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Take Back The Kitchen Analysis

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Montclair New Jersey Public Library hosted an event where twenty writers were randomly chosen to pitch their books in 60 seconds. The prize was an introduction to an agent or publisher appropriate for their book. On the panel were: David Henry Sterry, author of 16 books, activist, previously an actor, and currently cofounder of The Book Doctors; Arielle Eckstut, author of nine books, agent at large, cofounder of the brand LittleMissmatched, and cofounder of The Book Doctors; Joelle Delbourgo, local literary agent, previously Editor in Chief at HarperCollins; and Ylonda Caviness, author, journalist and education advocate. Ideas pitched included titles as diverse as “Big Black Woman Mad”, “How to Make the Media Your Bitch” and “Black Versus Blue Versus Media”. The latter was about the role of media in perception of police and race relations. Other sensitive subjects included the emotional journey on the road to adoption, entitled The Longest Blind Date, and …show more content…

He was one of the chosen writers who read a moving poem about fatherhood. Alma Schneider, local mom, Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Cooking Coach, told TapInto that her book, “Take Back the Kitchen – Identify Your Cooking Personality Type and get Cooking” was ready to be published. She was also one of the randomly chosen writers and introduced herself as “Think Rachael Ray meets Dr. Phil”. When critiqued by the panel Eckstut suggested Schneider’s pitch include a few recipes and more of her personal voice, while Delbourgo said to make sure the subtitle included a hook about personality types as relates to cooking. In the end, the winner was Erica Deel whose middle grade story was set in a single snowflake. The judges collectively applauded her efforts, found her story to be original, enjoyed the juxtaposition of macrocosm and microcosm, and unanimously voted her the winner of the

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