Perfecting your Picture Book

Join us in Belfast for our in-person creative session with Ann Paul. While this event is aimed at picture book creators, Ann will focus on ‘Openings’ and ‘Characters’ which will also be of benefit for those working on books for older age groups. There will be time for some practical exercises. Reading to her four children inspired Ann to write picture books. She thought they were short and would be easy. WRONG! It took her five years to sell her first book and four more years to sell her second book. To date she has published nearly thirty picture books and poems in an equal number of anthologies Her most popular picture book series started with IF ANIMALS KISSED GOODNIGHT and the tenth book, IF ANIMALS LOVED BOOKS came out in August. Her son, who once mocked her for writing for people who can’t read, had to take back those words when WRITING PICTURE BOOKS: A Hands-On Guide From Story Creation to Publication reached bookstores. https://annwhitfordpaul.com/books/