Advanced Picture Books, with Trisha de Guzman
September 8th, 2023 - October 10th, 2023
with Brooke McIntyre
You'll submit your pages at the group start, then spend the next weeks critiquing peer stories. The editor will submit their notes near the critique deadline. After critiques are complete, we host a live group debrief over Zoom, in which each writer gets individual time with the editor to dig into feedback, brainstorm next steps, and discuss any writing questions.
Our goal with these events is to help writers strengthen the project submitted and to push their storytelling craft.
<p><span id="docs-internal-guid-e7540f32-7fff-aad2-bbae-d7ce5b5cb9c0"><span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; vertical-align: baseline;">You may participate in up to one picture book workshop per season (fall includes late Aug-Dec start dates).</span></span><br></p>
Notes
Who this workshop is for: This workshop is an advanced group. You must be an Inked Voices member, and you must meet one of the following for this advanced group: 1) picture book traditionally published or under contract; 2) agented (or previously agented in the past 3 years); or 3) querying and getting requests for additional PB manuscripts.
Focus: Children's - Picture Books - Fiction - Children's - Picture…
Group size: 9 writers
Submissions: <p>Submit one fiction picture book under 900 words or one nonfiction picture book under 1500 words (including backmatter).</p><p><span style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">Changes and Withdrawals Policy: </span></p><ul><li>2 months or more ahead of a workshop start: you will be credited the full amount of the workshop, less a $15 change fee.</li><li>Under 2 months to 15 days ahead of a workshop start: you will be credited for the full workshop cost less a $15 charge if we are able to replace you. If we can't replace you, you will receive a credit for 50% of the workshop cost.</li><li>Withdrawals within 2 weeks of a workshop start will not be credited even if you are able to be replaced. Your payment will go towards our scholarship program. </li></ul>
Fee
Members: $118; Non-members: $140
About Brooke McIntyre
Trisha de Guzman is an Editor at Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers/Macmillan, acquiring and editing picture books, middle grade and young adult novels. Filipino by birth, she immigrated to NYC from Manila when she was seven years old. She's excited to publish humorous picture books with distinctive art style, BIPOC characters, and thought-provoking stories uniquely told. In her free time, she likes to climb rocks, ride bikes, and drink as much boba as she can. Visit her at trishadeguzman.com or on Twitter at @trishadeg.
Schedule:
- Fri, Sept 8th - submissions due
- Fri, Sept 29th - critiques due
- Fri, Oct 6th, 1-3:15pm ET - debrief call
- Tues, Oct 10th- group closes