Sharing Your Work for Critique: Let the Conversation HappenNovember 12, 2020 | For Beginners, Inspiration, The Business of PublishingOne of the essential skills of a serious writer is being able to share your work, receive feedback and evaluate ...
Podcast: Harold Underdown on the Crash Course Online WorkshopJanuary 14, 2020 | For Beginners, PodcastsHarold Underdown talks about our online Crash Course in Children’s Publishing: Everything You Need to Know. In ...By: Harold Underdown
Podcast: Alex Villasante talks about being a debut authorDecember 19, 2019 | For Beginners, Latinx Voices, Podcasts, The Business of PublishingAlex Villasante talks to George Brown about being a debut author and: Coming to Summer Camp as an attendee, and ...By: Alexandra Villasante
Podcast: Meg Medina Talks About Nurturing Your Artistic VoiceDecember 10, 2019 | For Beginners, Inspiration, Latinx Voices, PodcastsMeg Medina talks about Nurturing Your Artistic Voice. In this episode, hear George talk to Meg about: Being ...By: Meg Medina
Investigate, Observe, Document, Evaluate: A Process to Write for Young ReadersAugust 5, 2019 | For BeginnersIt’s the beginning of another school year for me and there are currently 43 tabs open on my computer. Three are ...By: Kristy Dempsey
Write or Illustrate a Children’s Book: 8 Articles to Help You Get StartedJuly 11, 2019 | For BeginnersMany of our workshop attendees are not full-time writers or illustrators. They are busy excelling in their careers ...
Short and Easy, Right? How Hard Can It be to Write a Picture Book?April 25, 2019 | For Beginners, Picture BooksHow hard can writing a picture book be? Anyone can write a picture book (PB). They're under 500 words, how hard ...By: Darcy PattisonLeslie Helakoski
Investing in Your WritingJanuary 7, 2019 | Black Voices, For BeginnersWe'd like to thank Leah Henderson for today's blog post. Leah is a frequent faculty visitor to our Retreat Center ...By: Leah Henderson
How to Write a Children’s Book: Get Started With These 5 StepsDecember 12, 2018 | For BeginnersStep #1: Find out HOW to get started We have several workshops aimed especially at giving you an overview of the ...
Trust Your Story with Yourself and Your CommunitySeptember 27, 2018 | For Beginners, InspirationWe're happy to welcome Sarah Aronson to the blog today! Sarah is a wonderful writer and generous mentor and ...By: Sarah Aronson
Look at Your Manuscript: How Well is the Form Serving the Story?September 10, 2018 | For Beginners, Novels, Novels in VerseWe'd like to thank Kathi Appelt (kathiappelt.com) for this blog post! When it comes down to a story, we know to ...
Carmen Oliver and Don Tate Answer Some Common Questions About Writing for ChildrenJune 15, 2018 | For Beginners, The Business of PublishingWe're giving the blog keys to Don Tate and Carmen Oliver today. They are co-faculty for our workshop The Journey: ...By: Don TateCarmen Oliver