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>You may participate in up to one picture book workshop per season (winter includes start dates from 1/1-4/14).<br></p>
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
Group size: 9 writers
Submissions: Submit one picture book. Fiction submissions should be under 900 words; nonfiction should be under 1500 words.
Members: $120; Non-members: $145
Celia is an executive editor at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, where she
works with creators on all things illustrated, from picture books and early illustrated
chapter books and middle grade to graphic novels for all ages. Authors and illustrators
she’s partnered with include Joyce Wan, Melissa de la Cruz, Hilary Leung, Colin
Kaepernick, Muon Thi Van, Kathryn Hahn, and Victo Ngai. She previously worked at
Scholastic, where, in addition to editing, she helped start their employee diversity
committee as well as coordinated their partnership with We Need Diverse Books.
Celia served for two years as a member of the Children’s Book Council
(CBC) Diversity Committee and is a mentor for POC in Publishing. She studied English
Literature and Art History at Virginia Tech and earned a MS in Publishing from NYU.
Wed, Jan 10th - Submissions due Wed, Jan 31st - Critiques due Wed, Feb 7th, 4-6:15pm ET - Debrief call Mon, Feb 12th - Group closes