Attention: All Picturebook Writers!

Unschool putting together a workshop group

Jun 13, 2022

2 boys and girl sitting on concrete bench — Photo by Andries Meijer on Unsplash

Hello Unschool Writers!

There are a handful of dedicated picturebook writers in our midst! Please identify yourselves, hands in the air… (needed immediately to resuscitate Imagination over here…!)

Seriously, we are going to start a group.

I’ve written a number of pieces about this form of writing—a challenging one that brings delight with it. I will give the links below.

If you are a beginner with this form, do read this post of basics (or a re-read).

No matter what your “level” of writing, as long as you are dedicated to learning and to offering thoughtful feedback, you are welcome to join the group:

Unschool for Writers

1 + 1 = 3: The Equation of Picture Book Writing

photo: courtesy of Holly Flauto Salmon Do you remember the commercial about the person carrying peanut butter running into the person with chocolate? Writing a picture book is like that. But better…

4 years ago · 3 likes · 3 comments · Alison Acheson

Here’s how we’ll do this:

all work will be posted in the Unschool Workshop Space (which means you email the manuscript to me, so I can post it with a comment thread).
the maximum length you can submit is 1000 words. Optimally, a PB ends up between 200-600 words. Generally, the shorter the better. But first drafts are often 1000.
if interested, let me know and pass along the email you use here, as I’ll be sending out extra notification when posts are made (Substack seems to miss this piece now and then!)
as always, the Workshop Space is for paid subscribers only. A closed group maintains privacy for posting work.