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tips for aspiring writers

6/30/2014

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Two of the best years of my life were spent earning my Master’s in Writing for Children and Young Adults at Vermont College, where I found a community that loved children’s literature as much as I do.  Vermont College provides a low-residency opportunity to delve deeply into the art of writing, an apprenticeship of learning in the midst of kindred spirits.  If you’d like to delve deeply into one aspect of writing—point of view—click here for my graduate lecture on this topic.

I’ve also attended writing workshops at the University of Iowa’s Summer Writing Festival, the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators conferences, Hamline University’s MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults in St. Paul, and the Highlights Foundation workshops in Honesdale, Pennsylvania (see photos below).  To any and all of these opportunities, I say: sign up, pack your bags, and go!  If you’ve never attended any writing conferences, I recommend beginning with the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI).
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    Karmen Kooyers

    I am a children’s writer and youth librarian who’s passionate about literature, libraries, and art.

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