Note from the Director: This workshop was offered in 2018. Learn more about this year’s workshops.

 

Writing for the Children’s Market Workshop

Writing workshop in New Jersey
January 12-15, 2018
Led by Pamela Curtis Swallow

This workshop will explore the different genres of juvenile and young adult literature and focus on the key elements of writing—creating character, plot, setting, dialogue, point of view, conflict and the use of detail. You will practice methods for keeping the reader interested and work on your revision technique. Exercises and prompts will provide springboards for discussion and feedback. We will conclude the weekend with a discussion of how the publishing world has changed and submission strategies. Works in progress welcome.

*Limited to just 10 participants.*

 

“As a first time attendee, I found the Winter Getaway to be welcoming, inspiring, and challenging. I’ve come away energized. What a great way to spend a cold weekend in January!”
~ Dee, Writing for the Children’s Market Participant

 

Biography

Pamela Curtis Swallow is the author of 11 books. She’s been publishing since 1986 for a wide audience—elementary, middle grade and young adult and adult. Pam’s fiction and non-fiction books include: Groundhog Gets A Say (Putnam/Scholastic); It Only Looks Easy (Roaring Brook Press/Scholastic); the Melvil and Dewey Series (Libraries Unlimited), which includes an activity guide entitled Melvil and Dewey Teach Literacy; A Writer’s Notebook (Scholastic); Wading through Peanut Butter (Scholastic); No Promises (Putnam/Scholastic); and Leave It to Christy (Putnam/Scholastic). She recently completed The Remarkable Life and Career of Ellen Swallow Richards: Pioneer in Science and Technology. In addition to writing, Pam spent many years as a teacher and as a school librarian.