Author Carmen Oliver Teaches Picture Book Writing ONLINE!
We are thrilled to continue to offer our successful PB I and II series. Previous attendees have gone on to sign with top agents with numerous book sales to their names!
Perfecting the picture book is not an easy task; let author Carmen Oliver be your guide in this online workshop. Along with lessons and exercises, this class focuses on drafting new material. You will produce 3 to 4 new drafts in six weeks! The writer will choose 1 text for the workshop with Carmen and the rest of the class.
These topics will be covered:
- Picture book settings: the familiar, exotic, or a combination
- Character drive and intention
- Rule of three
- Page turns/storyboarding
- Components of humor
- Picture book structure
Who should take this class:
- Writers who have taken Picture Book I
- Agented picture book writers
- Picture book writers receiving personal passes
- Picture book writers looking for idea generation
- Members of the SCBWI, WLT, or other writing organizations
Full series dates:
Wednesdays March 26, April 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30; 7-9PM Central Time;
7pm – 9pm Central Time
Multi-Week Classes are 2-hour classes offered over consecutive weeks and assist writers in creating new work, or revising existing work with a goal toward exploring craft and potentially pursuing publication. Registrants should plan to not miss more than 1 class for maximum learning and class bonding, with both the published instructor and each other. On-going classes usually have outside reading, homework assignments/analysis, and a workshop component.
REPLAYS for online classes are available to writers who request them from the class TA due to absence, visual and hearing impairment, or to meet the needs of our neurodiverse writers (available for 30 days.) Multi-Week Classes are meant to be an organic experience that must be given full time and attention to help aid in the openness that is created within the LIVE learning environment.
About Author Carmen Oliver:
Carmen Oliver is the author of many award-winning picture books for children including A Voice for the Spirit Bears: How One Boy Inspired Millions to Save a Rare Animal, a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard, Building an Orchestra of Hope: How Favio Chavez Taught Children to Make Music From Trash, a Junior Library Gold Standard (Oct 25, 2022), and The Twilight Library (Sept 6, 2022). She’s also the author of the Bears Make the Best Buddies series (Reading, Writing, Math, Science). In 2014, Carmen founded the Booking Biz, a boutique style agency that brings award-winning children’s authors and illustrators to schools, libraries, and special events. She also teaches writing at the Writing Barn and The Highlights Foundation and loves speaking at schools, conferences and festivals. She lives with her family outside of Austin, Texas. To connect or learn more about Carmen and her books, visit www.carmenoliver.com or Twitter or Facebook.