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Writing From the Inside Out (WFTIO): Picture Books 	Instructor: Marcie ColleenSessions: Saturdays 10-11:30 am PT/12-1:30 pm CTGoal: take your portfolio of picture books to the next level<ul><li>Sept. 26 - Lecture: Reviving Shelved Manuscripts </li><li>Oct 10 - Lecture/Workshop: Evergreen, But With a Twist	</li><li>Oct. 24 - Critique Group 	</li><li>Nov 7 - Lecture/Workshop: Satisfying Beginnings and Endings	</li><li>Nov. 21 - Critique Group 	</li><li>Dec 19	- Lecture/Workshop: Demystifying Show, Don’t Tell	</li><li>Jan. 9 - Lecture/Workshop: The Truth About Art Notes</li><li>Jan. 23 - Critique Group 	</li><li>Feb. 6 - Lecture/Workshop: Lyrical Language and Wordplay</li><li>Feb. 20 - Lecture/Q&amp;A: Next Steps for PB Success</li></ul>

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WRITING FROM THE INSIDE OUT - PICTURE BOOKS - You’ve asked for it. We listened. Join us as we level up your picture books. Award-winning author Marcie Colleen is teaming up with SCBWI Nebraska for a virtual 6-month workshop meant to take your picture books to the next level. Targeted for authors who have written a minimum of three picture books and have an established, basic understanding of picture book writing, this workshop is intended to take your projects from good to extraordinary. Offered by the Nebraska region starting September 2026.