: Part 3
040 - How to Get Out of the Slush Pile: Part 2
039 - How to Get Out of the Slush Pile: Part 1
038 - Sophisticated Storytelling
037 - Pacing and Shorter Texts
036 - The Verse Curse with Julie Hedlund
035 - A Brief History of Picture Books
034 - Betsy Bird - Constructing the Perfect Picture Book Read-Aloud
033 - Query Letters that Worked
032 - Developing Ideas with Emma Walton Hamilton
031 - Assessing Your Ideas with Laura Backes
030 - Katie Davis - Generating Ideas
029 - Samantha Berger - Picture Book Summit
028 - Emma Walton Hamilton - Picture Book Summit
027 - Jennie Dunham - Picture Book Summit
026 - Katie Davis - Picture Book Summit
025 - Ruth Spiro - Picture Book Summit
024 - Emma Walton Hamilton - Picture Book Summit
023 - Laura Backes - Picture Book Summit
022 - Katie Davis - Picture Book Summit Podcast
021 - Matthew Cordell - Picture Book Summit Podcast
020 - Laura Backes and Emma Walton Hamilton
019 - Brenda Bowen - Picture Book Summit Podcast
018 - Kate McMullan - Picture Book Summit Podcast
017 - Stephen Swinburne - Picture Book Summit Podcast