Believe In the World: An Editor and Literary Agent Share Their Wisdom on Writing and Publishing

Drawing inspiration from their new book, Believe In the World: Wisdom for Grown-Ups from Children’s Books, Algonquin editor Amy Gash and literary agent Elise Howard offer motivation, support, and professional advice to everyone—from writers just starting out to those hoping to advance their careers, and anyone in between.

Believe In the World’s inspiring quotations from children’s books contain everything adults need to know about friendship, love, community, optimism, fear, perseverance, and, yes, writing and publishing.

These two publishing industry veterans will explore how the advice in their book translates to the publishing journey.

This event is perfect for all writers, whether their readership is adults or children; and it will inspire anyone who simply holds their childhood stories close to their hearts.

“Your journey doesn’t have to follow anyone else’s blueprint: Dreams don’t have timelines, deadlines, and aren’t always in straight lines.”
—Jason Reynolds, For Every One

Amy Gash is an executive editor at Algonquin Books, where she acquires and edits narrative nonfiction and fiction for adults. Her first collection of quotations from children’s books was What the Dormouse Said, written as she enjoyed reading with her son.

Elise Howard has worked for many years as a publisher and editor of children’s books and is now a literary agent. She once toured the stacks of the Library of Congress with Beverly Cleary, where they found a mis-shelved copy of Ramona and Her Father. She divides her time among the children’s literature capitals of New York, Paris, and coastal Maine.

Event fee includes a copy of Believe In the World: Wisdom for Grown-Ups from Children’s Books.