Children’s Writing Workshops Coming to Chicago, Charlotte & Denver!
Thursday, April 15th, 2010

Spend an exciting weekend learning exactly what you need to make it big as a children’s writer!
Children’s Authors’ Bootcamp is a children’s writing weekend you’ll never forget – a step-by-step journey to children’s writing success that’s fun, fast-paced and packed with advice you’ll never hear anywhere else!
Join Laura Backes, Publisher of Children’s Book Insider, and Linda Arms White, Christopher Award-winning author of Too Many Pumpkins, Comes a Wind and many other great children’s books, for the ultimate children’s writing workshop:
April 24 and 25, Charlotte, NC
May 1 and 2, Chicago, IL
June 26 and 27 Denver, CO
CAB features two full exciting days of world-class instruction and exercises on writing fiction for children of all ages, with emphasis on character and plot development, dialogue, descriptive writing, point of view, writing strong beginnings, editing your own work and submitting manuscripts to publishers. If your dream of writing children’s books needs a shot of adrenaline, this is the place to get it.
Because it’s a step-by-step program, CAB is great for beginners! No previous experience is needed to benefit from this workshop, and you’ll leave on Sunday with everything you need to know to write your masterpiece!
The Bootcamp changed my life. Linda and Laura are spectacular. They took me from a “wanna be…” to a bona fide children’s book illustrator and author, working under major publishers. I still use the literature and information from the Bootcamp on a weekly basis. My writer’s bookshelf would not be complete without the notes and books from their program. Laura and Linda continue to be amazingly supportive of my efforts. I count them as two of my most powerful colleagues in the business. It’s simple - Bootcamp works. I’m proud to be one of their students, and their friend.

J.H. Everett, co-author and illustrator of the upcoming series “Haunted Histories” from Henry Holt.
For a complete class outline and registration information (including information on booking hotel rooms), see WeMakeWriters.com, or contact Linda White at (303) 747-1014, or CABootcamp@msn.com.
Reserve Your Spot Now!
Visit WeMakeWriters.com for all the details.

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