Are you ready to submit your children’s book manuscript—but struggling with the practicalities of how to go about doing so?
These two online classes are designed to help you develop the skills you need to give your manuscript its best possible chance. The classes are designed to complement each other; you can take both—or either one individually—based on your own assessment of your needs.
Participants: Maximum of 15, minimum of 8. You should have a children's book or YA book manuscript that is ready to submit to a publisher.
Class 1: Matchmaking Your Manuscript:
Finding the Children’s Book Publisher that Is Right for You
3-week class;
Next offered January 13 to February 2, 2011
Fee: $195
Registration deadline is January 10, 2011.
Do you have a manuscript ready to submit to a children’s book publisher—but you don’t have a clue who to send it to? You’ve heard through the grapevine that this editor is changing houses, that publisher is “closed,” your friend says you must have an agent—what’s a not-yet-published writer to do?
We can help you figure out your next step. The children’s book universe IS more complicated than ever! But the good news is that we can teach you some basics that will demystify this industry and help you target your submissions appropriately. There’s no magic handshake—but we can show you how to approach the business the way a professional would, instead of coming off as a “dabbler.”
The goal for this course is for you to gain the knowledge and confidence to create a targeted list of the appropriate editors for your manuscript. And the same steps you learn here will work for your future writing projects as well.
The workshop will be team-taught by two published children’s book writers (see the co-instructors note below). We aren’t agents—sadly, there aren’t enough of those to go around! And we won’t be submitting your manuscripts for you. We will help you learn how to be a matchmaker for your own work: we will guide you step-by-step through the research process and show you how to improve your manuscripts’ chances of making that “perfect match”! We have hands-on experience as writers and writing instructors, and we’ll share our editing and publishing expertise with you.
By the end of the class, you will have created a list of potential editors for your project and gotten personalized feedback from the instructors on your choices. You will feel confident that you are focusing on the steps that will really move you forward and increase your odds of finding a publisher that’s a match for your manuscript.
This class will cover:
- researching publishers and editors
- understanding the children’s book marketplace
- identifying market trends
- exploring other routes to publication (agents, contests, magazines)
- personalized feedback on your editor “hit list”
Register for this 3-week class:
Register for both classes and receive a one-year CLN Green Circle membership. If you're already a member, you'll receive a one-year extension of your membership equivalent to $40.
Refund Policy: If a student withdraws from class before the class begins, all money collected will be refunded except for a $15 processing fee. Withdrawal once class has begun will result in a pro-rated refund for the remainder of the class.
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