I’m so excited to be able to share the official news that I’ve been offered a book contract with Nancy Paulsen Books, a division of Penguin Books for Young Readers!! This will be my first written AND illustrated book, and I couldn’t be more thrilled to be working with Nancy Paulsen as my editor, and Cecilia Yung as my art director.
I owe Cecilia so many thanks, who I met through the SCBWI Mentorship program last year. She generously invited me to send her one of the stories I had been working on, and even more generously passed it on to Nancy, one of the editors there at Penguin.
I’ve been in conversation about this story with Nancy for the past few months, and I was thrilled to find out this week that we are shooting for the book to be released in the Spring of 2013!
I can’t wait to share more along the way. Wish me luck!
~Eliza
We are so happy that the sweetest little lady in L.A. is making it to the big time!
Thank you, Megan – it means a lot coming from the sweetest little lady in St. Paul!
Congratulations!! Can’t wait to hear more about it. :)
Thank you Eren!
That’s SO EXCITING!! Huge Congratulations!! Wow, you get to work with Cecilia Yung, what a huge step into the publishing world! I can’t wait to see your book! :)
Thank you Lauren – I can’t wait to be working with Cecilia. I know I’m in great hands!
What wonderful news, Eliza. Congratulations!
Thank you Joan, I hope you are doing well!
Congrats!
Thanks!
Congrats, Eliza! So proud of you.
Thanks so much, April!
Hi Eliza,
I met you in LA and love your work. Congratulations and good luck!
Thank you Dana, nice meeting you in LA. I’ll need that good luck. ;)
WOW! Congratulation! Fantastic news! Can’t wait to see your book!
Thank you Irina, it’s so exciting! I can’t wait to talk with you more about it at a future illustrator schmooze. See you soon I hope!
This could not happen to a nicer or more deserving person!!!! Thrilled!
Fabulous news!
So excited for you, congrats, I’m going to be buying that book!!
Thank you Kristin!! I’d better make the book as good as possible, if I already have a buyer. :) Hope you’re doing well!