6:30-9PM
Our final Adult Writers’ Seminar of 2009! Do you regale children each night with epic adventures of your own creation? Perhaps you’ve been tossing around daydreams but have never gotten around to jotting them down on paper? Maybe you’ve finished your story but aren’t sure how to go about getting it in print? Join us for a fun-filled discussion on writing children’s literature and getting your work published. The conversation will range from discussing ideas and working with illustrators to how to turn thoughts and musings into fully developed stories.
In addition to reflecting on the writing process, the panelists will address issues related to the publishing aspects of children’s literature, such as contacting agents, working with publishing houses, and running a successful blog. Each panelist comes to 826 with a unique experience and approach, and their combined expertise should prove an invaluable resource for aspiring and seasoned writers alike. No details will be spared, all pertinent secrets will be revealed.
About the moderator:
Mac Barnett is the author of The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity (The Brixton Brothers), Guess Again!, and Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem, which was an IndieBound Top Ten Kid's Indie Next List Pick in summer 2009. Mac also serves on the board of directors of 826LA and he founded the Echo Park Time Travel Mart, a convenience store for time travelers.
About the panelists:
Lisa Brown wrote and illustrated How to Be, which was published by HarperCollins in 2006. She has also illustrated Meredith Gary’s Sometimes You Get What You Want and Lemoney Snicket's The Latke Who Couldn’t Stop Screaming: A Christmas Story. She is also the author and illustrator of Baby Be of Use, a series of instructional board books suitably scaled and captivating for parents and babies alike.
Jorge Argueta is an award-winning author of bilingual English-Spanish stories for children. Born in El Salvador, Jorge has been living and writing in the Bay Area since 1980, and is a San Francisco Library Poet Laureate. His books, which include A Movie in my Pillow/Una pelicula en mi Almohada, Moony Luna / Luna, Lunita Lunera, and Xochitl and the Flowers/Xochitl, la niña de las flores, have earned him both the Americas Award for Latin American Literature and the Independent Publishers Book Award for Multicultural Fiction for Juveniles. For more information about Jorge, check out his website.
Melissa Manlove is Associate Editor at Chronicle Books in San Francisco, where she’s worked for five years. Currently, she’s working with Daniel Pinkwater, Jeremy Tankard, Kate Messner, Calef Brown, Vladimir Radunsky, Andy Rash, Joan Holub, Meilo So, and Lola Schaefer, among others. She has 11 years of children’s bookselling experience.