The final Nosy Crow Masterclass of the year took place on Saturday – How to Write Picture Books – and it was another fantastically creative, inspiring, and informative day, filled with advice, lessons and guidance on writing picture books.
The day included brilliant sessions from Nosy Crow’s Managing Director, Kate Wilson, literary agent Helen Mackenzie Smith, Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam and Hubble Bubble, Granny Trouble author Tracey Corderoy, award-winning picture book author-illustrator (and illustrator of the Bizzy Bear series) Benji Davies, and more.
And as well as these individual talks, we also offered one-to-one manuscript critiques to all of our attendees, along with lunch, cakes, wine, and lots more.
And here’s what some of our attendees said on Twitter afterwards:
Thanks for a fantastic pic bk masterclass @NosyCrow @hmackenziesmith @TraceyCorderoy @Benji_Davies Amazingly insightful day! Loved it!!!
— Becky Wilson (@beckywilson777) November 8, 2015
Huge THANK YOU to @NosyCrow @TraceyCorderoy @Benji_Davies and @BLM_Agency for their brilliantly inspiring Picture Book Masterclass yday! 🙂
— Sophie Dutton (@SophDutton) November 8, 2015
Loved the @NosyCrow masterclass yesterday. Great talks, lovely to chat to picture book devotees, and encouraging feedback too. Fab day! — Josette Reeves (@JosetteReeves) November 8, 2015
Phenomenal Nosy Crow picture book masterclass today. Witty, insightful, absorbing @NosyCrow @TraceyCorderoy @Benji_Davies @hmackenziesmith — Emma Young (@emmayounguk) November 7, 2015
Inspiring day at picture book workshop @NosyCrow thanks @Benji_Davies@TraceyCorderoy@NosyCrowBooks time to get cracking…
— Nick Swift (@nickswift) November 7, 2015
As with our previous Masterclasses, this was a sold-out day (with a long waiting list). We haven’t announced details for any future masterclasses at the moment, but if you’re interested in attending one, you can sign up to our newsletter below, and you’ll be the first to hear as soon as any new dates are confirmed – and you can find out about our current programme of events (including our forthcoming Illustrator Salon, with Pip and Posy illustrator Axel Scheffler) here.