The Art and Craft of Picture Book Writing

with Kendra Levin

Genres: Fiction, Young Adult/Children's Lit

In Person

Introductory

4 Sessions

Start Date: February 4, 2023
End Date: February 25, 2023
Day of Week: Saturday
Time: 1:10pm - 3:10pm PT
Capacity: 15 seats
Member Price: $216.00
General Price: $240.00

A hands-on introduction to writing for readers aged 0-7. We will read (mentor texts, including some early drafts of published books), learn the nuts and bolts of picture book making (create dummies, study pagination), workshop students' manuscripts, and do generative exercises. All students will be required to bring one manuscript to workshop in the fourth week, the only session in which they'll get feedback. No work required before class starts.

Please note the following schedule updates not shown in the printed catalogue:

New start date: 2/4

New end date: 2/25

Registration dates:

December 5: Scholarship Donation Day (Learn more.)

December 6: Member registration opens

December 13: General registration opens

Kendra Levin

she/her

Most classes are offered at a general and member tuition rates based on instruction hours, with Hugo House members receiving a 10% discount on classes fewer than six sessions.

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