From Feeling to Form: Shaping Your Picture Book
$445
This course is for writers who already have an idea, a feeling, or a story they want to share and are ready to shape it into a picture book. Through an exploration of picture book fundamentals including structure, pacing, character, and vocabulary, you’ll learn how big emotions live inside small, carefully crafted stories. In a time that asks so much of us as writers and humans, this class welcomes your questions and nurtures your authentic voice. Each week will include guided lessons, writing time, and supportive workshops where we’ll get to know one another’s work and help each story take clearer shape. Open to both beginners and writers who have taken children’s writing classes before.
Access Program
We want our writing classes and seminars to be accessible to everyone, regardless of income and background. We understand that our tuition structure can present obstacles for some people. Our Access Program offers writing class and seminar tuitions at a reduced rate. Most writing classes have at least one access spot available.
Please apply here for access rate tuition. Contact Susan Moore at susan@literary-arts.org if you have questions.
Emily Arrow
Emily Arrow (she/they) is an award-winning children’s songwriter, author, and educator known for crafting meaningful stories and songs. She is the author of many books for children including the picture book Studio: A Place For Art to Start (Penguin Random House), Kids’ Guide to Ukulele and Kids’ Guide to Piano (Happy Fox Books) and eagerly awaits four forthcoming titles with Candlewick Press. In addition to writing and teaching, Emily works as a writer and show creator for children’s media, and her long standing role as Children’s Stage Host at the Literary Arts' Portland Book Festival for nine years underlines her commitment to promoting literacy and arts. Visit www.EmilyArrow.com to learn more.
