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.

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GUEST WORKSHOP FOR May

July 26-28, 2010: “Publishing Paths and Where They Take You”
-- with Jan Fields

In the Writer's Retreat

This Guest Workshop to be held in the new CHILDREN'S WRITERS RETREAT -- Drop into the Writer's Retreat discussion board to ask questions of our workshop leader. You can read the workshop without registering, but to ask questions, you'll need to click on the link near the top of the page to register as a member of the board. If you have any problems with registration, contact webeditor Jan Fields at jan.fields@forums.institutechildrenslit.com
These days, the field of children's writing covers a vast array of publishing options and which you should choose depends upon your goals for your writing. So come and learn more about your options so that you can choose the best for you.

Jan Fields is webeditor for Institute of Children's Literature (and this newsletter). Her own publishing path has included books for a toy company, books for a nonfiction publishing branching out into the fiction market and books for an eduational publisher. She's also written for newspapers, regional magazines, craft magazines, children's magazines and more. Today, she supports her family on her writing income.

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

Tuesday of Every Week, Chatters Hang Out -- Come Join Us
And On July 13, Catch "Casual Tuesday Forum" (and informal question and answer time) 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 23: 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's presently working on a series of adaptations of classic novels for ABDO, and she has a fantasy novel published with DRG. 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.