The Nuts & Bolts: Children's Book Publishing
Schedule
Fri Mar 06 2026 at 09:00 am to 10:30 am
UTC-05:00Location
5792 Three Notched Road , Crozet, VA, United States, Virginia 22932 | Crozet, VA
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Do you have an idea for a children’s book that you’re ready to put into words? Or maybe you’ve already written a manuscript and you’re not sure what’s next. Join published authors Anne Marie Pace and Hannah Barnaby for this 2-hour course! We’ll go over all the basics of how children’s book publishing works, based on our own extensive experience in the field. Topics include picture book structure; the editorial and illustrative process; and the differences between traditional publishing, self-publishing, and hybrid publishing. All levels are welcome!In spite of the adage to write what you know, Anne Marie Pace hasnever been a vampire, a ballerina, a groundhog, or a tow truck driver. She is a picture book author whose latest book is MOUSE CALLS,illustrated by Erin Kraan, from Beach Lane Books (Simon & Schuster).Other books include GROUNDHUG DAY (Little, Brown), BUSY-EYED DAY (Beach Lane Books), SUNNY’S TOW TRUCK SAVES THE DAY (Abrams) and the four books of the VAMPIRINA BALLERINA series (Disney-Hyperion), which
were adapted into the hit Disney Junior animated series VAMPIRINA and the Disney Channel series VAMPIRINA, TEENAGE VAMPIRE. She lives in Virginia and loves frequent visits from her young adult children.
$150 per person
Hannah Barnaby is the author of a dozen books for children, including THE PUMPKIN SEED'S SECRET and THE PINE CONE'S SECRET, which wasselected for the 2026 Dogwood Nonfiction Readers List. Her first novel, WONDER SHOW, was a Morris Award Finalist in 2013. Hannah was also the first Children's Writer-in-Residence at the Boston Public Library, and she holds an MA in Children's Literature from Simmons College and an MFA from Vermont College. She lives in Charlottesville with one husband, two teenagers, and two very spoiled dogs.
www.hannahbarnaby.com
IG: @hannahbarnaby
The Pine Cone's Secret (Sourcebooks 2025)
The Pumpkin Seed's Secret (Sourcebooks 2024)
It's Christmas Everywhere! (Phaidon 2022)
Home Is... (Beach Lane 2021)
The Monster & Boy Series (Godwin Books 2020-2021)
There's Something About Sam (HMH 2020)
Bad Guy (S&S 2017)
Garcia & Colette Go Exploring (Putnam 2017)
Some of the Parts (Knopf 2016)
Wonder Show (HMH 2012)
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