Finding the right agent is much like dating. You must first ask questions about yourself and what you’re looking for in an agent. What makes a successful match? In this workshop, literary agent Sera R...

Bring depth to your novel by weaving layers like emotion, rich settings, character arcs, and sensory details to craft a compelling story.

What do industry professionals look for when they read the first pages for manuscripts? Ruqayyah Daud, senior editor at Little Brown Books For Young Readers and an author herself, will offer live feed...

The path to publication is rarely straight. Join illustrator Linda Bleck to discover how flexibility, persistence, and a little playfulness can build a creative career that lasts.

Explore the core elements of a hi-lo book, lean into crafting hi-lo fiction, and gain information about publishers acquiring hi-lo.

Registration opens at 9 AM CST on July 1st! It’s harvest time in the community garden! Our one-day online conference is designed to help you cultivate deeper industry roots, sow seeds for future conne...

With Ann Diament Koffsky, Christine Van Zandt, and bestselling author Michael Benner. Humor sells. We see proof of it on best-seller lists. Would you like to write a funny book but are nervous about t...

Querying can be overwhelming, but a good tracking system changes the game. Learn practical methods for organizing every stage of the querying process, from researching agents and sending queries to...

Voice is a tricky thing, perhaps one of the slipperiest elements to develop in our writing—easy for readers to identify, but tough for writers to develop. Any editor will tell you that she knows a dis...

In surreal times, realistic fiction can ground us in the complexity, beauty, tragedy, and even absurdity of our world. While the rules of the form restrict us to characters, settings, and natural laws...

You're bright, creative, and have so many wonderful ideas! So why does it feel impossible to find the time to finish your writing project? NEVER FEAR, Susanne is here to help!

Webinar Description: ILLUSTRATOR DAY—LIVE! IN LANCASTER 2026 PARTICIPANTS ARE AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERED FOR THIS EVENT!! Larissa guides participants through the art of using humor as a storytelling sup...

Try something new! Join us for DOODLES & DRAFTS, a free virtual event for writers and illustrators working on all ages and categories of children’s books. Think of it as half-Telestrations, half-Write...

Join us and learn how agent Natascha Morris reverse engineers a story and has guided several debut graphic novelists through preparing their graphic novel proposals.