On April 30, 2016 the RMC SCBWI will host a Nonfiction Summit in
Boulder, Colorado.
☼Only 20 critique slots will be available for participants
☼Member of SCBWI may register now
☼Nonmembers may register starting February 8 if spots remain
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Who should sign up: This event is for all children's book writers. If you are
interested in learning from the senior editor of Calkins Creek Books,
an imprint of Boyd's Mill Press, you should come! If you are interested in
learning from the senior editor of History and World Cultures of HIGHLIGHTS Magazine,
you should come! If you have a passion for nonfiction, and want to hear from
the SCBWI Golden Kite winner, you should come! If you write fiction and you're
curious about applying your skills to nonfiction, you should come! If you are
interested in learning about writing for the educational market, you should
come! If you would like to hone your craft as a writer, you should come!
Cost: $120.00
Featured faculty
· Carolyn Yoder, senior editor of Calkins Creek Books, the U.S. history imprint of Boyds Mills Press and senior editor of history and world cultures at HIGHLIGHTS Magazine
· Carolyn Yoder, senior editor of Calkins Creek Books, the U.S. history imprint of Boyds Mills Press and senior editor of history and world cultures at HIGHLIGHTS Magazine
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David
Meissner is an author and winner
of the Golden Kite Award in Nonfiction. David will talk about about digging
deeper: How Authentic Research Leads to Authentic Writing.
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Terri
Farely is the author of
several award winning books. She wrote 37 fiction books before writing her
first nonfiction work. Terri will discuss Writing Nonfiction for the Fiction
Writer.
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Laura
Perdew is the author of more
than a dozen books and will discuss how to break into writing for the
educational market.
(Rory's Promise by Michael MacColl and The Big Splash by Barb Rosenstock are nonfiction books published by Calkins Creek Books. You Nest Here With Me by Jane Yolen; Heidi Stemple, Illustrated by Melissa Sweet published by Boyd's Mill Press is described as a "lyrical bedtime book ode to baby birds everywhere and to sleepy children, home safe in their own beds."