Linda Camacho

16 Middle Grade books that make great gifts for the readers on your list!

We have so many wonderful #TeamGZLA titles making their way into the world in March, across all age groups! Swipe to see what’s on the horizon.

While negotiating a book contract, I was really craving Hershey’s Kisses, so I got this 2 lb bag of them and ate a whole bunch…and now I feel a bit queasy 😐 I’ve stopped, but the bag just keeps…staring at me? #MakingMyDentistProud #PubLife

I had such a great conversation on Priscilla’s podcast! Posted @withregram • @priscillabulcha Have you ever wondered about the journey to bring a book to the world, and who’s involved in the process? Have you ever thought about self-publishing a book or writing a book some day? On Ep 88, we get an insider’s perspective from literary agent and native New Yorker & Boricua, Linda Camacho @lindarandom19 , as she shares her story of breaking into the book publishing industry and enjoying stints at big names like Penguin Gorup, Simon & Schuster, and Random House. Linda brings a fresh perspective as a Latina literary agent who’s stuck around in the industry for 18 years.  In this conversation we talk about:  • How and why she had to accept very low pay and unpaid internships during the Great Recession (and how privilege played a role) • How “harassing people for things” (aggressive networking) is the only way to break into this industry that is very elitist and fraught with nepotism  • Who is actually making money in the book publishing world  • The author’s journey to getting paid and publishing a book (and how the pandemic made things more challenging!) • How the “We Need Diverse Books” initiative has progressed since 2014  • Why Linda moved into literary agenting, how literary agents get paid, and what’s kept her in the industry so long! #publishing #bookstagram #randomhouse #penguin #author #latinx #bipoc #bookpublishing

Loved being at last night’s launch for CALLING THE MOON, an amazing anthology featuring middle grade stories by writers of color! (In first photo from left to right: @aida_writes @erinentrada @thegalavantgirl @emma.otheguy (In subsequent photos, @ibizoboi joins in!) #period #periodpositive #bipoc #kidlit #writerscommunity

The winner of the 15-minute conversation with me about writing/publishing is DEB LEVINE, who shared my Tuscany Workshop Q&A post! 🎉 Congrats to Deb! 🎉 I’ll be sending Deb a DM with the details shortly. Link to my and @writeloudly ’s FINDING THE HEARTBEAT OF THE STORY Workshop info in my bio.

I can’t wait for this! Posted @withregram • @aida_writes Come to our online launch party for CALLING THE MOON: 16 Period Stories by BIPOC Authors, hosted by @palabras_bookstore ! Help us celebrate the first-ever middle-grade anthology about menstruation! And one created by some of the most celebrated middle-grade authors working today!🩸 Monday, March 27, 2023 @ 6:00 - 7:30 pm Central Time. 🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘 This special celebration will feature readings and discussion by some of our all-star cast of contributors including Padma Venkatraman, Guadalupe Garcia McCall, Ibi Zoboi, Saadia Faruqui, Leah Henderson, Erin Entrada Kelly, Hilda Burgos, Veeda Byee, Susan Muaddi Darraj, Elise McMullen-Ciotti, Emma Otheguy, and co-editors, Yamile Saied Mendez and Aida Salazar. 🩸 🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕🌖🌗🌘 To pre-order your copy and register for the event, hit the link in bio or here: /event/calling-moon-online-book-launch 🩸Please share! @candlewickpress #periodstories #menstruation #periodparty #period #firstperiods #reproductivejustice #womenshistorymonth #mooncycles #menstrualmoon #menstruationmatters #middlegradefiction #booklaunch #feministstories #feminism #weneeddiversebooks #BIPOC #BIPOCauthors #periodactivism #diverseliterature

UPDATE: The winner of the 15-minute conversation with me about writing/publishing is DEB LEVINE, who shared my post on LinkedIn! 🎉 Congrats to Deb! 🎉 I’ll be sending Deb a DM with the details shortly. —- *SHARE FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A PRIVATE ZOOM CHAT ABOUT WRITING/PUBLISHING* Our Tuscany workshop Zoom Q&A is Wed, March 22nd @ 6 pm ET and *I'm raffling off a free one-on-one 15-min Zoom convo where you can ask me anything re: writing/publishing in general. If you share and tag me starting today, you'll be entered for a chance to win. Share once per day up thru 3/22 to get entered more than once. Posted @withregram • @lindarandom19 Hello, aspiring writers! @writeloudly and I are leading a writing workshop in Tuscany called FINDING THE HEARTBEAT OF TOUR STORY this Sept 16-23! @ilchiostroworkshops The workshop is open to fiction writers of all genres and levels (both adult and kid lit). We’re talking craft, providing feedback, taking you on excursions, and giving you the inside scoop on publishing 😉 **ALSO, I’ll be co-hosting a FREE, LIVE Zoom Q&A on March 22nd @ 6 pm ET. Come chat with us! Registration and event info can be found in my Bio (LindaCamacho.com/events) Posted @withregram • @writeloudly Join literary agent Linda Camacho @lindarandom19 and me for our Q&A about our upcoming writing workshop in Tuscany this September. The Q&A is happening on 3/22 at 6:00 pm ET and is FREE! We're so excited to answer all your questions! Register here: /e/finding-the-heartbeat-of-your-story-writing-workshop-qa-tickets-584008082897?keep_tld=1…

It was so fun to get the opportunity to meet @girlconfident for her @barnesandnoble book launch in NYC the other day! She’s super warm and made the time to talk to absolutely EVERYONE who came out. (And her lovely bestie was her cheerleader who snapped this pic.) #bronx #coaching #memoir

@strangelykatie ’s THE MOTH KEEPER debuted at #1 on this week’s Indie Bestseller list! 🙌🏽 @galltzacker @whit_leopard @rhkidsgraphic

UPDATE: The winner of the 15-minute conversation with me about writing/publishing is DEB LEVINE, who shared my post on LinkedIn! 🎉 Congrats to Deb! 🎉 I’ll be sending Deb a DM with the details shortly. —- Hello, aspiring writers! @writeloudly and I are leading a writing workshop in Tuscany called FINDING THE HEARTBEAT OF TOUR STORY this Sept 16-23! @ilchiostroworkshops The workshop is open to fiction writers of all genres and levels (both adult and kid lit). We’re talking craft, providing feedback, taking you on excursions, and giving you the inside scoop on publishing 😉 **ALSO, I’ll be co-hosting a FREE, LIVE Zoom Q&A on March 22nd @ 6 pm ET. Come chat with us! Registration and event info can be found in my Bio (LindaCamacho.com/events) Posted @withregram • @writeloudly Join literary agent Linda Camacho @lindarandom19 and me for our Q&A about our upcoming writing workshop in Tuscany this September. The Q&A is happening on 3/22 at 6:00 pm ET and is FREE! We're so excited to answer all your questions! Register here: /e/finding-the-heartbeat-of-your-story-writing-workshop-qa-tickets-584008082897?keep_tld=1…

Posted @withregram • @galltzacker "Art is all around us—not just in museums and galleries." - @stephguez , DOODLES FROM THE BOOGIE DOWN #quotesaboutbooks #booksquotes #bookinspiration #instagrambook #bookquotes #quotebook #bookishthoughts #latinxartists #latinartists #latinamericanartists #latinxartist #storiesmatter #latinxauthorsunite #latinxauthorsmatter #latinxauthorsandillustrators #latinxauthors #raiseareader #weneeddiversebooks #raisingreaders #youngreaders #bookrecommendations #teamgzla