Picture Books, with editor Wendy McClure, Fall 25

<p>You may register for one picture book workshop in fall season. If there is extra space 1 month ahead of the workshop start (6 weeks for multi-round groups), you may register for another.</p>

Submissions: <p>Submit one fiction picture book under 900 words or one nonfiction picture book under 1500 words (including backmatter). If your backmatter runs longer, please submit the headers for sections that are not included. There is no need to include a bibliography.</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 ahead of a workshop start: you will be credited the full amount of the workshop, less a $20 change fee.</li><li>Under 2 months to 14 days ahead of a workshop start: If we are able to replace you, you will be credited for the full workshop price less a $20 change fee. If we can't replace you, you will receive a credit for 50% of the workshop cost.&nbsp;</li><li>Withdrawals within 14 days of a workshop start: If we can replace you, you will receive a credit for 50% of the workshop price. If we cannot replace you, you will not receive a credit. Your fee will go towards our workshops and scholarships.&nbsp;</li></ul>

Members: $135; Non-members: $165

About Wendy McClure

Wendy McClure is a Senior Editor at Sourcebooks, where she acquires and edits picture books for the Jabberwocky (mostly fiction) and eXplore (nonfiction) imprints. She loves funny readalouds, engaging characters, and lyrical approaches to nonfiction. She received her MFA in poetry from the University of Iowa, and has been editing children’s books for more than twenty years and has written and published several books for children and adults as well. She lives with her husband, Chris, in Chicago, in a neighborhood near the river.