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Tag: Deborah Lytton

Guest Post: Author Deborah Lytton & Agent Stacey Glick on Middle Grade Series Proposals

Guest Post: Author Deborah Lytton & Agent Stacey Glick on Middle Grade Series Proposals

Posted on November 9, 2017January 4, 2019

By Deborah Lytton

Thanks to Gayleen and Cyn for having us on Cynsations. It’s always such a pleasure to be here!

Today, I have asked my agent and friend, Stacey Glick to join me to discuss the Middle Grade series proposal.

Stacey is Vice President at Dystel, Continue Reading Guest Post: Author Deborah Lytton & Agent Stacey Glick on Middle Grade Series Proposals »

Summer Hiatus & Publishing Preview

Summer Hiatus & Publishing Preview

Posted on May 27, 2017January 4, 2019

Gayleen and Cynthia at the Austin SCBWI conference

By Gayleen Rabakukk

Cynsations is now officially on summer hiatus. We will return in the fall with more inspiration, insights and information on children’s-YA writing, illustration, literature and publishing.

In the meantime, keep up on all those topics with Cynthia Leitich Smith on Facebook,

Continue Reading Summer Hiatus & Publishing Preview »

Guest Post & Giveaway: Deborah Lytton on What’s True to You

Guest Post & Giveaway: Deborah Lytton on What’s True to You

Posted on March 30, 2015January 4, 2019

By Deborah Lytton

My new contemporary YA, Silence (Shadow Mountain, 2015), is a story about a fifteen year old girl who has an accident that changes her life forever. The only person she can relate to is a boy who has his own tragic past. Out of tragedy comes true love.

I spent years writing Silence,

Continue Reading Guest Post & Giveaway: Deborah Lytton on What’s True to You »

About Cynsations


Cynthia Leitich Smith is a New York Times bestselling, award-winning author for young readers. Her 2023 release is HARVEST HOUSE, an Indigenous YA ghost mystery. Her most recent previous books are ANCESTOR APPROVED: INTERTRIBAL STORIES FOR KIDS, which was an ALA Notable Children’s Book; SISTERS OF THE NEVERSEA, which received six starred reviews; and HEARTS UNBROKEN, which won an American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award. She also is the author-curator of
Heartdrum, a Native-focused imprint, and a member of the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA faculty.

Cynsations Staff: Publisher Cynthia Leitich Smith; Editor-in-Chief/Author’s Assistant Gayleen Rabakukk; Intern Suma Subramaniam; Intern AJ Eversole; Intern Bree Bender; Industry News Reporter Gail Vannelli; and the Cynsational Reporters: Rebecca Kirshenbaum; Helen Kampion; Elisabeth Norton; Veeda Bybee; Clara Hammett; Michael Leali; Linda Joy Singleton.

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