This online event features writing friends such as Camilla Chester, Annaliese Avery, Candy Gourlay, Kate Pankhurst and more:
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Indulge your
creative side this March!
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Calling all
children's writers and illustrators! This special W&A in Focus newsletter
is dedicated to you, offering a glimpse of what our all-star cast of
speakers will be covering at our upcoming Children's Writers &
Illustrators Festival. There's a peek behind the scenes blog post
from author and festival curator Camilla Chester; advice articles from
speakers Lucie Arnoux and Annaliese Avery; and Q&A with double
Carnegie-winning author Katya Balen. Enjoy, and we hope you're able to join
us for the festival!
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We're
proud to present this full-weekend line-up of authors, illustrators,
agents and industry professionals, who will talk tips,
offer advice, share experiences and pass on knowledge.
We'll discuss the current children's publishing marketplace, host
invaluable sessions on the creative process with leading authors and
illustrators, and provide essential advice on pitching your work when it
comes to seeking literary agent representation.
All
attendees will automatically be entered into our festival raffle, while
everyone will have the opportunity to send in a pitch of their
work-in-progress ahead of our agent panel.
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'It’s been a fantastic experience so far to put this
festival together […] I’m really invested in making sure that this
is affordable and useful to as many people as possible. It’s going
to be magic.'
Read Camilla Chester's blog post to find out
more about her role in creating the festival and why it's vital to
support and nurture our creativity!
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What's On: Full Festival Line-up
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Read on
for advice from a few of our festival speakers about observation drawing,
learning how to motivate and better manage your time, and the importance
of not leaning into stereotypes when writing for children.
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'What’s wonderful with observation drawing is that you
are translating the real world into your own perception of it. What
do you choose to draw? What do you choose to omit?'
Here
are five top tips for observational drawing on the go from
illustrator Lucie
Arnoux, who'll be leading a session on illustrating
across genres at the festival.
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By Annaliese Avery
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'One brilliant side effect of writing from a place of joy
is that you will feel more positive about your writing process. This in
turn will make you eager to show up.'
Ahead
of her live Goal Setting & Organising
Your Creative Time masterclass, author Annaliese Avery shares
her five top tips on motivation and project management.
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'For some reason, people think children’s literature
is lesser, despite the fact that if you ask most adults which book
means the most to them, they choose a book from their childhood.'
The
double Carnegie Award winning author Katya Balen chats
about championing children's writing, lockdown origami and breaking
down boy-girl gender stereotypes in her writing.
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From
the paranormal to the ghostly, the alien to the fantastical, the
vampiric to the demonic, supernatural fiction is a broad genre that
is full of the unexpected and the unexplainable. Author of adult
and YA fiction Caroline
Green leads a masterclass on Wednesday 1st March
all about writing unsettling stories.
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Writers
& Artists make bursary places available for our courses and
masterclasses event as part of our accessibility scheme. Please visit our
bursaries page to find out
how to apply for a bursary to the course.
Payment instalment plans are available for all W&A editing
services, events and writing courses. Contact W&A Admin direct
on writersandartists@bloomsbury.com so that we can
find a payment schedule that works for you.
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