Welcome! I’m a children’s book writer taking the journey through ideas, drafts, and revisions on the way to querying and publication. I have several picture book manuscripts at the “close” stage, and I have the beginnings of a chapter book about a young girl growing up on California’s Central Coast with a big dream and a stubborn streak that may just help her achieve it.
My own dream is to find an editorial agent who loves my work, but who also has a firm belief that every manuscript can be made stronger. I’m in this for the long haul, and I’m looking for an agenting partner to support and guide me as I build a writing and publishing career. I have an amazing critique group, am a long-time member of SCBWI, and this year I’m participating in Julie Hedlund’s 12 X 12 Challenge for the first time.
My pronouns are she/her. You can find me on social media at Facebook and Twitter.
Short Bio
Becky Levine is a writer of fiction picture books, with aspirations to branch out into picture book biographies, early readers, and chapter books. She believes that silliness and heart can go hand-in-hand in stories for young children and that the best mixes of the two can help a child take their first steps toward a lifelong love of reading. Becky lives and writes in California’s Santa Cruz mountains. Becky’s pronouns are she/her.
Long Bio
Becky Levine went quickly from reading stories to writing stories, facing the harsh realities of publishing at a very young age when she submitted one of her stories to a woman’s magazine. On binder paper. In cursive. Disappointed, but not discouraged, Becky has continued to write and submit, although she spends a lot more time on revision now. Becky is the author of two nonfiction books for children and a writer’s guide for critique groups of any age.
These days, Becky is a writer of fiction picture books, with aspirations of branching out into early readers, chapter books, and picture book biographies. She believes that silliness and heart can go hand-in-hand in stories for children and that the best mixes of the two can help a child take their first steps toward a lifelong love of reading. Books have been Becky’s adventures and escapes, and they have opened windows into the many ways other people live in the world. Her dream is to see her own stories doing all these things for young readers.
Becky lives in California’s Santa Cruz mountains, where she writes and knits and is learning to play the drums. Becky’s pronouns are she/her.
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