Please welcome Billie Rooney to the CYA Success family.

“In 2022, I attended a bootcamp with publisher, Clare Hallifax, to work on a manuscript that would eventually become Creature Corridors. The feedback I received sparked new ideas and inspired me to keep working with the concept until I found a shape and structure that worked for the story I wanted to tell.”

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Please welcome Di Taylor to the CYA Success family.

“I felt validated as a writer and when I received the email from Rowena offering a contract I cried and then spent the rest of the day on Cloud Nine. I still am! None of this would have occurred if I hadn’t attended the CYA conferences.”

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Please welcome Valerie Miller to the CYA Success family.

“Firstly, CYA helped me develop my writing craft and, in doing so, gave me the confidence to pursue my dream of being a writer. I submitted stories, some of which have been published in anthologies and online. It motivated me to finish drafting stories—long-form novels, novellas and short stories.

Secondly, in giving me the confidence to submit my first historical fiction manuscript for assessment to publishers and agents. In doing so, I was able to sign with an agent—Fiona Johnson from Beyond Words Literary Agent. The exact kind of agent I wanted.”

Read Valerie’s full story at www.cyaconference.com/cyasuccess/valerie-miller

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Please welcome Rosi Ngwenya to the CYA Success family.

“I went into that session nervous and never expecting more than feedback.

So imagine when I saw Rowena's big smile, felt her excited energy, and then heard her when she introduced me to her assistant as the “Author” of BrilliANT. I remember it was the first time anyone had called me that…”

Read Rosi’s full story at www.cyaconference.com/cyasuccess/rosi-ngwenya

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Please welcome Sue-Ellen Pashley to the CYA Success family.

Apart from the fact that attending CYA over quite a few years has meant I've met so many other beautiful authors and friends, as well as constantly updating my author knowledge, CYA provides the opportunity for assessments with industry professionals. And it was from one of these, with Carolyn Martinez from Hawkeye Books, that I was able to secure a contract for my middle grade book "Clamory: The Magic of Adeline Black".

Read Sue-Ellen’s full story at www.cyaconference.com/cyasuccess/sue-ellen-pashley

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Please welcome Danielle Camer to the CYA Success family.

“In 2021, I had my manuscript assessed by Brenda Gurr from Red Paper Kite Publishing. I really valued her constructive feedback and clicked with her on a professional level too. I continued a working relationship with Brenda by enlisting her as the editor of my debut picture book, “Sophie Won’t Sleep”. In the same year, I attended a session on self-publishing at the CYA conference and made the decision that this would be the year I take the plunge and self-publish “Sophie Won’t Sleep”.”

Read Danielle’s full story at www.cyaconference.com/cyasuccess/dr-danielle-camer

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Please welcome Lellie Lopter to the #CYASuccess family.

“From the date of my assessment to the date of publication it took just 72 days. During this time, I had undergone major surgery and was confined to bed for 8 weeks. From my bed I recruited illustrators from all over the world, connected with Red Nose Australia to set up the ongoing charitable donations of 100% of the profits, completed the layout and design of the book, set it up for international sales and created an accompanying video that is available immediately and for free whenever a family needs it. The book and video of ‘My Brother Born Sleeping’ has now helped over 500 families tackle the difficult conversation of pregnancy and infant loss with siblings. Without the connections I made from the Kid Lit community at the CYA conference, and without the kindness of the assessors who rejected my manuscript, I would never have had the confidence to undertake this project and this book wouldn’t exist.”

Read Lellie’s full story at https://www.cyaconference.com/cyasuccess/lellie-lopter

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Please welcome Mo Davey to the #CYASuccess family.

“CYA has been a huge part of my writing and illustrating career! I had my first hint of success and a feeling that my writing was heading in the right direction when I came 3rd place for my middle grade, 1st place for a chapter book and 1st place for a picture book manuscript a few years ago. I can't believe it has been almost ten years since I first started attending CYA Conferences and I have finally made it as a published author/illustrator for a picture book called 'I am Tree Rex!' Feedback from an assessment during a CYA conference was instrumental in getting this manuscript to the place where it is today and I am forever thankful!”

Read Mo’s full story at https://www.cyaconference.com/cyasuccess/mo-davey

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