Writing Children's Stories for Beginners
What do I do with my story?
A course by Fanuel Hanán Díaz , Writer, Investigator, and Children's Literature Specialist
Joined November 2019
Joined November 2019
About the video: What do I do with my story?
Overview
“You already have a story written, polished and ready to tell. Surely you are compelled by the desire to give visibility to your story, to make it public. This is not always necessary, as we often write for ourselves. There are many options in which you can output your texts. You can take on a process to self-publish your story, find a publisher that has a profile for your story, start a blog that allows you to create a community, transform this story into a script for a play or an animation short. I will share with you some of the immediate actions you can take. ”
In this video lesson Fanuel Hanán Díaz addresses the topic: What do I do with my story?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Writing Children's Stories for Beginners. Captivate young readers by creating universes, characters, and plots they can connect with.
Partial transcription of the video
“What do I do with my story? Shadows, censorship and taboos in children's books Hello, surely you have wondered what can I do once I finish my story. I invite you to this lesson so that we can see some alternatives where you can publish or make your story visible once you have finished it. I invite you to join me. Let's get started. The first way out is to share it reading it out loud with the children around us. Remember that reading aloud offers unique and irreplaceable moments to connect children and adults around literature. Also reading aloud leaves indelible memories, and offers opport...”
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Course summary for: Writing Children's Stories for Beginners
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Children's Literature, Creating with Kids, Narrative, Storytelling, Writing
Fanuel Hanán Díaz
A course by Fanuel Hanán Díaz
Fanuel Hanán Díaz graduated with a Batchelor of Arts in Social Communication from the Andrés Bello Catholic University in Venezuela and headed up the Department of Selection of Children's Books at Venezuela's Banco del Libro in Caracas. He has participated as a judge for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the BolognaRagazzi Award, and the Biennial of Illustration Bratislava (BIB). He has been recognized with the National Children's Literature Award (Venezuela), the Tatoulou Award (France), and the Cuatrogatos Foundation Award (USA). Several of his books have also been included in the IBBY Honour List, the White Ravens recommendation list, and the Programa SEP.
Over the last few years, he has gained extensive experience as an editor and university professor, as well as held the director's position at Barataria magazine, which specializes in Latin-American Children's Literature and the development of investigative projects such as Independent Scholar.
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