Kimberlee Conway Ireton

Last Tuesday, I found out I’d not won a writing grant I applied for in March. On Thursday I found out I’d not won a writing contest I entered in June. I wasn’t surprised, really, but I was still disappointed.
That evening, during our “Highlight/Lowlight” conversation over dinner, I told my kids, “My lowlight was a [...]

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This agent was a long shot. Though an editor friend referred me to her, she doesn’t represent much (er, any) YA that I could see on her website or on Publishers Marketplace. So I knew when I sent it that I probably wouldn’t hear back.
I didn’t. The agency’s website says they’ll call or email within [...]

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