ECC News

Extreme Trivia Challenge 10th Anniversary! | December 12, 2013

Seven teams competed for the glory of the Golden Bunny trophies in the 10th annual Extreme Trivia Challenge this November — in a contest that was anything but trivial. Our very special emcees included returning host, Jon Scieszka, and …

A Very Happy Halloween Mixer | December 12, 2013

On October 30th, the ECC celebrated Halloween with our good friends at YPG! The event was held at The Dove Parlour, a classy cocktail bar in downtown Manhattan. As promised, there were happy hour specials, too much candy, and spooktacular …

Agent/Editor Speed Networking | December 12, 2013

Who needs speed dating when you can spend an evening speed networking? On October 1st, nearly 60 editors and agents gathered at The Australian for the Early Career Committee’s annual agent/editor mixer. Attendees spent the first hour mixing and mingling …

Sales 101 Panel | September 25, 2013

On September 11, the ECC held a lively Sales 101 Panel, decoding the often mysterious department for our members who work in editorial, design, marketing, and publicity. Panelists were Dave Epstein, Vice President of Children’s Sales at Hachette Book Group; …

Summer Happy Hour! | September 25, 2013

We had a scorcher of a summer, but that didn’t keep ECCers from coming out to our annual summer happy hour. On July 24th, over 30 members made their way to the Brass Monkey in the Meatpacking District, where they …

Girls Write Now Volunteer Event | July 31, 2013

Editors, pay attention: there’s some new talent in town! How do we know? Well, in May and June, members of the Early Career Committee were delighted to volunteer with Girls Write Now to support their 2013 Chapters Reading Series. Girls …

Turning the Page in Newtown | July 31, 2013

In mid-May, I attended the Turning the Page: New Stories for Newtown event in Connecticut. The tragedy that befell the people of Newtown at Sandy Hook Elementary School this past December left so many of us wishing we could reach …

Personal Finance Seminar | July 31, 2013

On June 19, a brave coalition of ECCers gathered at the HarperCollins offices to be financially enlightened by Thomas Pombo, business manager at Harper. Tom covered the basics of budgeting, investing, and maximizing your company-provided benefits in order to “survive …

“When ECC Met YPG” Mixer | June 5, 2013

The Wonder Twins of young-to-book-publishing groups unite! On April 17th, members from the Children’s Book Council’s Early Career Committee and the Association of American Publishers’ Young to Publishing Group gathered at the mega-popular Ginger Man, where they mixed and mingled …

Publishing Luminaries with Cecilia Yung | June 5, 2013

On March 27, Cecilia Yung, VP and Art Director at G.P. Putnam’s Sons and Nancy Paulsen Books at Penguin Group USA, gave a two-hour presentation entitled “The Art of Direction” as part of our Publishing Luminaries series. The event was …