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Date: October 31–November 3, 2010
Arrive Sunday, October 31, at 3 PM
Depart Wednesday, November 3, after lunch.
Designed For: For writers and illustrators who want to craft successful picture books.
Maximum Capacity: 12 participants |
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WORKSHOP FOCUS
By far the largest numbers of submissions received by children’s book publishers are picture-book manuscripts. Unfortunately, most of these stories can never be published. Why not? Because their authors did not understand the rigid requirements this unique art form demands.
Caldecott medalist Eric Rohmann and Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winner Candace Fleming team up to offer advice from both the illustrating and writing side of picture book creation. Your time with them will be spent reading, writing, and appreciating the picture-book form through writing exercises, peer review, drawing, brainstorming, and individual manuscript critique.
You will
- learn the basic structure of the picture book and discover how to make it work for your story;
- discover the critical language of the picture book with special attention to word sounds, rhythm, and other poetic tools that will make your story sing;
- understand how a manuscript must suggest visual scenes and how illustrations enhance the narrative qualities of your manuscript; and
- apply the techniques for seamlessly integrating your story’s words and pictures.
Each participant will be encouraged to create a dummy from his or her manuscript, which will then be critiqued by the instructors.
Workshop Fee of $1050 includes cozy, individual cabins; all meals (provided by a top-notch chef); airport pickup service, if needed; and an intimate teaching setting in the living room of the Founders of Highlights for Children!
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Workshop
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Candace Fleming
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Candace Fleming
Candace is an award-winning author
of numerous books for children. She discovered the joy and
music of children’s books by reading aloud to her two
sons. Her award winners include Ben Franklin's Almanac,
an ALA Notable Book and an ALA Best Book for Young Adults; Our Eleanor, a 2005 School Library Journal Best Book; Boxes for Katje, Publishers Weekly Best Book of the
Year 2003; Boston Globe Horn Book Award for nonfiction winner The Lincolns, and most recently, The Great And Only Barnum was named a finalist for this year's YALSA Excellence In Nonfiction Award, as well as Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!; Gabriella's
Song; and When Agnes Caws—all ALA Notable
Books. Read more about Candace at www.candacefleming.com. |
Eric Rohmann |
Eric Rohmann
Both an author and an illustrator, Eric
was awarded the 2003 Caldecott Medal for My Friend Rabbit.
The Caldecott Medal is given to the illustrator of the “most
distinguished American Picture Book for Children published in
the United States” in that year. Eric’s first book
for children, Time Flies, was a Caldecott Honor book
for 1995. Also a painter and printmaker, Eric earned fine arts
degrees from Arizona State University and Illinois State University.
His other picture books include The Cinder-Eyed Cats, Pumpkinhead, The Prairie Train, Clara and Asha, and his latest, A Kitten Tale. |
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