Institute of Children's Literature

Join us in the Writer's Retreat once a month for a workshop and discussion with guest writers and editors.

GUEST WORKSHOP FOR JULY

July 15-17, 2009: “Respecting Your Reader”
with author D.L.Garfield

This Guest Workshop will be held in the new CHILDREN'S WRITERS RETREAT -- Debby will answer questions on connecting with young readers by understanding and respecting them.
D.L.Garfieldhas always loved to read and write, even writing short stories and poems in high school. She continued to sneak in writing time during her college years and emerged with a bright shiny law degree. She worked for a time as a lawyer in California while writing her first novel. Today she writes a humor column, how-to articles for magazines, and keeps creating laugh-out-loud novels for young people. When you can write books that make kids laugh -- you're definitely connecting!

So come and pick Christine's brain!

Open Forums with Jan Fields meet twice each month at our flashy new chat rooms.
http://institutechildrenslit.net/entry.htm

Tuesday of Every Week, Chatters Hang Out -- Come Join Us
And On July 28, Catch "Casual Tuesday Forum" in this time slot
At 3-4 p.m. Atlantic
2-3 p.m. Eastern,
1-2 Central,
Noon-1 Mountain,
11 - noon Pacific

July 24: Night Forum
10pm - 11pm Atlantic
9pm - 10pm Eastern
8pm - 9pm Central
7pm - 8pm Mountain
6pm - 7pm Pacific

Join Jan Fields, Web Editor, for Open Forum in the moderated Scheduled Events Room. Jan has published dozens of magazine articles and stories, as well as 20 story books for a toy company, and nearly endless bits here and there. She has taught writing for over 20 years. She welcomes your questions on any subject, from getting started writing, to earning money from writing. Come and bring your QUESTIONS and OPINIONS to these moderated open forums on scheduled Tuesday afternoons
and Friday nights.