SCBWI is offering members a series of no-charge digital workshops to support our members during this time.
Starting April 2, SCBWI will provide weekly on-hour webinars with renowned children's book creators, editors, agents, and art directors. The events will take place live via Zoom and are free of charge for any SCBWI member anywhere in the world. If you can't attend live (or if it fills up), a video recording of each workshop will be available on the SCBWI web site for one month afterward.
Workshop #1 is this Thursday, April 2, 2020 from 1pm-2pm Pacific
Kate Messner, Author
BIG PICTURE REVISION FOR MIDDLE GRADE AND YOUNG ADULT NOVELS
Workshop #2 will be Thursday, April 9, 2020 from 1pm-2pm Pacific
Sara Sargent, Senior Executive Editor, Random House Children's Books
OUTSTANDING OPENERS: HOW TO GRAB YOUR READERS RIGHT FROM THE START
Workshop #3 will be Thursday April 16, 2020 from 1pm-2pm Pacific
Henry Winkler, Author and Actor
Lin Oliver, Author
HOW WE WRITE CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND WHY
Workshop #4 will be Thursday, April 23, 2020 from 1pm-2pm Pacific
Jennifer Vassel, Author
BOOK MARKETING 101: HOW TO BE YOUR OWN PUBLICIST
Workshop ##5 will be Thursday, April 30, 2020 from 1pm-2pm
Kait Feldmann, Editor, Scholastic
PAGE BY PAGE: BREAKING DOWN PICTURE BOOK PAGINATION
Workshop #6 will be Thursday, May 7, 2020 from 1pm-2pm Pacific
Laurent Linn, Art Director, Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers
Cecilia Yung, Art Director and Vice President, Penguin Books for Young Readers
TWO ART DIRECTORS TALKING: THE THEATRE OF PICTURE BOOKS - THE ART OF BRINGING VISUAL ELEMENTS TOGETHER FOR STORYTELLING
Workshop #7 will be Thursday, May 14, 2020 from 1pm-2pm Pacific
Linda Sue Park, Author
USING SCENE TO BUILD STORY
Workshop #8 will be Thursday, May 21, 2020 from 1pm-2pm Pacific
Marietta Zacker, Co-Owner and Agents, Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency
A CREATIVE LOOK AT THE STATE OF CHILDREN'S/YA BOOKS
Registration opens for each workshop the Monday before, and is limited to the first 1,000 members to sign up.
We hope to see you there, and stay safe!
Illustrate and Write On,
Lee
