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Workshop
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Date: May 19
- 22, 2005
Arrive Thursday, May 19, at 3 PM for a tour of HIGHLIGHTS
FOR CHILDREN® and Boyds Mills Press. Depart Sunday,
May 22, after lunch.
Designed For: Children's
writers interested in learning to research and write
about the lives of interesting people.
Workshop Tuition:
$895
Limited To:
12 participants |
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What
does it take to tell somebody’s story? How can you bring
a person from the past to life? How can you offer a credible
and original portrait of someone living today? In this workshop,
attendees will learn the art of biography—for a magazine
article or a book. They will delve deep into research techniques
(including interviewing), learn about the art of writing and
rewriting, and study published biographies—adult and
children. There will be a writing assignment and an extensive
critique session.
This workshop will help you
- develop tools to bring historical characters to life;
- learn research and interview techniques;
- find out how rewriting skills can polish your work; and
- tailor your writing for articles, short stories, and books.
PLEASE NOTE: There will be a preworkshop
assignment.
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Workshop
Faculty |
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Carolyn P. Yoder
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Carolyn
P. Yoder
Carolyn is the senior editor of history for Highlights
and has written numerous articles on research and writing
history for children. She spent a decade serving as the award-winning
editor in chief of Cobblestone: The History Magazine for
Young People; Calliope; Faces; and Odyssey,
which led to her position as assistant publisher of Cobblestone
Publishing, Inc., overseeing development of its book division.
She is currently editor of Calkins Creek Books—the history
and historical fiction imprint of Boyds Mills Press, publisher
of her book George Washington: The Writer. Carolyn
also reviews juvenile history books for the Civil War
Book Review and is a writer and editor for the New Jersey
Historical Society.
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James Cross Giblin |
James
Cross Giblin
As both an award-winning author and
editor, Jim has written numerous biographies for a wide range
of ages. His books include The Amazing Life of Benjamin
Franklin, Charles A. Lindbergh: A Human Hero,
and The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler, which won
the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award. He is also
a contributing editor at Clarion Books, where he was formerly
editor in chief, and is the author of a highly regarded manual
for adults, Writing Books for Young People. |
Dianne Hess
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Dianne
Hess
Dianne edits fiction
and nonfiction picture books, as well as some chapter books,
middle-grade fiction and nonfiction, and YA fiction. She has
taught children's book writing and is a frequent guest speaker
at various universities and national conferences. She is currently
executive editor of Scholastic Press.
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