Kid's Book Revisions:
Workshops

Kids Book Revisions has a number of workshop and retreat programs available, with different topics and workshop lengths.

At present, we regularly give workshops in Connecticut and a working retreat at the Highlights Foundation near Honesdale, PA, but we also travel--see below for some options. We are now taking bookings for fall 2013 and all of 2014.

Some recent events: 3-hour Revision Intensive, LA National SCBWI, August 2011; 1-day Workshops, Westport, CT, February (Revising--and Reimagining--Your Picture Book) and April (Planning and Revising Your YA Manuscript) 2013; 3-day Workshop in 2011 and 5-day Retreat in 2012, Highlights Foundation, near Honesdale, PA.

Scheduled Workshops:

• Editing Without an Editor workshop, June 30, 2013.
• Five-Day Revision Retreat, August 12-17, 2013, Highlights Foundation, near Honesdale, PA. Registration is open. Scholarships are available.
• Advanced Picture Book workshop, September 29, 2013, Westport, CT. Details to come.
• Revising Your MG Novel workshop, November 3, 2013, Westport, CT. Details to come.
• Other bookings to be posted when confirmed.

Formats Available for Workshops:

• 2 to 4-hour mini-workshops, which can stand alone or fit into a conference schedule.
  • Example: Picture Book or Magazine Story.
  • Example: Re-Imagining Your Picture Book.
  • Example: Cover Letters, Query Letters, and Synopses (Oh My!).
  • Mini-workshops on novels, both MG and YA, and on nonfiction, are also available.
• 1 to 3-day workshops (8-hour days).
  • Sample 1-day workshop schedule.
  • Sample 3-day workshop schedule (we can compress the 3-day to a 2-day schedule, though we recommend the 3-day).
• 3-day to 1-week working retreats, with sessions in the morning only, writing time in afternoons.

Topics/Themes:

• Editing without an Editor (sample schedule, from our Westport series): an overview for writers across all genres.
• Revising Your Picture Book/MG Novel/YA Novel/Nonfiction: Dig into a specific manuscript with two experienced editors.
• Critique Group Recharge: New workshop for critique groups--we come to you.
• Additional topics under development, including Writing Nonfiction for Fiction Writers.

We can also custom-build a workshop or retreat on request, and can bring in other editors and agents, or experts in other areas (marketing, social media, etc.) as needed.

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