Join us for a queries and first pages panel with editor Esther Cajahuaringa (Union Square). Submit your work for a chance at live feedback from Esther and our panel–plus, of course, a publishing Q&A. This event is designed to be supportive, uplifting, encouraging–and 100% introvert-friendly. (Wear pajamas! We’ll never know.)
Esther Cajahuaringa (KA-HA-WAH-RING-A) is a senior editor at Union Square Kids. As a former educator and non-profit organizer, Esther draws upon her experiences working directly with kids when thinking about today’s readers. She has had the pleasure of working with creators such as Joe Cepeda (SEH-PAY-DUH), Deborah Underwood, Jyoti Rajan Gopal (JOE-TEE / RAH-JOHN / GO-PALL), Supriya Kelkar (SUE-PREE-YUH), Andrea Tsurumi (SUE-ROOM-EE), Marc Brown, and Mo Willems to name a few. She’s avidly seeking picture books and graphic novels. She has a master’s degree in Curriculum & Teaching with an emphasis in literacy from Teachers College, Columbia University. Esther is a daughter of immigrant parents and truly believes in the power of storytelling, because it changed her world.
