Script Writing for Illustrated Books
Presentation
A course by Ana Pavez , Children’s Author
About the video: Presentation
Overview
“In this lesson I will tell you something about my personal journey, including how I became an author of picture books and then an editor, something I would never have imagined. I will tell you about my taste for reading as a child, going through economics, pre-Columbian textiles and then my archeology studies; to finally reach the fascinating world of picture books.”
In this video lesson Ana Pavez addresses the topic: Presentation, which is part of the Domestika online course: Script Writing for Illustrated Books. Learn how to write children's books and spread joy through good stories for young readers.
Partial transcription of the video
“Hello, I welcome you to this Domestika course. I am Ana Pavez and I will tell you something about my career, how I became a children's picture book writer and editor. Since I was little I had a lot of interest in images and stories. This was my first book. It is a very old book that my mother received as a gift, and which I appropriated. Here I wrote my name, and it is an illustrated dictionary, where these were the first images that remained in my memory, and they have served me and have accompanied me for this interest for children's picture books. These illustrations are the ones that ha...”
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Course summary for: Script Writing for Illustrated Books
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Illustration, Writing -
Areas
Children's Illustration, Children's Literature, Narrative, Script, Storyboard, Storytelling, Writing

Ana Pavez
A course by Ana Pavez
Children's author Ana María Pavez has a diverse résumé. She studied Economics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and went on to receive a master's in archeology from Yale University. This wide range of interests is what gives her work its unique perspective. For Ana, telling stories to children through books and other media is what has driven her throughout the past twenty years.
She is cofounder and current general editor of the Amanuta publishing house, and coauthor of various books including Sabores de América (2009) and 1, 2, 3, ¿cuántos ves? (2009).
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