The Picture Book Puzzle: Writing, Revising, and Querying Your Picture Book Manuscript

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:

• The common elements and proper formatting of a picture book
• What the picture book market looks like in today's publishing industry
• What readers and buyers are looking for in a picture book
• How to improve your own writing by looking at bestselling picture books
• How to turn your picture book idea into a marketable concept
• How creative word choice and word placement elevates your picture book
• The importance of engaging and diverse picture book characters
• Ways to integrate a full narrative arc into very few words
• How illustrations and text work together in picture books
• What a query letter is and why you want a literary agent
• How to write a successful query letter for your picture book
• The best resources to bookmark as you continue writing, revising, and pitching

INSTRUCTOR

Maria Vicente is an Associate Agent at P.S. Literary Agency. Maria provides support to her clients through all stages of the writing and publication process. She is dedicated to managing authors' literary brands for the duration of their careers. Maria specializes in children's fiction and nonfiction for readers of all ages. She has affinities for literary prose, diverse characters, original storytelling formats, and anything geeky. Maria's website (www.mariavicente.com) includes articles about publishing and writing for current and potential clients.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• Writers who want to better understand the picture book category
• Writers who want to learn about the picture book publishing market
• Writers interested in improving their picture book manuscript
• Writers interested in creating unique, adventurous books for children
• Writers who are ready to revise their picture book manuscripts
• Writers who want to understand the connection between text and illustrations in picture books
• Writers who want to write an effective query letter
• Writers looking for publishing resources for the picture book market
• Writers who want a professional critique of a picture book manuscript

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