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Kick Start Your Picture Book

February 3, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

$285
Online, N/A, Portland, OR 97207

Do you have an idea for a picture book that you’ve never had the chance to get on paper? Or a work in progress that you want to polish into picture book form? This 6-week intensive class will take you through the most vital steps in picture book writing. Through studying the picture book form, reading successful picture books, and focused writing exercises that help you develop your characters, narrative and voice, this workshop will help you write a picture book or turn your picture book manuscript into a solid draft.

Access Program
We want our writing classes to be accessible to everyone, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class registrations at a reduced rate. The access program for writing classes covers 60% of the class tuition. Most writing classses have at least one access spot available. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org if you would like to take a writing class at the Access Rate

February 3 – March 10, 2021
Wednesdays, 4:00-6:00 p.m. (six sessions)
Elizabeth Rusch is the author of numerous award-winning children’s books including A Day with No Crayons, For the Love of Music, The Mighty Mars Rovers, Eruption! and the graphic novel Muddy Max. She has sold ten of her twenty published books based on proposals, including her latest You Call THIS Democracy? How to fix our government and deliver power to the people (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, March 2020). Learn more about her work at www.elizabethrusch.com

Venue

Online
N/A
Portland, OR 97207

Organizer

Phone:
503-227-2583
Email:
la@literary-arts.org
Website:
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