My Pencils Outlast Their Erasers Revision Toolbox with editor Alison Weiss

Virtual Workshop, April 23, 7pm ET with Alison Weiss, plus two-week replay

The Act and Art of Self-Revising

You have a draft of your book. Congratulations! Now comes the most important and sometimes most dreaded part: revising. Does the plot make sense? Are the stakes clear? Are your characters interesting? Where do you even start? This session will cover a range of tips, tricks, and techniques you can take back to your creative spaces to get you excited and ready to dig into your pages and make them shine.

Time will be reserved at the end to share your own favorite revision tricks with fellow attendees and to answer questions.

$35 (non-members)

The Making of a Picture Book: From Concept to Completion with Deborah Sosin

Virtual workshop, May 13, 7pm ET with Deborah Sosin, plus two-week replay

Have you always wondered what’s involved in creating a picture book? 

Deborah Sosin, author of Charlotte and the Quiet Place, will take you through the step-by-step process that led to the publication of her award-winning picture book. 

We’ll look at the text from the earliest scribbled notes to the finished product and zero in on the joys and challenges of revising. We’ll also follow the evolution of Sara Woolley’s vibrant illustrations and discuss how the art and words interact.

$35 (non-members)

Secret Tips and Tricks Once Your Book is Published with Josh Funk

Virtual Live Workshop, May 20, 7pm ET with Josh Funk. Plus two week replay.

Josh Funk, a veteran newbie picture book author, has published 20 books over the last decade and he’s here to share the knowledge he’s learned along the way, such as: 

• Things that slip through the cracks at publishers that we authors and illustrators now need to handle 
• How do you get to present at education conferences like ALA and NCTE? 
• What’s the deal with state book lists? 
• What about book festivals? 
• What’s a “Press Kit”? 
• Best practices for connecting with bookstores 
• And several more tips and tricks… 

Plus Q&A on all of the above (including the stuff they do tell you). 

This workshop is geared toward both published creators as well as people who plan to be published in the future.

$35 (non-members)

Join the Picture Book Circle with Alison Weiss

Virtual Live Workshop, May 21, 7pm ET with Alison Weiss. Please make sure to be there live.

Have you wanted a critique experience on a picture book work-in-progress, but the prospect of finding beta readers is too daunting?

Are you ready for some professional feedback to guide your revision?

Come join our picture book circle!

Each attendee will submit a picture book manuscript in advance and receive on-the-spot constructive critique from professional editor Alison Weiss and other circle attendees.

Bring your specific questions and find what works and what doesn't in your manuscript!

To maximize our time and offer productive feedback, please be prepared by reviewing other attendees' manuscripts in advance.

Time will be reserved at the end for general questions.

$35 (non-members)

How to Write a Chapter Book (and how not to) with Janet Costa Bates

Watch this recorded webinar NOW!

You're thinking of writing a Chapter Book and want to know more about them. Or you've written a book and don't know if it's truly a Chapter Book, an Early Reader, or a Middle Grade. In this recording, Janet shares everything you need to know to start writing Chapter Books today!

You'll have the recording for two weeks.

$25 (non-members)

Strengthen Your Picture Book Structure with editor Karen Boss

Webinar recording; watch now!

The structure of a picture book is paramount to its success. In this hour-long recorded workshop, Charlesbridge Editor, Karen Boss, answers the questions: What does structure mean? What do different structures look like? See examples, do personal exercises, and investigate how structure works in your own work!

You'll have two weeks to watch the recording.

$30 (non-members)