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Bringing Your Picture Book to Life

My mentoring is informed by my background teaching university workshops in fiction, screenwriting, and writing for children. I studied writing at the University of British Columbia and Concordia University. In addition to publishing a novel and several collections of short fiction, I have now published sixteen picture books. For the past decade I have been privately working with both published and unpublished picture book writers and writer/illustrators in the areas of writing, submitting, and publishing books for children.

Revising Your Picture Book Manuscript

  • Detailed notes will be provided on the first draft of a picture book manuscript (max 1200 words) and then again on a revised draft to be submitted 2-4 weeks later. I am open to working with illustrators who also wish me to look through roughs while working on your manuscript.
  • Suggestions will be offered with the goal of achieving a submission-ready, polished draft of your story.  

Picture Book Manuscript Critiques

US$325.00
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Preparing to Submit Your Picture Book

  • Detailed notes will be provided on the first draft of a picture book manuscript (max 1200 words) and then again on a revised draft to be submitted 2-4 weeks later. I am open to working with illustrators who wish me to look through roughs.
  • Suggestions will be offered with the goal of achieving a submission-ready, polished draft of your story.  
  • I will also read and provide a written critique of your cover letter.
  • We will discuss your manuscript and your publication strategy via a twenty minute zoom session.

Preparing to Submit Your Picture Book

US$475.00
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Years of experience teaching writing for children at the university level and privately mentoring writers with a particular interest in picture books form the basis of the services being offered here.

If you are not sure which level of support best meets your needs then please email and I will advise.

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