Writing picture books for children requires a solid understanding of how this unique book is put together, how illustrations enhance and tell part of the story, and the key role of language. In this online workshop you don't need to have a story already written, but if you do, that's fine too. In the first two weeks, you’ll learn what a picture book is and develop a partial or full story through brainstorming and writing prompts. The remaining six weeks will be devoted to your stories. You’ll explore various aspects of writing the picture book through online workshopping and discussing each other's work. Through giving and receiving feedback on each other's work, we’ll look at a variety of picture book aspects including beginnings and endings, characters, structure, illustration potential/role in your story, use of the language tools including rhyme, alliteration, onomatopoeia, and more. 

Starts 1/14/2019. Ends March 10, 2019