Pitch Writing for Non-fiction Picturebooks
Influences
A course by Isabel Thomas , Science Writer and Children's Book Author
Joined April 2021
Joined April 2021
About the video: Influences
Overview
“Next, I’d like to share with you some examples of the things that inspire me every day. These include work by other authors and illustrators – but also creative work from other sources that might surprise you. As you watch, start thinking about the things that have most grabbed YOUR attention throughout your life. This is a great starting point for a non-fiction writer! ”
In this video lesson Isabel Thomas addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Pitch Writing for Non-fiction Picturebooks. Learn how to form a captivating idea for a picturebook and develop it into a professional book proposal that engages publishers.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Influences In this lesson, I'll share a few examples of work by authors and illustrators who most inspired me during my career. As you watch, think about the things that have inspired you throughout your life. This doesn't have to be non-fiction, if you're writing non-fiction, you can draw inspiration from all kinds of sources. Jan Pieńkowski's popup books are the books I most remember from my childhood. They're quirky and unusual, and full of surprises. They taught me that books that break the rules are often the ones that most grab your attention. Let's look inside. The texts are simple...”
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Course summary for: Pitch Writing for Non-fiction Picturebooks
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Areas
Children's Illustration, Children's Literature, Creative Writing, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Picturebook, Storyboard, Storytelling, Writing
Isabel Thomas
A course by Isabel Thomas
Isabel Thomas is an award-winning science writer and children's book author based near Cambridge, UK. She studied engineering science, then human sciences at the University of Oxford, during which time she worked at the student newspaper and fell in love with journalism. After graduating, Isabel worked as a then-trainee editor at a local publishing house where she began writing short books for beginner readers and working on her passion for writing in her spare time.
Isabel has since published more than 180 books in over 30 languages. Her critically-acclaimed book Moth: An Evolution Story won the AAAS Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books 2020 and was named a book of the summer by the Financial Times. She has also been shortlisted for other prizes including the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize. As well as this Isabel writes features for children’s science magazines, creates non-fiction resources for organizations such as the BBC, and speaks at festivals, schools, and other events.
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