Next summer, July 14-18, the ever-popular Oregon Coast Children's Book Writers Workshop will be held in Oceanside, Ore. Faculty are expected to include five well-known authors, plus editor Deirdre Jones from Little, Brown; editor Laura Whitaker at Bloomsbury; and agent Rachel Orr from Prospect Agency. A number of WWA members have attended in previous years... Continue Reading →
Kindling Words About to Spark
The Kindling Words East and West events, which are so popular for children's writers, illustrators, and editors that registration proceeds in part by lottery, have announced their 2014 registration request dates. And check out the workshop leader for KW West: Laurie Halse Anderson! KINDLING WORDS EAST 2014 January 30- February 2The Essex, Essex Junction, Vermont... Continue Reading →
Agent Tricia Lawrence in Spokane! Register now!
Tricia Lawrence Erin Murphy Literary Agency Writing Picture Books Three Keys to Developing Voice Saturday, March 16, 2013 Kress Gallery, River Park Square Spokane, WA The workshop will cover what is selling in the current picture book market, as well as the craft of voice in picture books. Tricia will be critiquing... Continue Reading →
Graphic Novel Workshop with Rollin Thomas
A Pratt Fine Art School--Weekend Workshop: Creating Your Own Graphic Novel Taught by Rollin Thomas Bar Code 2739 This is a good introductory course for beginning graphic novelists and for picture book creators. This is a two day intensive weekend workshop offered on Saturday, June 2 and Sunday, June 3 from 10 am to 6 pm. We will break for... Continue Reading →