Children's Book Writers Workshop

THE OREGON COAST CHILDREN'S BOOK WRITERS WORKSHOP, SUMMER 2009

This summer, July 13-17, 2009, we proudly will present the seventh Oregon Coast Children's Book Writers Workshop in the exquisite Oregon coast town of Oceanside. The instructors will be five authors, David Greenberg, Eric Kimmel, Pamela Smith Hill, Tom Birdseye, and Margaret Anderson, one children's book agent, Susan Cohen (Writers House), and two children's book editors, Molly O'Neill (HarperCollins), and Jill Dembowski (Little, Brown).

Summer Workshop 2009 promises to be our best yet because:

1) The instructor-student ratio will be a maximum of one to six
2) We will have five author-instructors (specializing in novels, picture books, non-fiction, and poetry), one children's book agent-instructor, and two editor-instructors
3) Each day, you will meet with an instructor for at least one comprehensive consultation, and
4) You can have one-on-one informal meetings with instructors each day as well, and
5) We will offer at least twelve instructional lectures on various aspects of writing and publishing.
6) There will also be guest lecturers

If you are ambitious to publish a children's book (or simply adore children's books), this is the workshop for you. One of our 2003 students, Maureen Hoessle, has just had her first book published: Under Three Flags, Exploring Early St. Louis History. She credits our workshop for helping to make this happen. Another student, Anne Carrelli, gives us great credit for the imminent publication of her first picture book, Amina's New Friends. Three other authors from our past workshops have signed with Susan Cohen, our agent-instructor, who is actively representing their work (and who will be back with us next summer).

The course is available for graduate credit.

For complete information, including reviews from last summer's attendees, we welcome you to visit our website at www.occbww.com If you're interested in joining, there are only a handful of class slots left, so you should probably register fairly soon. www.occbww.com