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The National Writing for Children's Center is the home of the Children's Writers' Coaching Club (CWCC), and a growing resource for children's writers, aspiring children's writers, and elementary school teachers and/or librarians.

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Feb 25

The Lucrative Educational Market: Where Do YOU Fit In?

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Rita MiliosThis Thursday, February 28 , 2008, at 2:00 p.m. eastern time, the Children’s Writers’ Coaching Club will offer another exciting and informative teleclass for children’s writers.

Rita Milios will present session 1 in the Writing for Children’s Educational Markets Series - The Lucrative Educational Market: Where Do YOU Fit In?

Join the Children’s Writers’ Coaching Club today and find out on Thursday if writing for the educational markets is right for you.

When you join the club you will receive links to these other three teleclasses that were presented earlier this month:

Lila Guzman - Show Me the Money: Writing Biographies for Young Readers

Margot Finke - Picture (Book) Perfect

Simon Rose - Beyond Belief: Writing Science Fiction and Fantasy for Young Readers (part 1 of a 2 part teleclass)

Every month, club members are given the opportunity to attend 4 LIVE 55-minute teleclasses about some aspect of writing and publishing for children. Later, the links to these recorded classes are sent to all members, too.

Join the CWCC here.

Feb 07

Don’t Miss Tonight’s Teleclass for Members of the CWCC

Members of the Children’s Writers’ Coaching Club are in for a real treat tonight with this teleclass at 7:00 central time.

To receive an email invitation to this teleclass (and a link later to a recording of this event), join the Children’s Writers’ Coaching Club NOW. Join here.

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Writing Biographies for Children: Show Me the Money

Biographies can be a strong revenue generator for children’s authors. What are the secrets to breaking into the field? What are the rewards and the pitfalls? How are biographies different from other non-fiction writing?

Join Lila Guzman, author of nine biographies, in a lively discussion of this specialized field.

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Points of Interest

1. Dead or Alive: special problems when picking a person to write about

2. Trusting your sources: Dealing with conflicting information/Doing research

3. Making it understandable to young readers

4. Word Count and the “Formula” for a children’s biography:
a. 5 chapters
b. Timeline
c. Biography (for kids)
d. Words to Know
e. Pronunciation Guide (To Spanish Words)

5. Getting permission/pictures.

6. How to get a contract.

Lila’s biographies (2nd-3rd grade level):

Famous Latinos (biographies of Cesar Chavez, Roberto Clemente, Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Ellen Ochoa, George Lopez)

Forthcoming:

Mohammed
Moses
Jesus

Working on: Dr. Hector P. Garcia: Father of Latino Civil Rights

Lila Guzman, Ph.D.
www.lilaguzman.com
LORENZO AND THE PIRATE (Blooming Tree Press, Fall 2008)
LORENZO AND THE TURNCOAT (Arte Publico Press, 2006) ****WINNER: 2006 Arizona Authors Literary Award****
KICHI IN JUNGLE JEOPARDY (Blooming Tree Press, 2006)
MOHAMMED (Blooming Tree Press, 2009)

Feb 06

Writing Biographies for Children - Today’s Topic on Book Bites for Kids!

microphoneJoin the discussion today about Writing Biographies for Children on Book Bites for Kids, LIVE on blogtalkradio this afternoon at 2:00 central time.

Listen to the show at Book Bites for Kids.

Call in and join the talk at: 1-646-716-9239.

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