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This month's highlights include:
► New Story Competition for Animated Films
► Magazine for Young Children Accepting Submissions
► Agent Accepting Submissions for All Ages
► Small Publisher Seeks Chapter Books and Novels
► Nominations Accepted for Award for Outstanding Nonfiction
► Quick Fixes for Common Manuscript Flaws
► Promoting Your Book Through Indie Bookstores
► A Step-by-Step Plan to Writing Easy Readers
► How to Breathe Life into Your Characters
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Founded in 1990, Children's Book Insider is a family business based in beautiful Fort Collins, Colorado.
CBI Publisher Laura Backes has served as an editor and literary agent, and has been published herself by Random House, Writer's Digest and The Writer, among many others. She was Technical Editor of Writing Children's Books for Dummies and is the co-founder of the acclaimed Children's Author's Bootcamp workshops.
Jon Bard owned a New York-based public relations firm and was one of the field's top copywriters before joining Laura in making Children's Book Insider a full-time family effort. He is responsible for the development of The CBI Clubhouse and oversees the day to day operation of the site.
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