September 2011
116 posts
Today’s MATCHED Fact is a spoiler, so don’t click “read more” unless you’ve already read MATCHED!
“If you want to write, read a lot, then write a lot. Write all the time… and never, ever worry if you’re bad. I’m bad every day. My first drafts are some rough road. You just have to not be afraid of sucking.”
—Maureen Johnson, via Shelf Awareness (from bookish)
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Keep Your Glass Slipper--I'll Wear Flip-Flops.: Another episode of...INTERESTING PEOPLE (a.k.a. something to do so I don't have to write about myself because my life at... →
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The day my agent sent my first book, CINDY ELLA, out to publishers, I was in yoga class and I started to cry. Not because we were doing a thigh stretch and for some reason my thighs are incredibly tight but because over the previous year I had come to think of Cindy as my daughter and in sending…
Our author Robin Palmer interviews her editor, Jen! Click through for the whole interview.
“I never thought about how important the sky was until I didn’t have one.”
—Across the Universe by Beth Revis (via amordelirianervosa04)
“Growing apart doesn’t change the fact that for a long time we grew side by side; our roots will always be tangled. I’m glad for that.”
—Matched by Ally Condie (via amordelirianervosa04)
See you tomorrow at the National Book Festival in D.C.!
Be sure to say hi!
“Writing is hard. Revising is hard. Waiting is hard. Rejection is hard.”
—Andrea Cremer (via writerjess)
Just wanted to thank you for being so awesome! I saw your response to a question earlier regarding job and internship opportunities at Penguin and am going to store it away until I graduate college next year and prepare to move to NYC :)
That’s so great! Penguin is an awesome place to work, I can personally attest. Good luck with all your efforts!
Do you have to have a high school diploma in order to apply for a Penguin internship?
Most Penguin interns are enrolled in or have just graduated from college, so I assume the answer to this is yes, you do (or you need to have some kind of equivalent, like a GED). Learn more about the Penguin internship program here.
Hi! I'm an English major/aspiring editor, and I was wondering if Penguin Teen offered any internship opportunities, seeing as my goal is to edit young adult lit (and -- suck up moment -- I adore Penguin Teen books more than any other YA publisher). Thanks a ton :)
Thank you so much! I adore Penguin Teen books more than any as well, but I’m totally biased. :)
Information about our internship program can be found here.
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Matched Facts: #allychat reminder →
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Just a reminder to join us for #allychat TONIGHT to celebrate the US release of the MATCHED paperback! Details below:
- The chat will take place on Tuesday, September 20 at 7 PM Eastern/4 PM Pacific
- Follow @PenguinTeen and @allycondie to get the full experience
- @PenguinTeen will be…
Don’t forget about our chat with the lovely Ally Condie at 7 PM Eastern TONIGHT!
