HOLIDAY SCHEDULE

YALITCHAT.ORG will operate on a limited services availability for the month of December. All Tier 2 level groups will undergo upgrade and intergration with our technology provider, NING and payment services provider, Paypal, and may at times be unavailable. This includes: Submissions Mailbox (CLOSED TO SUBMISSIONS MONTH OF DECEMBER), Query Kick-Around, Agent Insider 2, Synopsis Repair Shop, Teen Beta Readers and On Submission!  In addition, many of our Group Coordinators and staff will be spending time with family and friends, and will be unavailable to moderate those and other groups. If you have member emergencies, please email membership@yalitchat.org. You may, however, need to wait a bit longer for a response. You may expect a normal #yalitchat chat schedule and an end of year newsletter, celebrating member good news for 2011!

For those of you entering our 2011 NANOWRIMO contest, please look for winner announcements the first week in January! Happy writing!

YALITCHAT.ORG is hiring!

If you can spare 1 hour/week to volunteer in service of our 2500+ international members, we would love to hear from you. We are seeking the following positions:

1. Content Manager for .ORG and .COM

2. Newsletter producer responsible for production schedule, content and proofing

3. Group Coordinator for Teen groups (Teen Beta Readers and Teen Writers and Readers)

4. Membership Coordinator

5. Web developer (HTML, Css, NING integration, Wordpress)

6. Graphic designer

Please send a letter of interest describing your background, experience and availability to inquiries@yalitchat.org with position title in subject line. Thank you!

2011 YALITCHAT.ORG NANO Contest is HERE!

Emily White's FAE, the sequel to ELEMENTAL, the story of a girl who may save the world... or destroy it, to Kate Kaynak at Spencer Hill Press, in a nice deal, for publication in 2012. 

Ednah Walters's BETRAYED, in which a teenage demon-hunter must master her growing powers and figure out which world she belongs in before the people she loves are put in danger, to Kate Kaynak at Spencer Hill Press, in a nice deal, in a four-book deal, for publication in 2012, by Leticia Gomez at Savvy Literary Services

Patricia Blount's debut SEND, about a teenage boy who tries to help a kid being terrorized by a cyber-bully because he knows what it's like--he used to be one, to Aubrey Poole at Sourcebooks Fire, in a two-bookdeal, by Evan Gregory at Ethan Ellenberg Agency.

Laurie Boyle Crompton's debut FANGIRL, about a comic-obsessed girl who gets into an online war after her first major crush dumps her supervillain-style, to Aubrey Poole at Sourcebooks Fire, in a two-book deal, by Ammi-Joan Paquette at Erin Murphy Literary Agency.  

Film rights to Myra McEntire's debut HOURGLASS, a YA time travel romance about a teenage girl plagued by visions of the past who meets a boy who can see into the future, to John Davis and Fox by Brandy Rivers at Magnet Management on behalf of Holly Root at Waxman Literary Agency.

#1 NYT bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater's THE SCORPIO RACES, about the craggy island of Thisby, where the savage and beautiful water horses emerge from the waves, and two teens risk everything, love and life, in the violent, glorious Scorpio Races, to Warner Brothers, for David Katzenberg and Seth Grahame-Smith's KatzSmith Productions to produce, by Alicia Gordon and Ashley Fox at William Morris Endeavor, on behalf of Laura Rennert at Andrea Brown Literary Agency. 

Australian and New Zealand rights to Karen Mahoney's THE STONE DEMON, the third book in the Iron Witch trilogy and FALLING TO ASH, the first book in a brand new series, to Random House Australia, by Heather Baror-Shapiro at Baror International in association with Irene Goodman Agency.   

Alison Cherry's debut RED, set in a small town where the redness of your hair is directly tied to your social standing, until the coolest and reddest girl in school is blackmailed on the eve of the Miss Scarlett pageant, to Wendy Loggia at Delacorte, in a two-book deal, by Holly Root at Waxman Literary Agency.  

NYT bestselling author Jennie Bentley writing as Jenna Bennett's FORTUNE'S HERO, in which a galactic smuggler will stop at nothing to get his crew out of prison, his ship out of impound, and everyone out of orbit, to Liz Pelletier at Entangled, in a four-book deal, for publication in Summer 2012. 

Jennifer Probst's THE MARRIAGE BARGAIN, in which a woman needs money to save her family home and a millionaire needs a wife to save his company but the bargain is more than either expected, to Liz Pelletier at Indulgence, in a three-book deal, for publication in Spring 2012.  

Jus Accardo's two novellas in the Denazen series, in which an adrenaline junkie and her assassin boyfriend continue to take on the evil Denazen Corporation to save the life of Kiernan, a Six that's been targeted for acquisition, to Liz Pelletier at Entangled, for publication in Winter 2012, by Kevan Lyon at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.

Amy Sue Nathan's THE GLASS WIVES, a portrait of the effects of divorce and death on the modern family unit where a woman is compelled to live with her ex-husband's widow (who originally broke up their marriage) and her baby in order to save the home she loves, all while dealing with the scandal which erupts in their suburban paradise, to Brenda Copeland at St. Martin's, by Jason Yarn at Paradigm.

If you have news and want to share please send it to us at membership@yalitchat.org.

