Thank you for a wonderful workshop. I learned very much from your guest author Anna Levine. She was very generous with her time and with sharing her vast experience as a published author. Looking forward to future writing workshop opportunities. - Marlene Rakover
Picture Your Picture Book:
An Intensive on the Art of Writing Picture Books
with award-winning author, Anna Levine
November 21, 2019
09:30-15:00
This one-day intensive will look at the art of creating a picture book, from the technical aspect of length and structure to the poetic and lyrical development of prose.
How and where to market your work will also be on the agenda, along with a concrete offer from a company looking to actively acquire picture book manuscripts on Jewish themes. The day will include:
What to bring:
Bonus: Email or bring a hard copy of the text of your picture book manuscript (up to 1,000 words) and Anna will critique and return it via email by Sunday evening, December 18. Minimum/Maximum Participation: 7/14
Cost: 450 NIS if paid in full two weeks before the seminar; 500 NIS subsequently. Location: Talbiya or Katamon, Jerusalem (depending on registration). Registration: Sign up and we will be in touch. Payment can be made via bank transfer, PayBox/Pepper Pay or credit card. Cancellation policy: If you cancel within one week of the workshop and your place cannot be filled, you will be asked to cover the total cost of the seminar. |
From picture books to middle-grade and young adult, Anna Levine has published a wide range of literary fiction. Freefall (Greenwillow/ HarperCollins) won a Sydney Taylor Honor’s award and Running On Eggs (Front Street/Cricket Book) was listed as a New York Public Library best book for the teenage in 2000. Most recently All Eyes on Alexandra, a picture book about the bird migration in Israel, was a Crystal Kite Award winner. Levine’s archaeology-themed picture book series Jodie’s Hanukkah Dig received a Sydney Taylor notable award, sold over 100,000 copies and has been translated into Spanish. Levine has published plays, award winning poetry and non-fiction as well. www.annalevine.org. 
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Testimonials, December 15, 2016:
'Anna Levine’s workshop was an absolute education and a treat. She has tremendous knowledge and enthusiasm, as well as the rare ability to get you going and creating. Her hands-on approach was remarkable – I not only learned a lot on the art and practice of writing, but actually wrote a query letter, started a new children’s story, and revised an old one under her guidance. A must if you love writing for children!' - Talya Miron-Shatz, PhD
'Anna Levine’s workshop was an absolute education and a treat. She has tremendous knowledge and enthusiasm, as well as the rare ability to get you going and creating. Her hands-on approach was remarkable – I not only learned a lot on the art and practice of writing, but actually wrote a query letter, started a new children’s story, and revised an old one under her guidance. A must if you love writing for children!' - Talya Miron-Shatz, PhD
'Anna gave me the encouragement I needed - and as a result, I had my first children's book published.'
- S.M.
'Anna was an excellent workshop leader, excited about her writing and exciting to hear. She was so willing to share all her knowledge and inside info about the children's book's publishing world. She was very open. supportive, and eager to help us all as individual writers. After her class I had all sorts of ideas running around in my head on how to proceed with a book idea I have had for years and done nothing with. She even gave us a deadline to meet to finish our projects, which as all writers know, is what really gets us going!' - J.S.
- S.M.
'Anna was an excellent workshop leader, excited about her writing and exciting to hear. She was so willing to share all her knowledge and inside info about the children's book's publishing world. She was very open. supportive, and eager to help us all as individual writers. After her class I had all sorts of ideas running around in my head on how to proceed with a book idea I have had for years and done nothing with. She even gave us a deadline to meet to finish our projects, which as all writers know, is what really gets us going!' - J.S.