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“I attended the Oceanside session last summer [2007] and worked on my picture book Amina's New Friends. It is the story of a Somalian refugee girl and her attempt to make friends at her new school. Thanks to the extremely helpful reviews by the editors, agents, and participants at Oceanside, I was able to finish the book and send it out. Last week I was contacted by a publisher and they are going to include it in their 2009-2010 book list.
I cannot emphasize enough how the Oceanside experience helped me to frame this book and get it written. The professionalism of the guest presenters and the support of the participants guided and educated me. I've thanked you before, but I must thank you again!” Anne Carrelli OCCBWW Workshop Attendee 2007
Purpose: This is an intensive workshop for those who are not only passionate about children's book writing, but who dream of publishing their own children's books. Getting attendees published is the end goal (and one of our students from 2003 recently published her first book! One 2007 student has a publication deal pending. Three others have signed with an agent who has been an instructor the past four summers and who will be with us summer 2009). The course is designed for beginner, intermediate, and advanced writers. It consists of presentations by eight full-time instructors, gobs of writing, group manuscript sharing, and intensive consults with instructors. The instructors are five professional children's book authors, two children's book editors from major publishing houses, and a full-time children's book agent. What makes this course distinctive is the enormous amount of one-on-one coaching from the instructors, far, far more than from any other course we're aware of. The teacher-student ratio roughly will be one to six. This means that students can have at least one major manuscript consult per day, and possibly more. m Dates: July 13-17, 2009 Hours: 6 hours a day, 9:00 am-12:00 pm, 1:15 pm-4:15 pm. Between 8 am and 9 am, Tuesday through Friday, there is optional, informal class time in which students can write, share, and consult with instructors.ore. Guest Lecturers: There will be at least two guest lecturers (probably three), all established children's book authors or experts on writing or the children’s book world. . Pre-Workshop Manuscript Review: Those who wish may submit a manuscript of picture book length or up to five pages from a larger work. Every single instructor will read it before class begins giving them a running start with you from day one. Morning "Before-Class" Consults: Every morning, before class officially starts, between 8 am - 9 am, most instructors will be available for informal consults (at no additional charge). There is no additional charge for this. Out-Of-Class Consults: If you wish, several instructors (not necessarily all) will be available for 45-60 minute manuscript consults, outside of class hours, for a fee of $100. We will distribute information about which instructors are available several months before class starts. Manuscript Review by Children's Book Editor at Little, Brown & Co.: If you wish, upon finishing the course, an editor at Little, Brown & Co. Children's Division will read your manuscript and offer you a professional critique. If she likes it, she'll buy it. The cost for this is $30 (which, for manuscript reviews of this sort, is extremely reasonable). Cost without graduate credit: $785
University Credit Available from University of the Pacific: Up to three graduate level credits @ $62 per credit. Please see information directly below.
Location: This workshop is held in the exquisite, isolated coastal town of Oceanside, Oregon (which is roughly 90 miles from Portland, and ten miles from Tillamook and is so minuscule that it's not on all maps). The town basically amounts to a small, gnarled mountain whose hemline is the seashore. There are giant rocks off-shore that are home to sea lions (who snort at night) and sea birds. There are tidal pools everywhere, seals, herons, pelicans. It is entirely non-commercial, under-populated. Aside from a few modest motels, the only businesses are a little tavern (that has a great selection of micro-brews) and a small restaurant directly by the beach that sells good seafood and burgers, and, if it's chilly, heats by wood-stove. You can buy a latte. The town could market itself as a Haiku. The classroom will be the comfortable Oceanside Community Center (one of the few classrooms in the world with a wood-burning fireplace) which is directly by the beach. In fact, if you fell off its patio (where we surely will hold class in good weather), and were it a very high tide, you'd end up in the ocean.
Graduate Level Credit: All those who attend will receive a Certificate of Completion. Also, up to three graduate level credits will be available through University of the Pacific for $62 per credit. Some additional coursework is required. Enrollment at workshop. Call 1-800-479-1995 for further specifics.
Lodging: There are modest motels, B&B's and house rentals available in Oceanside (and all the nearby towns). Many of them have stunning views of the ocean. There are also nearby campsites you can reserve. For those participants who wish, we will give them the e-mail addresses of everyone else who has signed up so they can contact each other about sharing houses (or transportation). For information on where to stay, please see Lodging Information. Cancellation Policy: You may cancel at any time up to six weeks before the class and receive a full refund of your registration (minus a processing charge of $35). Between six weeks and three weeks before the class there is a 50% refund (minus a processing charge of $35). And within three weeks of the class no refund is available.
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