 November Book Releases:

Nov 1- Colleen Houck's TIGER'S VOYAGE (THIRD BOOK FROM THE TIGER'S SERIES)

 Nov 8- Lauren Baratz- Logsted's LITTLE WOMEN AND ME 

Nov 17- Jessie Harrell's DESTINED

Nov 29- Shelli Johannes- Wells' UNTRACEABLE

Title: DESTINED

Author: Jessie Harrell

ISBN: 0615500951 (ISBN13: 9780615500959)

Publisher: Mae Day Publishing

"As he approached, I heard the flapping of wings, like an overgrown eagle. The sound dissolved when he landed at the edge of the open window. A rush of wind flew past me and extinguished the flames in the fireplace. Stars glimmered behind him but his body was encircled in black."  

When Psyche receives a prophecy gone horribly wrong, she learns that even the most beautiful girl in Greece can have a hideous future. Her fate? Fall in love with the one creature even the gods fear.  

As she feels herself slipping closer into the arms of the prophecy, Psyche must choose between the terrifyingly tender touch she feels almost powerless to resist and the one constant she's come to expect out of life: you cannot escape what is destined.  Destined is a fresh and heartachingly romantic retelling of the Cupid & Psyche myth from debut novelist, Jessie Harrell.  Available On AMAZON Nov. 17th in print and eBook. Visit www.jessieharrell.com.

November 2 - Avoiding common writing mistakes, cliches, etc. Just in time for NANO!

November 4 (Tier 2 Members Only) -- Acquisitions Alley with Harper Teen Senior Editor, Erica Sussman and debut author of COLD KISS, Amy Garvey. 9PM EST chat on YALITCHAT.ORG's private Tier 2 member site.

November 9 - Agents & Editors: Tell us what we as newbie writers can do to catch and hold their attention. Tune in for pub tips from top literary professionals

November 16 - Technology and children's books: hosted by @RuckusMedia with free children's book app giveaways for iPhone, iPod and iPad!

November 23 - Pre-Thanksgiving Chat 3PM EST - NO 9PM CHAT! Come and tell us what things in your writing life you are most thankful for this year! Will be tweeting YALITCHAT.ORG member book deals!

November 30 - Book publishing 101. Come, learn and be inspired.

UPCOMING EVENTS

November 4: 9PM EST

Senior Editor at HarperTeen, Erica Sussman and debut author of COLD KISS, Amy Garvey discuss the book acquisitions process at Acquisitons Alley with Tier 2 YALITCHAT.ORG members in their community at 9PM ET. Giving away a copy of COLD KISS!

Author Linda Joy Singleton shows us how to maximize relationships with our small press publishers! For YALITCHAT.ORG Tier 2 members ONLY. Date TBD.

EDUCATION GRANT

Available for Teachers and Librarians who are members of YALITCHAT.ORG. Educators join YALITCHAT.ORG's Tier 2 membership for $25/annually though it is NOT necessary to do so in order to qualify for the EDUCATION GRANT. Apply for a grant for use on classroom supplies, technology purchase, author visit, etc. Grants available in amounts of $50.00 per member. Five available per membership year. NB: Educators (regardless of membership level) qualify for FREE classroom supplies at beginning of each semester. Join our EDUCATORS group for more info. 

HARDSHIP GRANT*

Want to expand your horizons and connect with others in the industry but just don't have the funds? YALITCHAT offers TWO types of Hardship Grants and is available to individuals who desire to join YALITCHAT, SCBWI, RWA, RWAYA and other related organizations but need help doing so. 

YALITCHAT Membership Grant: covers the cost of a full year's membership in YALITCHAT.ORG or $30.00 per grantee. There are 5 grants available for the 2011-2012 Membership year (July-July). BALANCE AVAILABLE FOR 2011-2012 MEMBERSHIP YEAR: $150 (5 GRANTS).

YALITCHAT.ORG OTO Hardship Grant: covers the cost to JOIN any Other Trade Organization in disbursements of $25 per grantee. There are 4 available for the 2011-2012 membership year (July-July). You MUST be a Tier II member of YALITCHAT.ORG in order to qualify for this grant. BALANCE AVAILABLE FOR 2011-2012 MEMBERSHIP YEAR: $100 (4 GRANTS.

MARKETING SUPPORT GRANT*

 Are you a newly published author in need of marketing support materials for a new release? How about an author about to head on tour in need of giveaways and promo items? Do you need to purchase more ARCs from your publisher to get exposure for your book? Need money to get that new website off the ground? We can help. $500 USD per year available. Five grants available or $100 per person/grantee. Grants are available to Tier II members only. Membership year is from July to July. BALANCE AVAILABLE FOR 2011-2012 MEMBERSHIP YEAR: $400 (4 GRANTS). 

QUICK LEARNING GRANT*

Up to $50 toward any learning initiative such as a webinar, online course, conference, etc. You must be already registered for said initiative and have already paid in full. Must be writing or publishing industry related. $250.00 USD year available total and $50 per grantee. BALANCE AVAILABLE FOR 2011-2012 MEMBERSHIP YEAR: $200 (4 GRANTS).

Want to learn more about grants or need an application? Please send an email to grants at yalitchat (dot) org.

*Available to Tier 2 Members ONLY!