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DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:  Introduction to Children's Book Editing=0D=0A=0D=0A  =0D=0A=0D=0Awith Paula Ayer=0D=0A=0D=0AWhen: Four Tuesdays, October 13, 20, 27, and November 3, 2020, 7:30=0D=0A  to 9:00 pm=0D=0A=0D=0AWhere: All sessions are via Zoom=0D=0A=0D=0AChildren?s books are a resilient and growing part of the publishing=0D=0A  industry, ranging from simple board books for babies and toddlers to=0D=0A  complex and sophisticated fiction and non-fiction books for older=0D=0A  children and teens. But how do you develop the skills needed to work=0D=0A  as a children?s book editor? And how is editing for children different=0D=0A  from editing for adults? This online workshop will address the basics=0D=0A  of children?s publishing, how to get work as a children?s book editor,=0D=0A  the different genres within children?s publishing, and special=0D=0A  considerations when editing for each age group. Over four 90-minute=0D=0A  sessions, we will cover:=0D=0A=0D=0A  The children?s publishing landscape in Canada, including the=0D=0A    different genres and formats within children?s publishing=0D=0A  Editing picture books=0D=0A  Editing chapter books and fiction for middle-grade readers=0D=0A  Editing children?s non-fiction=0D=0A=0D=0AEach session will include tips for building your experience and=0D=0A  finding work as a children?s editor. Editors do not need any previous=0D=0A  experience in publishing to attend this workshop. Each online session=0D=0A  will include a short assignment or reading, with time for discussion=0D=0A  and questions.=0D=0A=0D=0A  Paula Ayer is an editor at Greystone Books and=0D=0A  previously worked for Annick Press, where she edited, developed,=0D=0A  wrote, translated, and art directed a variety of children?s books,=0D=0A  specializing in non-fiction for middle-grade readers and teens. She=0D=0A  has authored or co-authored three award-winning children?s non-fiction=0D=0A  books as well as a picture book.=0D=0A=0D=0A =0D=0A
SUMMARY:Introduction to Children's Book Editing
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