CXC 2025: From the Editor’s Desk: Pitching, Writing, and Drawing YA and Kids’ Graphic Novels @CXCFestival
CXC 2025: From the Editor’s Desk: Pitching, Writing, and Drawing YA and Kids’ Graphic Novels  @CXCFestival
Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
How do you make your pitch stand out? What’s needed in a script? What’s expected from an artist? Join Sara Phoebe Miller, Editorial Director at BOOM! Studios, former editor of DC’s Books for Young Readers graphic novels, and writer of the YA graphic novel You Belong Here from First Second as she breaks down the editor’s perspective of this popular medium. She’ll share craft tips, tricks, and insights on what an editor looks for when creating comics and graphic novels for a young audience.
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CXC 2025: From the Editor’s Desk: Pitching, Writing, and Drawing YA and Kids’ Graphic Novels

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