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We’ve added an extra day to this popular workshop for beginners! If you’ve thought about writing for children but don’t know where to start, this is the workshop for you. We’ll guide you through the processes of creating, submitting and selling a book or magazine article, provide you with a one-on-one review of your manuscript and answer all of your questions.
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In addition to giving you a comprehensive look at how the children’s book publishing industry works, we’ll give you some actual writing practice. Through exercises, writing prompts and instruction by our editors, you can begin to shape and revise your ideas in preparation for submitting to publishers. Our goal is to help you learn about the business and begin to practice your craft.
Our faculty of children’s book insiders has a wealth of information to share with you. We’ll begin with an overview of children’s publishing followed by insight on submission “best practices.” You’ll hear from an editor about the editorial process and educational publishing, followed by sessions on writing for magazines and working with an agent. We’ll discuss the challenges and opportunities in self-publishing as well as marketing yourself and your books. Each night after dinner we’ll hear from an author or illustrator.
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