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WORKSHOP FOCUS
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—both
adult and children.
The workshop will include equal parts one-on-one reviews,
lecture and discussion, and
critique session. Attendees will bring to the workshop their
assignments—articles or book
chapters—along with outlines, research notes, bibliographies,
and marketing summaries.
They are also asked to provide ahead of time several questions
about writing biography that
they would like answered during the workshop.
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 writing assignment
and an extensive critique session.
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Carolyn P. Yoder
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Carolyn
P. Yoder
Carolyn is the senior editor of history for Highlights
for Children 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. Carolyn
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. She 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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