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Dec 8, 2008 6:30 pm (Monday)
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Event details: Writing for the Young Reader
Description
This course combines the craft of writing for children with critical theory and practical concerns. Reading classic and contemporary children&39;s books as both readers and writers, participants will delve into the challenges and delights of writing for children. Through a combination of literary discussions, exercises, and writing workshops, students will explore today&39;s children&39;s book marketâ&128;&148;from picture books and poetry through middle grade and young adult novelsâ&128;&148;and develop techniques for creating an authentic voice without condescending to their readers.
Instructor: Elissa Brent Weissman, MA, has degrees in creative writing and children&39;s literature. Her middle grade novels Socks and The Trouble With Mark Hopper are forthcoming in 2009.
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Homewood
3400 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone: 410-516-8000
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