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The Prisoner and the Writer by Heather Camlot, illustrated by Sophie Carson published by Groundwood |
“Writing
for Children and for Young Adults”
~ with guest Nan
Froman, Editorial Director at Groundwood Books
Sunday, September 22, 2024
1:15 – 5:00 p.m.
Online via Zoom and accessible wherever there’s Internet
If you want
to write the next best-selling children’s books or just want to create stories for your own kids, this workshop is for
you. Learn how to write stories kids and young adults will love and find out
what you need to know to sell your book.
This is your chance to speak with someone within a publishing company in
a small group setting and to pull back the curtain and see how it all works. Be
sure to bring your questions – we'll have lots of time for
interaction.
Special
option: Participants are invited to submit the opening
couple pages (first 500 words) of your children’s book or young adult novel (or
up to 800 words if that gets you to the end of your picture book or to the end
of your first chapter). Email your pages to me prior to our workshop.
Nan and I will publicly critique about half a dozen submissions so
everyone can see what works, what doesn’t, and how to improve your
story-telling. Get your pages in early if you want to be part of this. If
you’re not currently working on a children’s story, don’t worry, we’ll get you
started! ~Brian
Guest speaker Nan Froman is the Editorial Director at Groundwood Books, an independent Canadian
children's publisher that is part of House of Anansi Press. Groundwood
publishes literary picture books, fiction, poetry, nonfiction and graphic
novels from Canada and around the world.
Groundwood is home to ground-breaking books and award-winning authors
and illustrators, such as Deborah Ellis, Marie-Louise Gay, Isabelle Arsenault,
Sydney Smith and Jillian Tamaki among many others.
As editorial director, Nan participates in the list-planning,
acquisitions and development of Groundwood’s publishing program, which
consists of about twenty-five new titles a year. She acquires and edits
picture books, along with some nonfiction. Nan lives in
Toronto.
Workshop leader Brian Henry has been a book editor, author, and creative writing instructor for more
than 25 years. He publishes Quick Brown Fox, Canada’s most popular blog
for writers and is the author of a children’s version of Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde (Tribute Publishing Inc). But his proudest boast is that
he’s has helped many of his students get published.
Read reviews and reflections on Brian’s retreats, classes and
workshops here.
Fee: $45.13 + 13% hst = $51 paid
in advance by mail or Interac
To reserve a spot now, email: brianhenry@sympatico.ca
See all of Brian’s upcoming weekly writing classes, one-day workshops, and weekend retreats here.
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