Denise
Vega
Denise Vega earned
her undergraduate degree at UCLA and graduate degree at Harvard (I love
bragging on behalf of Denise, since she never brags herself). She served as the
RMC SCBWI Co-Regional Advisor for a decade where she not only organized our
group of writers and illustrators (and avoided cheese at all costs), but she
also taught many writing workshops.
I first purchased a
Denise Vega book out of sheer love for Denise; now I purchase Denise Vega books
out of sheer love for her writing! Her debut novel CLICK HERE (To Find Out How I SurvivedSeventh Grade) was a bestselling
title in the Scholastic Book Club and won the Colorado book award for YA
literature—but of course it did—she is a master of creating compelling
characters—real and flawed people whom you want to follow—and she knows the art
of creating the page turn.
ATTENTION PICTURE BOOK PEOPLE: Denise teaches picture book writing workshops at LighthouseWriters Workshop. I had the privilege of attending one
of Denise’s eight-week picture book workshops. At these classes, she coaches
writers into making every single word and movement matter. She teaches the art
of listening for the melody of language, how to allow room for the
illustrations to carry meaning in the story, how to book end a tale, how to use
the rule of threes, how to write so possibilities explode in a child’s mind, how
to write character-driven stories (if that’s your intent), how to use meter and
rhythm for those who want to rhyme, how to write the various types of picture
books (a three-act picture book, a concept book, etc.) Can you say magic? Yep—Denise
teaches all that and much much more! Denise also serves on the faculty for Big
Sur in the Rockies Children’s Book Writers Workshop where she critiques and guides
critique groups. My point—a critique from Denise Vega can help your story come
to life!
Books by Denise Vega include:
Grandmother,Have the Angels Come (Little Brown Books for Young Readers, 2009)
Build a Burrito A
Counting Book in English and Spanish (Cartwheel Books, 2008)
Fact of Life#31 (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2008)
Access Denied
(Little Brown & Co.2010)
RockOn (Little Brown & Co.2012)
And coming soon:
If Your Monster Won’t
Go to Bed (Knopf/Random House, Spring, 2017)
And…(we’ll let you know!)
Details on critique: You’re
bidding on a Picture Book Manuscript critique from Denise Vega up
to 1000 words. Please format your manuscript in Times Roman, double spaced, one
inch margins. This critique will happen via email.
How do
I bid?
Place your bid in the comment section below this post by
increasing the previous bid by a minimum of $10 increments. Please include
information about how I may contact you if you are the winning bidder; you can
ask me question at ktomsic@gmail.com .
When
does this particular auction item close?
**This Auction
will close on December 15**
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What
happens if I win?
I will contact the winning bidder (as long
as you remembered to provide your contact information!). You will make your
donation at this donation link and then you will email a copy of your receipt to me at ktomsic@gmail.com Then I will put you in two
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10 comments:
Sounds great! I'll start the bidding at $20 ddclimb@aol.com
Sorry we never met when I lived in Colorado, Denise! But I'd love to have a critique from you. :) $30 viviankirkfield@gmail.com
I'd love a critique -I bid $40
$50 :)
I bid $75 and will email contact details
I bid $80.
Hi, Beverley! I know I have so much information on the "how to bids" that it can be a bit much to read. Just a quick note to say increases are a minimum of $10, so as long as you want to bid $85, you qualify. Just let me know. Cheers! And thank you for your participation.
I bid $100 crocodilegator.mf @gmail.com
I bid $110 -- tmoorehe@alumni.nd.edu
Congratulations, Tyler!
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