Date: Saturday, 26th Jan 2013 (NEW)
Time: 10am-5pm (with a one-hr lunch break)
Place: Silverfish Books, 28-1 Jalan Telawi, Bangsar Baru, 59100 Kuala Lumpur
Fee: RM300 inclusive of all course materials.
Registration: Online (link) or at Silverfish books (Tel: 603-22844837, email: info@silverfishbooks.com)
Facilitator: Daphne Lee
Participants may also submit one manuscript per person for evaluation (which will be delivered via email not more than one month after the date of the course).
This 6-hr session is based on the many questions I receive from aspiring authors and illustrators who wish to create books for young readers, amongst them
What should a children’s book be about?
How many words are there in a children’s book?
Should I write a picture book or storybook?
Should I use difficult words in my story?
Should I write in rhyme?
Are there subjects I should avoid when writing a picture book/story book?
What’s the difference between a picture book and illustrated book?
What are the pictures in a children’s book for?
What is a picture sequence and why is it important?
Who will publish my book?
These and other questions will be answered and discussed with the aim of shedding some light on the art and science of writing and illustrating for children.
In this session, participants will also …
Read and evaluate published and unpublished texts and picture book art.
Learn the basics of creating good picture books/story books, including the fundamentals of planning plots, writing dialogue, creating characters, establishing a voice and deciding on Point of View.
Be introduced to an interesting and wide range of picture books and story books.
