WORKSHOP OVERVIEW

Our in-depth, innovative program blends two traditional formats: one-on-one faculty critiques and faculty-led group critiques. These are combined in a lively “masterclass” (open clinic) setting, team-taught by our editor, agent and faculty author—all top-notch, supportive professionals who are eager to meet you.

Our enrollees enjoy close contact with all faculty, all day, on one track. That way, you won’t miss any of our valuable offerings!

Anne Hoppe, Executive Editor HarperColllins Children’s Books	Edward Necarsulmer, Agent McIntosh & Otis, Inc.	Deborah Halverson Author; former editor

• Anne Hoppe is an executive editor at HarperCollins Children’s Books. Titles she has edited  include the multi-award-winning YA novel Your Eyes in Stars by M.E. Kerr, and a New York Times bestseller by Alice Walker.
  
  
• Edward Necarsulmer, agent, is director of the Children’s Department at McIntosh & Otis, an agency established in 1928. He has represented Lynne Reid Banks, Nancy Garden, Madeleine L’Engle, Scott O’Dell Estate and M.E. Kerr, among others.
  
  
• Deborah Halverson has authored two Delacorte youth novels and is writing a third novel. A Harcourt Children’s Book editor for 10 years, she worked with Norma Fox Mazer, Gary Soto, and Eve Bunting, and also taught fiction writing at the University of California-Extension.

CONTENT

• Meeting Hours Friday: 3:30 pm to 9:00 pm Saturday: 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Sunday: 8:30 am to 1:30 pm

  Team-taught manuscript clinics (we “authorize” respectful eavesdropping!). Faculty-led discussion of peers’ early/later chapters and synopses, which attendees review in advance.
  
  
• Focus sessions include applied writing techniques, marketing tips, Book Club discussion, and “Mock Negotiation” demo by our editor-agent combo. Plus keynotes, panels, and Q-A among congenial, savvy (and/or published) peers.

Our program is 90 percent interactive—prepare to discover new avenues for your analytical and creative skills. Our pre-workshop prep paves the way. At the event, we offer 12 hours of high-powered, faculty-led instruction and activities to enrich you!

For a detailed schedule, see Schedule. For our lively FAQs, see FAQs.

COSTS

Tuition: $299-$599, depending on quantity and type of faculty critiques (written or in-person; up to three per writer); includes most meals. Various discounts: Early Bird, First in Line, student and enrolled parent, work-study (limited).

Lodging: For doubles, add $58 to $139/night per person (at Hilton or nearby Best Western). Singles also available. Graduate/undergraduate credit, conferred by the University of California: Add $90.

For more info about fees and applications, click here. To receive academic credit through the University of California for participating in our seminar-workshop, contact us.

THE INSIDE STORY (2003-2007)

• The Pacific Coast Children’s Writers Workshop is unique, inspiring, and fun. I recommend
  it highly. — Andrea Welch; Editor, Harcourt Children’s Books
  
  
• A very thoughtful and respectful group of writers. This seminar was a great experience.
  — Andrea Cascardi, Agent; Transatlantic Literary Agency
  
  
• Excellent faculty, format, craft focus, and caliber of peer submissions. The most valuable feedback and best workshop instruction I've ever received. — Claudia Pearson, M.A. candidate (Children’s Literature; Hollins University)
  
  
• Well-organized, interactive, informative, congenial. One of the best workshops I’ve attended. — Cece Meng, past winner of the national Writer’s Digest contest (Children’s Fiction category)
  
  
• This was the most valuable writing event I have ever attended. I learned so much I would not be surprised if this experience turns out to be a major turning point in my fiction-writing career. — Mary Cronk Farrell, author of the YA novel Fire in the Hole! (Clarion); awards include Banks Street College Best Book

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