Picture Books, with editor Erika DiPasquale, 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 Erika DiPasquale

Erika DiPasquale has worked at HarperCollins since 2017, first as a member of the adult foreign rights team and now as an Editor at Harper Children’s. Erika’s primary focus is picture books, though she is open to the very select Young Adult or Middle Grade project. She strives to publish joyful books with the potential to make the world a better place. Erika manages the I Can Read program, including the classic Biscuit, Frog and Toad, and Little Critter lines. She also works on the Pete the Cat, Girl Scouts, Harold and the Purple Crayon, and Joseph Kuefler’s Digger programs. Her list includes The Last Tamale by Orlando Mendiola and Teresa Martinez, Navya Sings for Navarathri by Lakshmi Thamizhmani and Avani Dwivedi, two YA novels by award-winning author Allison L. Bitz, and projects with National Book Award winner Shifa Saltagi Safadi, New York Times bestselling author Ruth Krauss, Indie bestselling author Blair Braverman, and more. Erika moonlights as a yoga teacher, forest bathing guide, and reiki practitioner. https://www.manuscriptwishlist.com/mswl-post/erika-dipasquale/