Meet Liesa Abrams of Simon & Schuster Publishing

Bring all your Aspiring Authors, Friends and Family for an informative afternoon with Liesa Abrams!! Gift bags from Microsoft and Simon & Shuster for the first 50 guest!! Every guest has an opportunity to Win an XBOX!!!

Liesa Abrams is executive editor at Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, where she edits primarily middle grade, tween fiction as well as select teen novels. Her projects include Brandon Mull’s #1 New York Times bestselling Beyonders series, as well as Rachel Renee Russell’s New York Times and USA Today bestselling Dork Diaries series and Lisa McMann’s The Unwanteds.

This exclusive opportunity at The Microsoft Store will allow young illustrators and authors to chat via Skype with Liesa and learn what it takes to have a book published!

"Once Upon a PowerPoint" Story Submission Timeline

May 19, 2012 - Orange County Young Authors Fair "Once Upon A PowerPoint" workshop and submission guidelines: 3 Slide PowerPoint Story Board First Slide must include Title, Authors Name and Age Attendance at "Meet Liesa Abrams" on May 31, 2012 4pm at Microsoft Store - South Coast Plaza or Mission Viejo "Once Upon A PowerPoint" submission by email to mrs0007cds@microsoft.com on or before July 31, 2012. May 31, 2012 - "Meet Liesa Abrams" at the Microsoft Store - South Coast Plaza or Mission Viejo. Questions relating to publishing, writing, editing or authoring may be submitted prior for an opportunity to be addressed by Liesa during event by posting them to Meet-up or emailing mrs0007cds@microsoft.com. July 31, 2012 - "Once Upon a PowerPoint" 3 slide story submission due by email to mrs0007cds@microsoft.com August 31, 2012 - Finalist will be notified and provided additional guidance for publication. September 30, 2012 - Orange County Book Festival and Microsoft Store publication presentation including Young Authors book signing opportunity!