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Children's Book and Young Adult Novel Writing Workshop
Workshop your book with a senior editor at Penguin
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Face it: Your kid friends aren't the most professional critics of your writing, and your writer friends are too busy with their work to help you with yours. You don't have the time (or money) to take a long workshop, but you need help whipping your picture book or novel into the best possible shape. In this small one-day class, you'll get feedback from Joy Peskin, a senior editor at Penguin. What does your work need more of? What does it have too much of? And when it's finally ready, how do you get your book published? Application Requirements Related CoursesTell me when courses like this are scheduled. Instructor BioJoy Peskin's Courses Improve Your Memoir New York
Young Adult Novel Writing Workshop New York ![]() Testimonials I learned so much from Joy! She made me grow as a writer in a very short time and I am truly optimistic about what I accomplished with her help. -- Lisa Zeiger"Joy was the most inspirational and dedicated instructor I've ever had. The effort she put into her responses was well beyond what I could have ever expected and enormously helpful." -- Nina Sherwin "Joy made it possible for me to understand my writing in totally new ways and put it in a broader context." -- Ellie Parker "Joy is an excellent instructor. Besides her wit and insight, she helped students find the focus of their project and why they were blocked." -- Elisa DeCarlo "Joy's class was the extra push I needed to motivate me to keep working on my book. Very informative and helpful! I want to go back again!" -- Cara Alwill "Joy understands her audience and knows what the market is all about -- really important information for writers trying to break into a genre for the first time." -- Randi Gollin "I flew to New York from Minnesota just to attend and it was well worth both the time and money. Joy was fantastic." -- Ben Olson "Joy was everything that a student needs in an instructor. Down-to-earth, informative, thorough, and wonderfully inspiring." -- Philana Marie Boles "With her sincere and warm personality, Joy is able to convey truth so that we can become better writers." -- Barbara Bullard-Leacock "Joy is smart, insightful, and knowledgeable. I highly recommend her class. I've returned three times to take a class with her!" -- Caroline Bock "Joy is a very generous teacher! She is warm and candid and extremely knowledgeable. I have taken this class twice, and I might just take it again." -- Rebecca Cohen "Joy is a very gifted editor and teacher. I benefited from her intelligent and supportive feedback. I look forward to taking another class with her." -- Elizabeth Merrick "Joy's class showed me that I have many stories to tell, not just one. Now I know how I'm going to organize my material and which direction to go in." -- Marguerite Dunne "I left Joy's workshop excited to start on my revisions and more confident in my story and with my writing." -- Theresa Clarkson "Joy was accessible and informative, and it's clear she knows the industry and how to get the best out of writers." -- Morgan Baden "Joy is incredibly insightful, energetic, and witty. Most important, she truly cares for each student." -- Candy Schulman "Joy's class was just the shot of adrenalin I needed to immerse myself back into the revision process." -- Allison Kopicki "Joy is a joy! She reads and listens actively, and her comments are refreshingly honest." -- Kiara Downey "Joy was immediately warm and engaging and she quickly created an environment for productive feedback. She offered pointed suggestions in an encouraging and supportive way." -- Laura Sibson "I found Joy's knowledge of publishing invaluable. I left the seminar feeling inspired and ready to keep on writing." -- Stephanie Whallon |
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