Advanced Picture Books, with Esther Cajahuaringa (author-illustrators)
February 21st, 2024 - March 25th, 2024
with Judith Valdés B.
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 become stronger storytellers. That said, this workshop also comes with a submission opportunity.
<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 (winter includes start dates from 1/1-4/14).</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. <b>In addition, you must be an author-illustrator.</b>
Focus: Children's - Picture Books - Fiction
Group size: 6 writers
Submissions: <p>Submit one fiction picture book under 900 words.</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: $120; Non-members: $145
About Judith Valdés B.
Esther is avidly seeking picture books and early reader-middle grade graphic novels and is passionate about elevating BIPOC creators. She is looking for characters, be it people or animals, that march to the beat of their own drum (this doesn’t mean that they need to be loud, they just need to feel one-of-a kind)! She is looking for stories filled with adventures (real or imagined), humor, exploring sibling dynamics, rhyme, and intergenerational families. Currently, she is only seeking fiction works.
Schedule:
- Wed, Feb 21st - Submissions due
- Wed, Mar 13th- Critiques due
- Wed, Mar 20th, 7:30-9:15pm ET - Debrief call
- Mon, Mar 25th - Group closes