Summer may be vacation time but there are still plenty of learning opportunities this month for picture book creators! Taking some time off? Check out
Author: Marianne Knowles
Marianne Knowles writes picture books, chapter books, and YA, runs an SCBWI critique group, and serves as co-admin for the group blog Writers' Rumpus. By day, she works for the Museum of Science in Boston. An owl once came down her chimney, but it did not bring a Hogwarts admission letter. Marianne is represented by Emily Mitchell of Wernick & Pratt Literary.
July Picture Book Opportunities
Summer’s a great time to hone your skills as a writer, illustrator, or both! Click the links to go directly to each list. JULY EVENTS
June Picture Book Opportunities
Welcome back Picture Book Creators! Next month’s post is coming on July 5, so I snuck a couple of early-July events into the June list.
May Picture Book Opportunities
Lots happening for both writers and illustrators this month! To see what’s available all year ’round, and what’s coming up the rest of the year,
April Picture Book Opportunities
A wealth of online offerings for late March and April–find one for you!
March Picture Book Opportunities
Happy Spring! Or Happy Autumn, depending on where you live. Another tweak to the post format this month: Instead of listing out all the April
Happy Holidays from Writers’ Rumpus!
Even if you don’t celebrate Christmas, we hope you enjoy this video! The librarians at University College, Dublin, Ireland, make a Christmas tree of books.
Poetry and Pictures: Interview with Matt Forrest Esenwine, author of I AM TODAY
In I AM TODAY, a young girl hears from adults that she is the future. But she doesn’t want to wait, so she starts making
MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD: Rebels, Reformers, & Revolutionaries who Changed the World by Writing
Inspiring read and fantastic classroom resource!
LISTENING TO THE STARS: Interview with Author Jodie Parachini
When I learned that Astronomer Jocelyn Bell Burnell, discoverer of pulsars, was getting her own picture book biography, LISTENING TO THE STARS, and it was
ORIGIN STORY: Picture Book Opportunities
How the generosity of writing communities turned a blog post idea into a whole new resource page and 12 monthly posts.
Kim Chaffee on Surviving and Thriving in Your Debut Year
Kim Chaffee has been an invigorating presence in our Writers’ Rumpus group since she joined in 2016. Her debut year has included two picture books:
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