ECC News

Holiday Happy Hour and Hurricane Benefit | January 24, 2013

On December 12th, the ECC celebrated the holiday season in style! We dusted off our suits and little black dresses for a festive happy hour with friends and colleagues at Gin Palace, our new favorite cocktail lounge. The cozy space …

The 9th Annual Extreme Trivia Challenge! | November 15, 2012

The ECC’s 9th Annual Extreme Trivia Challenge was held at Scholastic’s headquarters last Wednesday. More than 30 children’s-book-publishing staffers braved the rain (and snow!) to vie for the glorious golden bunny trophies in our signature contest of children’s literature knowledge. …

Halloween Happy Hour Recap | November 15, 2012

The ECC held a kid-lit-themed costume party at 116 Bar on October 25th, and all the best children’s book characters were there: Peter Pan flew in, Fern accepted signatures on Charlotte’s web, the Mad Hatter stopped by for tea, and …

Agent-Editor Speed Networking Recap | September 24, 2012

On Wednesday, September 19th, the CBC Early Career Committee hosted an exciting event designed to bring junior editors and agents together in a unique way: speed networking! After an hour of general mingling over drinks, attendees participated in a series …

Summer Reads Happy Hour Recap | July 24, 2012

The Happy Hour that didn’t exactly start out that way… What began as a minor catastrophe ended in cheers for all and victory for some! We were more than a bit surprised to arrive at the event’s scheduled location, The …

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ECC on TV! | May 1, 2012

Our fascinating and outrageously informative Contracts Negotiation Seminar went off without a hitch, thanks wholly to our incredible guest speakers, Sean P. Fodera, Associate Director of Contracts at Macmillan, and agent Marcia Wernick, of Wernick & Pratt Agency. Sean started …
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Relive The Hunger Pub Games! | March 1, 2012

Over 50 tributes in their first 5 years in the children’s book publishing industry went head-to-head in seven life-threateningly difficult Minute-to-Win-It-style challenges, all conceptualized and created by the fabulous ECC board. In the fatal last round, finalists Jessie Borkan of …
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Valentine’s Day ~~Speed Dating~~ Networking Event! | January 21, 2012

Ooh La La! The CBC Early Career Committee invites you to a Valentine’s Day speed dating networking event! In the spirit of the holiday, we will lovingly force you to hop from table to table, getting to know your industry …
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ALA Midwinter Booths | January 1, 2012

Your fellow ECCers will be manning the booths below at ALA Midwinter. Stop by and say “hi”! Abrams Books – 1604 Bloomsbury / Walker Books for Young Readers – 1506 Candlewick Press – 1711 Disney – Hyperion Books – 1423 …
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Extreme Trivia Challenge | November 1, 2011

Thanks so much to everyone who attended the CBC Early Career Committee’s 8th Annual Extreme Trivia Challenge: Battle for the Golden Bunnies on Tuesday at Scholastic’s Education Resource Room. Over 75 children’s book publishing staffers vied for the legendary golden …
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