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Writing & Illustrating Picture Books

Date:
Time:
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Location:
Above the LaHave Bakery, 3421 Hwy 331, West LaHave, NS
Link:
https://www.emmafitzgerald.ca/Teaching-Workshops
Calendar:
Member event

Saturday, October 18th, 10am-2pm
(45 min lunch break)

above the LaHave Bakery, 3421 Hwy 331, West LaHave, NS

Join author/illustrator Emma FitzGerald (Hand Drawn Halifax, EveryBody’s Different on EveryBody Street) in beautiful LaHave for a hands-on exploration of what makes a good picture book.

Gain valuable insights into both the creative process and business aspects. For both published and aspiring picture books writers,
illustrators and writer/illustrators. Useful for graphic novel creators, also.

  • Hands-on activities to learn the structure of picture book making
  • Q&A on business aspects of working with publishers
  • Meet new people who share your passions

COST : $132 includes HST & supplies ($115 if registered before August 14th)
12 participants maximum

For registration/payment information, email emma@emmafitzgerald.ca

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Experience Levels

The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia (WFNS) uses the following terms to describe writers’ experience levels:

  • New writers: those with less than two years’ creative writing experience and/or no short-form publications (e.g., short stories, personal essays, or poems in literary magazines, journals, anthologies, or chapbooks).
  • Emerging writers: those with more than two years’ creative writing experience and/or numerous short-form publications.
  • Early-career authors: those with 1 or 2 book-length publications or the equivalent in book-length and short-form publications.
  • Established authors: those with 3 or 4 book-length publications.
  • Professional authors: those with 5 or more book-length publications.

Please keep in mind that each form of creative writing (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, writing for children and young adults, and others) provides you with a unique set of experiences and skills, so you might consider yourself an ‘established author’ in one form but a ‘new writer’ in another.

The “Recommended experience level” section of each workshop description refers to the above definitions. A workshop’s participants should usually have similar levels of creative writing and / or publication experience. This ensures that each participant gets value from the workshop⁠ and is presented with information, strategies, and skills that suit their career stage. 

For “intensive” and “masterclass” workshops, which provide more opportunities for peer-to-peer feedback, the recommended experience level should be followed closely.

For all other workshops, the recommended experience level is just that—a recommendation—and we encourage potential participants to follow their own judgment when registering.

If you’re uncertain of your experience level with regard to any particular workshop, please feel free to contact us at communications@writers.ns.ca