Webinar Description: PB AUTHOR DAY—LIVE! IN LANCASTER 2025 PARTICIPANTS ARE AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERED FOR THIS EVENT!! We all know that every story needs a beginning, middle, and end (even if it's not narrative-driven!). But how many pages to dedicate to each part of the story? And how do make sure readers don't get bored and feel satisfied by the time they reach the end? This workshop will use mentor texts to show how to best pace your picture book so your readers stay engaged with your story, page after page. A limited number of PB, CB & MG CRITIQUES available at an additional cost.
HOST REGION: Eastern Pennsylvania
CONTACT: Kristen Strocchia epa-ara@scbwi.org
COST:
CRITIQUES: available at an additional cost; scroll down for more information
RECORDING
The webinar will be recorded, and the recording will be available for one month following the event. Attendees will receive a link and a password by email about two days after the event.
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Raised between Texas and Nigeria, Bunmi Ishola spent most of her childhood reading. After three years of working for different newspapers and magazines, and seven years teaching middle school social studies and English, Bunmi decided to take a chance and find a job working with one of her biggest passions: books. She now works as a children's book editor with Penguin Random House Christian Publishing group, where she acquires and edits books for readers 0-18.
ADDITIONAL COST:
For all submissions, format your work in 12 point font, with one-inch margins, and double spacing. (US Letter paper size-Include all materials in the same document; please don’t send two documents.)
⇒Please include your name on every page of your work as a header or a footer, as well as identifying information on page one: first & last name, email address, title, genre.
⇒Please SAVE YOUR FILE as Webinar Faculty Last Name_Your Last Name_TITLE OF MANUSCRIPT as a PDF or DOC or DOCx.
Example: Ishola_Strocchia_PURPLE CARROTS
⇒Then send your file to Kristen at epa-ara@scbwi.org. The subject should read: Webinar Faculty Last Name_Your Last Name_TITLE OF MANUSCRIPT (same as saved file name).
We anticipate critiques to be returned on or about Friday, October 17, 2025.
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