Intimate and inspiring workshops for children's authors and illustrators.
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Intimate and inspiring workshops for children's authors and illustrators.
"The faculty was outstanding in every regard. Their insight, kindness, generosity, approachability, and availability was beyond anything I’ve ever experienced at a writing conference."
Nonfiction matters! Publishers crave it. Teachers and librarians need it. Nonfiction connects our children to the world. Stories about real people, real places, and really interesting world events are more important now than ever.
Our master class explores nonfiction from many angles: the editorial, the business, and, most importantly, the art of telling true stories. Work with our talented group of mentors to explore factual writing through a range of topics, including nonfiction voice, biography, memoir, nature writing, science writing, and narrative nonfiction. Your mentor will help guide you in your revisions or explore story ideas during daily one-on-one sessions.
Workshop sessions
The faculty and guests will be leading daily workshop sessions like these:
Attendees will submit a picture book manuscript, or the first chapter of a longer piece of nonfiction (2,000 words max), or a book or magazine proposal. (Note: proposals must include sample writing.)
On day one of the workshop, I knew I had made the right decision. With insights from expert presenters, incredible feedback from a dedicated mentor, inspiration from other attendees, and just enough time to write and reflect, I came out of the workshop with not only new insights into how to polish my current manuscripts, but also a new picture book idea and first draft. Read more about attendee Erica Swallow’s experience at the 2017 Master Class in Writing Nonfiction.
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