Embracing the Child's Eye: Writing for Children and Teens
Live Webinar
Do you remember that first crush? Your first triumph? What it was like to be picked last? Then you are ready to write for children and teens.
Join Sarah Aronson for ten essential tips about writing for children and young adults. Sarah will also provide a reading list as well as some guidance for next steps as you start your journey telling stories through the child's eye.
About the presenter: Sarah Aronson began writing for kids and teens when someone in an exercise class dared her to try. Since then, she has earned an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts, and published three stand alone novels: Head Case, Beyond Lucky, and Believe, a young MG series, The Wish List (Scholastic, 2017-2019) and the Crystal Kite winner, Just Like Rube Goldberg (Beach Lane Books), illustrated by Robert Neubecker.
When Sarah is not writing, reading, doing yoga, or walking near Lake Michigan, she is talking to readers about creativity, writing, social action, and of course, sparkle power! She loves working with other writers in one of her classes at the amazing Highlights Foundation or Writers on the Net (www.writers.com). She currently serves as PAL coordinator for SCBWI-Illinois–and the SCBWI-IL initiative, Read Local. Warning: She overuses exclamation points. When she gets really excited, she makes funny faces and talks with her hands. She lives in Evanston, Illinois. Find out more at www.saraharonson.com.
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Writer's Workshop webinar series:
- Feb 17, Express Yourself! A Journal Writing Workshop, 7 pm
- Mar 3, Biblio Breakdown: How to Surprise Your Readers, 7 pm
- Mar 17, Embracing the Child's Eye: Writing for Children and Teens, 7 pm
- Mar 31, Writing Your Memoir, 7 pm
- Apr 7, Poems from Prompts, 7 pm
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