Our three-day writing intensive was wildly successful last year, so Writing & Illustrating for Young Readers is doing it again in 2025. This choose-your-path style conference will help strengthen your writing and get you closer to publication. We are offering several intensive classes for writers of picture books, chapter books, middle grade, and young adult fiction and non-fiction. You get to choose four to five of these classes to fill your schedule.

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Presenters Include:

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Writing the Unputdownable First Chapter | Joy Peskin

Small Stories Have a Big Impact | Laura Torres

Be a Poet Even in Prose | Lance Larsen

Writing the Verse Novel | Claudia Mills

Crafting an Unforgettable Main Character | Joy Peskin

Plotting and Scheming | Kiri Jorgensen

How Trauma Creates Compelling Characters | Erin Stewart

Nailing Your Comp Titles | Paula Weiman

Writing Award-Winning Nonfiction  | Candace Fleming

and more!

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See the Full Schedule