Taking Your Writing & Art to New Places: Published Authors and Illustrators at Work 2019
September 25 - 29, 2019
Overview
You’ve launched your career – now what? Discuss, dissect, collaborate, and grow.
This workshop is for published authors and illustrators to have time to talk about their careers, challenges, deadlines, and upcoming projects. With this workshop, we are aiming for meaningful conversation about how to continue to push the boundaries of our work. How do we acknowledge the power of our recurring themes and at the same time find ways to break new ground and find innovation?
Please note that there is an application process for this workshop.
After you register and pay your $200 deposit, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to the application you will need to fill out.
Authors and illustrators interested in this retreat must list the following when applying:
- Two or more titles of your own published work.
- A short paragraph indicating ways in which you hope to grow as a writer or illustrator.
The application deadline is July 1, 2019. Decisions will be made soon after the application deadline.
Faculty
Jennifer Jacobson
Jennifer is the author of many award-winning children’s books including Small as an Elephant (IRA Young Adult’s Choice, Parents’ Choice… Learn more
Renée Watson
Special Guest Renée Watson is a New York Times Bestselling author, educator, and activist. Her young adult novel, Piecing Me… Learn more
Juana Martinez-Neal
Special Guest Juana Martinez-Neal is the recipient of the 2018 Pura Belpré Medal for Illustration for La Princesa and the… Learn more
Gareth Hinds
Special Guest Gareth Hinds is the creator of critically-acclaimed graphic novels based on literary classics, including Beowulf (which Publisher’s Weekly… Learn more
Nikki Grimes
Special Guest Nikki Grimes, New York Times bestselling author, is the recipient of the 2017 Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, the… Learn more