Advanced Picture Books, with Anna Sargeant
January 29th, 2024 - March 1st, 2024
with Anna Sargeant
You'll submit your picture book 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 (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.
Focus: Children's - Picture Books - Fiction - Children's - Picture…
Group size: 6 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: $120; Non-members: $145
About Anna Sargeant
Anna Sargeant is currently an editor of nonfiction children’s books at Sourcebooks eXplore. She has a degree in PreK-8 education from California State University, Long Beach, with a concentration in mathematics. Prior to book publishing, she worked in schools, non-profits, and freelance. As an elementary school teacher, Anna fell in love with children’s literature and has been fascinated by the art form ever since. She studied writing for children under Liz Garton Scanlon (All the World) and teaches and critiques through various writing organizations, such as SCBWI and Inked Voices. Anna grew up in Southern California, lived for a short stint in Tennessee, and has spent most of her adult life with her husband in Austin, Texas. When she’s not at her desk, you might find her at the barre studio, at the theater, on a plane, on her couch, or at a local restaurant, hopefully eating chips and guacamole.