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Workshop
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Date: June
2 - 5, 2005
Arrive Thursday, June 2, at 3 PM for a tour of HIGHLIGHTS
FOR CHILDREN® and Boyds Mills Press. Depart Sunday,
June 5, after lunch.
Designed For: Writers serious about
creating a young-adult novel.
Workshop Tuition: $895
Limited To: 8 participants |
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Writing
novels that resonate with teenagers can be extremely rewarding—if
you know what subjects and writing styles appeal to this specialized
audience. Learn the ins and outs of writing young-adult novels
through lectures, hands-on writing sessions, and manuscript
critiques with an expert in the field.
This workshop will help you
- tap your memories to find ideas for young-adult stories;
- develop captivating dialogue;
- create engaging internal monologue;
- identify voice; and
- revise your manuscript and work with an editor.
Guest Faculty Tracy Gates will discuss the author-editor relationship.
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Workshop
Faculty |
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Rich Wallace
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Rich
Wallace
Rich is the author of four acclaimed novels for young adults:
Playing Without the Ball, Wrestling Sturbridge, Shots
on Goal, and Restless. He has also authored
a short-story collection called Losing Is Not an Option,
and a series of sports novels for middle-grade readers called
Winning Season. His columns, profiles, and other
features have been published in Highlights, Track and
Field News, Runner’s World, and other publications.
Rich is a former senior editor at HIGHLIGHTS FOR CHILDREN.
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Tracy Gates |
Tracy
Gates
Tracy has worked in the editorial departments of Philomel,
Crown, and Alfred A. Knopf before joining Viking Children's
Books as an executive editor. She edits picture books, chapter
books, middle-grade novels, and young-adult fiction, and works
with well-established authors, including Rich Wallace, Sally
Warner, David Adler, and Elisa Carbone, and newer ones including
Ron Woods and Jarrett Krosoczka.
Recent books include The Hero by Ron Woods, Girl
Coming in for a Landing by April Halprin Wayland, and
a Restless by Rich Wallace. |
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