I’m sure I’m not the only person who has a picture book skulking around in their head, waiting for the best moment to emerge and so be released out into the world, right? I have this idea that seemed like a great picture book, but it was rejected by a publisher and it has been sitting in a drawer ever since.
I have another potential book for children in my head, in the early stages, but I haven’t really done much about getting it thought through, and have spent no time in thinking on how and where it may ever be published.
If this sounds familiar to you, you can probably understand how excited I am about the workshop I’m going to be involved with later this month. The Gawler Poets at the Pub event takes place at the P/A Hotel in Gawler South Australia, on the last Sunday of every month. The main event is the Poetry Reading and open mic in the afternoon, and there is often a workshop in the morning.
For November, there is a workshop, and it is all about making your idea for a picture book or other genre, absolutely the best it can be, and then getting it published. I am one of the presenters, the other is the writer of a beautiful new picture book that is just out. Her book will be there for attendees to look at and be amazed by, and I will have copies of my own books there too.
This workshop will cover various modes and methods of making a book beautiful, and then getting that beautiful book published. There are more methods for these things than you may realise, so if you’re in the area, why not come along! I’d love to see you there, and if you’d like to know more, feel free to contact me via email at kittycordo@gmail.com
Carolyn Cordon - Creative 