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Picture Book Workshop for Adults, with Award-Winning Author Nancy Viau
Registration REQUIRED for this 3-week course.
An informative and fun program for aspiring writers and illustrators—or anyone interested in learning how writing and art come together to create a children’s book.
Writing a 32-page picture book is easy, right? Or is it?! During this series of workshops, participants will brainstorm universal ideas and create a “dummy” (professional talk for a work-in-progress picture book). Paying attention to construction, word choice, content, length, page breaks, and the role illustrations play, aspiring authors and author-illustrators are given the tools they need to be creative in this form. No experience required—just a love of books and a desire to learn the “nuts and books” of book development from an award-winning author.
MATERIALS:
Patrons need to bring the following:
16-20 pieces of plain paper (8 1/2 x 11 size or bigger)
A package of Post-It notes (any color)
Pencils, crayons, markers, colored pencils, pastels, and/or art pens
Patrons may wish to bring a laptop or tablet to write down ideas and plot the story, but a majority of the work (which focuses on an economy of words) will be handwritten (writers) and/or sketched (illustrators).
This is a 3-class series being held Mondays, 6pm-7:30pm at the Stone Harbor Library:
July 22nd
July 29th
August 5th
All registrants are required to attend the first class of a series. If absent, your spot will be given to the next in line on the Waitlist.
NANCY VIAU is the award-winning author of the following picture books: Splish, Splash! First to Last (2023), Pruett and Soo, Today Is a Beach Day!, First Snow, City Street Beat, Storm Song, and Look What I Can Do! Her novels for grades 3-7 include: Something Is Bugging Samantha Hansen, Samantha Hansen Has Rocks in Her Head, Just One Thing! and Beauty and Bernice. A former teacher and forever a kid-at-heart, she loves to visit schools, libraries, and bookstores across the U.S. to lead storytimes, workshops, and assemblies about her journey to publication and her writing process. Nancy has called Stone Harbor her part-time residence for decades and as a world traveler, believes it is truly "The Seashore at Its Best." Connect with Nancy Viau on Twitter or Instagram: @NancyViau1 or via her site: www.NancyViau.com.
Check out Nancy's works from the library!
Event Links
Tickets: https://go.evvnt.com/2484252-0
Website: https://go.evvnt.com/2484252-2
