Beyond the Fun Facts: Crafting Expository Nonfiction with Structure with Rebecca E. Hirsch & Heather L. Montgomery

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Date(s):
Saturday, November 23, 2024

Times: 11:00 am Central Time - 12:30 pm Central Time
Cost:
$35

Faculty:
Rebecca E. Hirsch & Heather L. Montgomery

Class Size:
100+

Number of Sessions:
1


Join award-winning authors Rebecca E. Hirsch and Heather L. Montgomery in a craft webinar that explores how writers can use structure to build engaging picture books that stand out from the crowd. 

Nonfiction picture books that excite and engage readers are highly desirable in today’s marketplace. But how can you be sure your picture book will catch the attention of agents and editors?  

Structural elements can elevate an expository manuscript from a list of fun facts to a fresh book that resonates with readers. Yet many nonfiction submissions lack crucial structural layers. 

What You’ll Learn: 

  • About expository and narrative structures
  • How to study published expository books to expose structural strategies 
  • Five strategies for adding structure: rule of threes, refrains, the element of time, page turns, layered text 
  • How to layer structural layers to your work-in-progress 

Who Should Take This Class:

  • Writers of picture book nonfiction seeking inspiration to see their story in a new way 
  • Aspiring picture book writers with a solid nonfiction idea 
  • Writers with a nonfiction project in the works 
  • Educators who want to write nonfiction picture books 
  • Fiction picture book writers with an idea for a true story 
  • Writers with a nonfiction picture book manuscript that isn’t quite working

About Writing Barn Craft Webinars:

Industry professionals: authors, agents, editors, etc. facilitate these events. Price points are low and attendance is high, anywhere from 50-200+ attendees. Writing craft and industry engagement are explored. *REPLAYS are made available for all registrants 2 business days after the event and are available for a limited time.*


About the Instructor:

Rebecca E. Hirsch is an award-winning author of more than ninety nonfiction books for children. Her picture books include Plants Can’t Sit Still and Rise to the Sky: How the World’s Tallest Trees Grow Up, both illustrated by Mia Posada; Night Creatures, illustrated by Sonia Possentini; and the forthcoming riddle book, Wonder Wings: Guess Who’s Flying, illustrated by Sally Soweol Han.

In addition to being an author, Rebecca holds a B.S. and a Ph.D. in the life sciences and loves igniting kids’ excitement for science and discovery. She lives in Pennsylvania and is represented by Sarah Stephens at Red Fox Literary.

Heather L. Montgomery‘s interest in nature led to a B.S. in Biology and an M.S. in Environmental Education. For years Heather developed curriculum and directed the McDowell Environmental Center. Later, she taught in the classroom, directed summer camps, and finally discovered writing! Now, Heather’s published 18 books for young people and owes much of her publishing knowledge to the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, particularly the Southern Breeze Region.  Her work is represented by: https://rpcontent.com/agents.


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