For those of you who may be interested I am passing on the following workshop information:
How to Write & Sell Your Childrens Book With authors Laurie Jacobs and Sarah Lamstein Sunday, March 11, 3pm 5:30pm At Hebrew College, 160 Herrick Road, Newton Join award-winning local childrens authors Laurie Jacobs and Sarah Lamstein along with Charlesbridge Publishing book editor Judy OMalley for an overview of the craft of writing for children and the nuts and bolts of getting your work published. The workshop will be held on Sunday, March 11 from 3pm 5:30pm at Hebrew College, 160 Herrick Road in Newton. For registration information call 617-558-6486. Laurie Jacobs is the author of A Box of Candles, which won the National Jewish Book Award for family Literature. She has published short stories in Cricket Magazine as well as another picture book, So Much in Common, with Boyds Mills Press. Sarah Lamstein is the author of Annies Shabbat which was voted one of the Top 10 Religion Books for Youth in 1998. Her latest book, Hunger Moon is a finalist for the Julie Ward Howe Prize for Young Readers given by the Boston Authors Club. Judy OMalley is the Executive Editor of trade books for Charlesbridge Publishing in Watertown where she develops and directs new lines of transitional books, including early readers, chapter books and middle grade chapter books. She has been in publishing for over thirty years as an editor of childrens trade books and magazines, professional books and magazines and educational materials. Lori M. Kahn Solomon Schechter Day School 60 Stein Circle Newton, MA 02459 617-964-7765 ext. 346 Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: Hasafran @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
