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Date: September 26–28, 2008
Arrive Friday, September 26, at 3 P.M. for a tour of HIGHLIGHTS FOR CHILDREN® and Boyds Mills Press.
Depart Sunday, September 28, after lunch.

Designed For: Writers and illustrators determined to make informed decisions about their publishing careers.

Workshop Tuition: $465

Maximum Capacity: 15 Participants

 
 

Workshop Focus:

An Overview of Children’s Book Publishing

  • Exploring Genres
  • Selecting a Publisher
  • What Publishers are Publishing

Getting Published The Mechanics of Submitting

  • What Happens When I Submit My Manuscript? (Getting Out of the Slush Pile)
  • What If My Manuscript Is Rejected?
  • Acceptance!

Editing and Producing a Children’s Book

  • The Editorial Process
  • Art Direction and Design
  • Putting It All Together: Production, Printing

The Illustration Process

  • How an Illustrator Is Chosen
    The Illustrator’s Role in the Process

Business Aspects of Children’s Publishing

  • Contracts and Agents
  • I Have a Book! Now What?
  • Reviews
  • Selling Systems (Retail, Library, Sub Rights and Foreign Rights, Special Sales, Gift Market)

Promoting Your Book

  • Conventions
  • Libraries
  • School and Bookstore Visits
  • Author Web Sites
  • What Does the Publisher Do?
  • What Does the Author Do?
  • The Remainder Table

Publishing in Children’s Magazines

  • The Markets
  • Choosing a Publisher
  • Contracts
  • Selling Fiction to Magazines
  • Selling Nonfiction to Magazines
 
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  Workshop Leader


Clay Winters

 Clay Winters
Clay is president of Boyds Mills Press and has been in publishing since 1960. Before coming to Boyds Mills Press, he was president of Putnam/Grosset Books for Young Readers, the children's book group of G.P. Putnam & Sons. Clay has introduced the rudiments of publishing to aspiring writers and has taught a maketing course for entrepreneurs for several different institutions.
  Guest Faculty

Andy Boyles

Andy Boyles
A lifelong interest in science led Andy to his position as science editor at Highlights for Children and Boyds Mills Press. From dinosaur fossils and rain forests of Madagascar to environments closer to home, Andy’s encounters with the natural world and those who study it are recorded in countless interviews and articles. A member of the National Association of Science Writers, he has received numerous writing and editing awards.

Kent L. Brown Jr.

Kent L. Brown Jr.
Kent is the executive director of the Highlights Foundation, Inc. He is editor in chief emeritus of Highlights for Children, Inc., and the former publisher of Boyds Mills Press, the trade division of Highlights which he co-founded in 1990. He serves Highlights for Children, Inc. as a director. A past president of the Educational Press Association of America, Kent has served on the publications committee of the International Reading Association and is a member of the National Council of Teachers of English, the American Society of Magazine Editors, and the National Press Club.


Tim Gillner

Tim Gillner
As the Boyds Mills Press art director, Tim is directly responsible for the design and art direction of all Boyds Mills Press books. Tim has taught book illustration at Marywood University for the past five years. He is a member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and the Society of Illustrators in New York City.

Kim T. Griswell		 Kim T. Griswell
Kim is the coordinating editor of Highlights for Children. Her service has spanned the worlds of publishing and teaching, leading her to positions as senior editor, book development manager, a university instructor, and a teacher with the Institute of Children’s Literature. A prolific writer and committed editor, Kim has published more than two hundred short stories, articles, and columns. Her children’s book, Carnivorous Plants, was recently published by Kidhaven Press.

Marileta Robinson 		Marileta Robinson
Marileta is a senior editor at Highlights for Children, where she edits fiction, in addition to writing each month’s installment of the popular feature "TheTimbertoes." A free-lance writer before coming to Highlights, Marileta has published two picture books and several magazine stories. Her background includes teaching in the Peace Corps and on the Navajo reservation, as well as instructing for the Institute of Children’s Literature. She holds a master’s degree in bilingual education and is a regular speaker at SCBWI conferences around the country.

Larry Rosler		 Larry Rosler
Larry is the editorial director of Boyds Mills Press, where he has broad responsibilities for acquiring manuscripts and developing them for publication. Before coming to Boyds Mills Press, Larry was a manager of New Morning Books and worked for Henry Holt and Company, first in marketing and later in editorial on both adult and juvenile titles.
  Special Guests

Carolyn Coman		 Carolyn Coman
Carolyn Coman’s acclaimed novels for children and young adults include The Big House, Many Stones (National Book Award finalist and a 2001 Michael L. Printz Honor book), Bee and Jacky, What Jamie Saw (National Book Award finalist and Newbery Honor book), and Tell Me Everything. She has taught fiction writing at Harvard Extension, Harvard Summer School, and the Chautauqua Institute. For eight years she was a faculty member of the Vermont College MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults Program, and is currently on the faculty of Hamline University’s new MFA program.

Lindsay Barrett George		 Lindsay Barrett George
Lindsay Barrett George was born in the West Indies and grew up in New Jersey. She received a BFA degree from Manhattanville College and an MFA degree from the University of Wisconsin, where she majored in drawing and printmaking. After her studies in the Midwest, Lindsay returned to the East Coast and worked as a fine-art printer in New York City. She later got a job in publishing and worked as a designer in a children’s book department. Lindsay left New York City, had two children, and now spends her time creating children’s books.

Lindsay’s published works include the popular "Who's Been Here?" books from Greenwillow: Around the Pond: Who’s Been Here?; Around the World: Who’s Been Here?; In the Snow: Who’s Been Here?; and In the Woods: Who’s Been Here? Her most recent books include The Secret; Inside Mouse, Outside Mouse; and Alfred Digs. Lindsay has also coauthored and illustrated Beaver at Long Pond and illustrated Box Turtle at Long Pond.