Nancy Sondel's Pacific Coast Children's Writers Workshop
Tenth Annual    October 5-7, 2012    Master Class to Masterpiece
UPDATE: Success! In-depth, whole-novel consults and focus sessions by 2011 editor and agent continue to inspire our alumni/published authors. Teens add savvy feedback. Inquire now!
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DIRECTORY OF INTERVIEWS

2006 to Present

Here’s a directory of faculty interviews since our website’s 2006 launch (the workshop’s fourth year). Interviewees’ names are arranged in alphabetical order—except for the upcoming workshop, listed at the top. Agency and publisher names refer to the time of the interview and/or that year’s workshop.

2011 FACULTY

  • Literary Agent: Joan Slattery (Pippin Properties)
  • Literary Agent: Taylor Martindale (Full Circle Literary)
  • Book Editor: Susan Van Metre (VP and Publisher of Abrams/Amulet Books)
  • Adjunct/Teen Faculty: Sheryl Scarborough (Award-winning screenwriter)

PAST FACULTY

Literary Agents

  • Cascardi, Andrea (Transatlantic Literary Agency; 2007)
  • Fraser, Stephen (Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency; 2009)
  • Malawer, Ted (Upstart Crow Literary; 2010)
  • Necarsulmer, Edward (McIntosh & Otis, Inc.; 2008)
  • Rofe, Jennifer (Andrea Brown Literary Agency; 2006)

Book Editors

  • Clarke, Erin (Knopf/Random House; 2009)
  • Harrison, Kate (Dial Books for Young Readers; 2010)
  • Hoppe, Anne (HarperCollins; 2008)
  • Neaves, Joy (Front Street; 2006)
  • Romeis, Julie (Bloomsbury; 2007)
  • Wayshak, Deborah (Candlewick; 2006)

Author-Consultants

  • Backes, Laura (Children’s Book Insider publisher; 2010)
  • Bauer, Marion Dane (Homework; 2009)
  • Halverson, Deborah (Interview and Homework; 2008)
  • Shoup, Barbara (Interview and Homework; 2007)

Adjunct/Teen Faculty

  • Gallagher, Elizabeth (author of The Opposite of Invisible; 2010)
HEADS UP! For maximum critique options and lowest fees at our October 5-7, 2012 workshop (16 enrollees), or concurrent retreat (6 enrollees), inquire early. Teen workshops: click here!

Meanwhile, don’t miss our exclusive faculty interviews; read about our innovative masterclass critique clinics and peruse our full weekend schedule. For more information, contact Nancy Sondel—a Children’s Book Insider contributing editor and the workshop’s founding director.
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