From Pencil or Paint to Pixel: A Two-Night Mini for Beginning Illustrators
From Idea & Sketch to Dummy & Submission: An Author/Illustrator Online Course
Shape Your Story: A 6-Week Novel Intensive with Author & Agent Linda Epstein (Fall)
PJ Library: Summer Camp for Writers and Illustrators of Jewish Picture Books
Just Do It! Your Collaborative Support Group for Finishing Your Draft (Fall)
Making Magic: Writing and Refining Fantastical and Otherworldly Stories
Overview A Self-Paced, Online On-Demand Course Seven (7) pre-recorded online sessions you can access on-demand for up to six (6) months from the date of your registration. A 20-minute Zoom […] Overview Online, On-Demand Self-Paced Course Included are 4 pre-recorded online sessions you can access on-demand for up to 6 months from the date of your registration Imagine your reader cemented […] Registration Is Still Available for This Course We had our first session with introductions on February 28. Course materials and content (including a recording of the first live session) are […] Overview Multi-Week Online Course Join verse novelist Cordelia Jensen for a five-week online course to explore the fundamentals, celebrations, and challenges of writing novels in verse. You’ll be introduced to using this […] Overview A 3-Part Online Cooperative This supportive program takes all writers (nonfiction or fiction, picture books, novels, essays, and more) from goal-stating to finished drafts. Together, we’ll move through live […] Overview A Two-Night Mini Online Course How do you build a social media following? Where should you focus your time to best connect with publishers and fellow artists? And is […] Overview A Two-Night Mini Online Course Take a look at stories that sing with rhythm and rhyme, and learn how to accomplish the structure and skills needed in your own […] Overview In-person 4-Day/3-Night, In-Community Retreat This in-community retreat is for writers and illustrators from the Asian and Asian American Communities, with special hosts Grace Lin and Debbi Michiko Florence and […] Overview An Online Course with Pre-recorded & Written Lectures, Writing Exercises, and Live Discussion/Q&A Are you ready to do a deep, deep dive into picture book structure? This online course with Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen features […] Learn the tools and strategies writers need to dig into research with confidence. Join this free webinar for a mini inspirational keynote, and time in community with others on this journey of writing and illustrating for kids. Our keynote will feature Alison Green […] Overview A Two-Night Mini Online Course Sometimes feedback whispers, “this book is too quiet,” but what does that really mean? And, is there a place in the market for a […] Overview In-person 4-Day/3-Night Workshop and Retreat From start to finish, the skills needed to craft a verse novel are unique– part poetry, part narrative, all heart. Join verse novelists Rajani LaRocca […] Overview A 4-day Online Intensive with Lectures, Discussion, Discovery, & Read Alouds This workshop is designed to bring LGBTQIA+ creators and allies together to craft picture books with clear LGBTQIA+ […] Overview In-person 4-Day/3-Night Retreat Professional & Personal Development for Educators, Librarians, Storytellers, & Publishing Professionals. Build the skills you need to analyze children’s books for meaningful representation, reader engagement, visual literacy, […]
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6 workshops,
Getting Your Middle Grade or Young Adult Novel Unstuck
Seize the Reader: Writing for Emotional Impact
The Crash Course in Children’s Book Publishing
Intro to Verse Novels: A Virtual Tour of Limitations and Liberations of Verse Novels
Just Do It! Your Collaborative Support Group for Finishing Your Draft (Spring)
Getting Strategic About Social Media for Illustrators: A Two-Night Mini
7 workshops,
Rhyming Picture Books: A Two-Night Mini
6 workshops,
6 workshops,
Asian and Asian American Voices: An In-Community Retreat
6 workshops,
Picture Book Plotting A – Z
6 workshops,
6 workshops,
6 workshops,
Rock Your Research & Proposals! A Two-Night Mini
7 workshops,
Free #HFGather: A Quick Jolt of Inspiration to Remind Us Why We Do This (Kids) + a Summer Camp Reunion to Remind Us How We Do It (Together)
Free #HFGather: A Quick Jolt of Inspiration to Remind Us Why We Do This (Kids) + a Summer Camp Reunion to Remind Us How We Do It (Together)
6 workshops,
5 workshops,
5 workshops,
5 workshops,
5 workshops,
5 workshops,
6 workshops,
Turn Up the Volume on Quiet Picture Books: A Two-Night Mini
5 workshops,
Crafting Novels in Verse: Workshop and Retreat
5 workshops,
Writing the Rainbow: Crafting Picture Books With LGBTQIA+ Themes
6 workshops,
An Intersectional Lens: Awareness + Action for Representation in Kids’ Books, Libraries & Classrooms
An Intersectional Lens: Awareness + Action for Representation in Kids’ Books, Libraries & Classrooms
