Advanced Picture Books, with Talia Benamy

September 12th, 2023 - October 13th, 2023

with Brooke McIntyre

Group started

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.&nbsp;

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: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: 700;">Changes and Withdrawals Policy:&nbsp;</span></p><ul><li>2 months or more&nbsp;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&nbsp;of a workshop start will not be credited even if you are able to be replaced. Your payment will go towards our scholarship program.&nbsp;</li></ul>

Fee

Members: $118; Non-members: $140

About Brooke McIntyre

Talia Benamy, editor at Philomel, has been with the Penguin Young Readers imprint since 2013. She is the editor of books including the She Persisted chapter book series, based on the bestselling picture books by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger; National Book Award longlister and Morris Award winner The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen by Isaac Blum; Cramm This Book: So You Know WTF Is Going On in the World Today by Olivia Seltzer, founder of The Cramm; You Can Be ABCs, based on the viral video sensation by Robert Samuel White II and Robert Samuel White III, and illustrated Robert Paul Jr.; and the Airi Sano, Prankmaster General series by Zoe Tokushige and Jennifer Naalchigar. Talia sees books as having the amazing power to shape the way kids see the world around them, their role in it, and their ability to impact it, and as part of Philomel’s mission to publish books with inspiring, empowering messages for young readers, and she looks for manuscripts that have the potential to do just that. Talia lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Schedule:

  • Tues, Sept 12th - Submissions due
  • Tues, Oct 3rd - Critiques due
  • Tues, Oct 10th, 4-6:15pm ET- Debrief call
  • Fri, Oct 13th- Group closes