No More Boring Nonfiction!
Create Nonfiction That’s Fun to Read – and Fun to Write.
with Sibert Honoree Patricia Newman
An exclusive WriteForKids Session™
Who It’s For: All kidlit writers who want to write compelling and exciting nonfiction for any age.
What It Does: You’ll learn how to develop and maintain a unique creative voice that will set your nonfiction apart.
What You Get: Lifetime Access to the Full Workshop + PDF Handout
Boring, joyless and stale nonfiction is ancient history.
The new wave of kidlit nonfiction is filled with drama, excitement and unbridled creativity.
If you still believe that nonfiction is no place for unbridled creativity, it’s time to think again.
It’s time to learn the new rules.
Many people believe fiction is about the heart and nonfiction is about the facts and nothing but the facts.
But they’re wrong.
Today’s children’s nonfiction is loaded with heart.
Nonfiction can tell a straightforward story or be poetic (or even experimental).
It can relate to everyday childhood experiences or it can bring to vivid life an event from the distant past. It can be almost anything, in fact — as long as it’s all true.
Endless possibilities for real creativity are now part of the nonfiction world. But it only happens if you know how to present fascinating facts in a way that captures children’s attention and engages them throughout the book.
No More Boring Nonfiction! will teach you simple and proven ways to distill your research into a creative narrative thread or an inventive expository theme that resonates with kids and presents real-world information in an irresistible new way.
See what Patricia’s students have to say about
No More Boring Nonfiction!
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Wow! Amazing!
That was like a masterclass in nonfiction. Thank you!
SHARON C.
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This was a great webinar with so much information.
I know I need to rework my idea. Thanks for the tools.
TINA R.
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This webinar opened the world of nonfiction book writing to me.
Thank you for your inspiration!
HELENE D.
You’ll learn:
What “Creative Voice” really means, and why it’s essential in today’s nonfiction.
How to develop your creative voice and adapt it to multiple nonfiction categories.
Powerful creative techniques for deciding WHAT you want to say, and then HOW you’re going to say it.
How to conduct research to support a creative approach to your subject.
Why – and how – authors can incorporate their own experience and personality in a modern nonfiction work.
How some of today’s most successful nonfiction authors use these techniques in their work – including examples from acclaimed recent books, across the range of age group and subject matter.
…and much more!
Patricia will show you how to creatively approach any nonfiction topic, and create a truly modern, compelling and exciting nonfiction work.
These techniques are applicable to:
Biography
Nature & Science
History
Current Events
How-To
Magazine Features
…and just about any other nonfiction category!
If you write children’s nonfiction — or are just considering it — this workshop is pure gold.
You’ll develop your distinct creative voice that can unlock a rewarding and exciting career writing nonfiction for young readers.
Patricia Newman is an award-winning author of nonfiction books that inspire young readers seek connections to the real world. Her books have been welcomed in classrooms and libraries around the country.
Patricia is considered one of the best nonfiction authors writing for students in today’s market.
Her award-winning titles include:
A River’s Gifts (ALA Notable Book; Orbis Pictus Award, Recommended; Kirkus Best Picture Books of 2002; The Best Children’s Books of the Year by The Bank Street Center for Children’s Literature; starred reviews in Kirkus and Booklist)
Planet Ocean (Orbis Pitus Award, Recommended; Outstanding Merit, Bank Street College Best Children’s Books of the Year; Green Earth Book Award Honor)
Sea Otter Heroes (Robert F. Sibert Honor, ALA Notable, Green Earth Book Award winner)
Eavesdropping on Elephants (Outstanding Science Trade Book, Bank Street Center for Children’s Literature Best Children’s Books of the Year)
Zoo Scientists to the Rescue (Eureka! Gold Award, Bank Street Center for Children’s Literature Best Children’s Books of the Year)
Plastic, Ahoy! (Green Earth Book Award, AAAS/Subaru Science Books and Film Prize, finalist)
Neema’s Reason to Smile (Parents’ Choice Recommended)
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Thank you for the inspiring session!
It was exactly what I needed to light my fire.
Nikki B.
Lifetime Access to the Full Workshop & Handouts
Nothing More to Pay!
Full 90 minute workshop!
Info-packed PDF Handout
Just $67!
