No. You can arrive with an idea, a partial or full manuscript, or a completely blank page. We'll provide prompts and guidance to help you create both before the event and during.

Not at all. Beginners are welcome, but experienced and published authors often find this kind of focused creative experience incredibly valuable. We've had editors, agents and publishers take our programs and love them.

Some participants may have manuscripts ready for submission. Others will need additional refinement, which is exactly why everyone receives the free Picture Book Revision & Refinement Course.

Wonderful. The workshop includes guidance for nonfiction picture book creators as well as fiction writers.

This workshop will help you understand the storytelling foundations behind successful picture books and how text and illustration work together. It may also double your chances of publication if you both write and illustrate.

Absolutely. If for any reason you can't make it live, you'll be able to follow along afterwards.

We're sorry, because we send you materials upon registration, and admin costs are too spendy, there are no refunds.