2010 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 consultant—top-notch, supportive professionals eager to help you reach your publishing goals. Articulate teen enrollees also provide target-age feedback for adult colleagues.

Every year, we fashion a distinctive theme that permeates the weekend. This theme is revisited in keynotes, focus sessions, and masterclass critiques—offering three days’ continuity as you build upon layers of understanding. With our integrated schedule, you’ll also benefit from close contact with all faculty, all day, on one track. That way, you won’t miss any of our valuable offerings!

Kate Harrison, Senior Editor Dial Books for Young Readers A division of Penguin Group http://us.penguingroup.com	Ted Malawer, Agent Upstart Crow Literary Workshop/client referrals only www.upstartcrowliterary.com	Laura Backes Author-Consultant CBI Publisher www.CBIClubhouse.com

For more information, read our profiles of faculty and the workshop’s founding director. See our in-depth current and past weekend themes, with exercises to apply to your novel. This self-paced, pre-workshop prep can maximize your benefits throughout our intensive weekend.

  Kate Harrison has edited multi-award-winning novels at both Harcourt Children’s Books and Dial Books for Young Readers—including Paul Griffin’s ALA-acclaimed Orange Houses. Kate studied English and Creative Writing in college, and has taught at the Rutgers One-on-One conference, among many others. She is drawn to a wide range of fiction genres, especially stories with “unforgettable characters full of heart and sass.”

  Ted Malawer seeks middle grade and teen fiction in a wide range of genres, as well as projects with crossover potential. An “editorial,” hands-on agent, Ted also holds a degree in Comparative Literature from Columbia University. He's eager to find new talent—has even negotiated six-figure deals for his debut novelists. Ted’s favorite kind of author “is not afraid to get his (or her) hands dirty to make a manuscript the best that it can be.” He especially loves stories with arts-related themes—or dachshunds.

  Laura Backes publishes Children’s Book Insider: The Newsletter for Children’s Writers, and offers an award-winning online community. A former agent and editor, Laura is also a veteran workshop teacher. She has published writing-craft articles in national magazines, and was technical editor for Writing Children’s Books for Dummies. Laura has critiqued more than 2,000 children’s writers manuscripts, many of which have been published.

CONTENT

Highlights

• 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. Plus keynotes, panels, and Q-A among congenial, savvy (and/or published) peers.

Our program is 90 percent interactive—come discover new avenues for your analytical and creative skills. Dig in! See our detailed Schedule and lively FAQs.

COSTS

Tuition: $299-$629, depending on quantity and type of faculty critiques (written or in-person; up to three per writer); includes most meals. Discounts: Early Bird, First in Line, student and enrolled parent, work-study (limited).

Lodging: Group rates for our Pajaro Dunes Resort beachfront condos (two bedrooms, each with attached private bath): Single occupancy in one bedroom: $177.00 per night. Double occupancy in one bedroom: $102.00 per person per night. For single occupancy of an entire one-bedroom condo: $310.00. Fees include tax and breakfast for all workshop enrollees.

For more info about fees and applications, contact us.

THE INSIDE STORY

• The Pacific Coast Children’s Writers Workshop is unique, inspiring, and fun. I recommend
  it highly. — Andrea Welch; Editor, Harcourt Children’s Books
  
  
• Well-organized, intimate; the level of talent, high. — Stephen Fraser; Literary Agent, Jennifer DeChiara 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. (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 award-winning YA novel Fire in the Hole! (Clarion) and a new, agented novel

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