Missed the Storytellers Summit Not to worry. The Summit sessions are available now on demand as an educational experience, with all sessions accessible to watch at your own pace. You can return to the material anytime, take notes, and learn on your own schedule.
Purchase access below and begin learning right away. Watch industry experts share practical insights into the craft and business of publishing.
All ticket sales are final. Prices are subject to change at any time and may be offered at promotional or discounted rates for a limited period. Purchases made prior to a promotion are not eligible for refunds, credits, or price adjustments.
By completing your purchase, you acknowledge and accept this policy. You also agree to direct all event related questions and communications to us as the event coordinators. Please do not contact guest speakers or participating agents through personal or private email addresses or social media channels, as this helps protect their privacy and ensures a respectful and professional experience for everyone involved.
The Storytellers Summit was created as a curated series of pre-recorded, expert led presentations designed to support authors in their creative and professional development. The Summit also included a structured Pitch an Agent component, connecting literary agent Syrone Harvey of the Belcastro Agency with selected participant submissions through a managed submission process.
Access to the private Summit Discord community has now concluded and will reopen with the next Summit event. However, if you would like to join our Discord, it remains available as a broader community space for authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals.
Inside the Storytellers Summit
The Storytellers Summit is available on demand as a thoughtfully curated collection of expert led sessions created to support authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals at every stage of their journey.
If you missed the Summit when it first released, this experience was intentionally designed so you can watch on your own schedule, revisit sessions as needed, and apply what you learn immediately. The value of the Summit is not tied to a single week or moment. It lives in the insight shared by professionals who understand the realities of children’s publishing.
Inside the Summit, speakers offer honest, practical guidance on storytelling craft, creative confidence, marketing, community building, collaboration, and long term career growth. These sessions go beyond inspiration and focus on clarity, direction, and informed decision making.
As a Summit ticket holder, you receive on demand access to this Summit’s full collection of sessions. You can return to the material as often as you like and engage with it at your own pace.
As The Storytellers Summit continues to grow, future Summit events will be released as their own educational experiences. Over time, selected Summit content may also be expanded into standalone masterclasses with additional supplemental material. These expanded masterclasses will live on a separate masterclass page and will be offered independently from Summit ticket access. Purchasing this Summit provides access to this event only and does not include future Summits or standalone masterclasses.
This Summit stands on its own as a complete learning experience while also serving as an entry point into a growing ecosystem of educational resources designed to support the writing community.
Sessions and Presenters
How to Harness Your Inner Child Wonder to Write for Kids with Donna Galanti
An exploration of curiosity, wonder, and emotional truth in children’s storytelling, drawing from Donna Galanti’s work across middle grade and young adult fiction.
All About Community with the KidLit411 Team featuring Sylvia Liu
A candid look at how community functions within children’s publishing and how writers can engage professionally and sustainably.
The Agent Author Relationship with Shifa Saltagi Safadi
A thoughtful examination of long term creative partnerships, expectations, and communication from an award winning author’s perspective.
To Podcast or Not to Podcast What You Need to Decide Before Starting with Valerie Fentress
Guidance on whether podcasting aligns with your creative goals, platform strategy, and capacity as an author.
How Creative Confidence Grows Before Structure and Why Representation Makes It Possible with Paula Banks
A session focused on nurturing voice, imagination, and confidence before formal structure, with attention to representation and lived experience.
How Do Authors and Illustrators Work with Dave Perry
A behind the scenes look at collaboration, workflow, and creative alignment between writers and illustrators.
Publishing Insight and Agent Perspective with Syrone Harvey
An educational session offering insight into agent wishlists, submission expectations, and how agents evaluate projects and authors. This session is informational in nature and does not guarantee representation.
Email Marketing 101 with Karen Ferreira
Foundational strategies for building reader relationships, growing an email list, and using email as a sustainable marketing tool.
Literary Pitch Update
The Pitch an Agent add on for this Summit has concluded and is no longer available for purchase. Additional literary pitch opportunities will be offered as part of future Storytellers Summit events.
Why Watch the Summit Now
This Summit is for writers who want more than inspiration. It is for creatives who want to better understand the industry, strengthen their craft, and move forward with clarity and confidence.
Watch on demand. Learn at your own pace. Return anytime.
Procedure Delivery for Ticket Holders
Summit Access
Starting Monday, January 12, we will provide you with a link to a dedicated private Summit landing page Each day, the page will be updated with the links connected with masterclass information for that day’s session. After the Summit concludes, this page will remain available to you so you can revisit and re-watch any of the sessions at your convenience. Please remember to keep them private.
Pitching to Syrone Harvey
For those who have purchased the pitch opportunity, you will receive a special code after the Summit to apply to Syrone Harvey’s Query Tracker and a window in which to use it. We kindly ask that you refrain from emailing Syrone personally in reference to the event as all inquiries should come through us. We are excited to support you as you take this next step in your writing journey!
Code of Conduct & Right to Refuse Participation
By registering for or participating in any of our events, programs, or communications, you agree to engage respectfully and professionally with our staff, guest speakers, agents, partners, and fellow participants. We are committed to maintaining a safe, professional, and respectful environment for everyone involved.
We do not tolerate harassment or inappropriate conduct of any kind. This includes, but is not limited to, harassing or intimidating staff, guest speakers, agents, or partners; contacting agents, speakers, or staff through personal or private email addresses, social media accounts, or other channels outside of our designated communication workflow; or repeatedly directing aggressive or inappropriate inquiries regarding submissions, queries, or event participation.
The use of impolite, abusive, discriminatory, predatory, threatening, or intimidating language is strictly prohibited. This includes making veiled or explicit threats toward our organization or any individuals associated with it. Such behavior undermines the integrity and safety of our community.
We reserve the sole and absolute right to determine what constitutes inappropriate, harassing, or unacceptable conduct. If such behavior occurs, we may, without refund and without prior notice, remove an individual from the current event or program, deny participation in future events or offerings, and restrict or terminate access to our platforms and communications in order to protect our community.