INDUSTRY Experience

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Memberships and Professional Associations Including: 

• Julie Hedlund's 12x12 Picture Book Writing Challenge

• SCBWI San Diego

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Online courses including:

• Narrowing The Narrative Arc In Picture Book Biographies (The Writing Barn, instructor Bethany Hegedus)

• Middle Grade Magic & Chapter Book Alchemy - 2019 Cohort through Mira Reisberg's Children's Book Academy

• Social Justice, Kindness & Inclusion In The Picture Book Market (The Writing Barn, instructor Bethany Hegedus)

• Susanna Leonard Hill’s Making Picture Book Magic self-study course

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Critiques and editorial development including:

• Consistent professional critiques 

• Member of 4 active critique groups, formed via Twitter, The Writing Barn, and 12x12. 

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Active participant in online communities, study groups and challenges including:

• Justin Colon's Weekly #PBChat on Twitter

• ReFoReMo

• Storystorm

• Margaret Chiu Greanias’ Debut Picture Book Study Group (Facebook)

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Webinars and online conferences including:

• “A New Approach to Writing Stories,” intensive with Salina Yoon

• “Nonfiction and Informational Books,” intensive with Cindy Jensen Elliott

• Write On Con

• Webinars with Alyssa Pussey, Miranda and Baptiste Paul, Jane Yolen, Hannah Barnaby, Melissa Stewart, Bethany Hegedus, Casey Robinson, Vanessa Brantley-Newton, and Betsy Bird

• Storyteller Academy’s Bootcamp (One day online conference with speakers including Arree Chung, Vanessa Brantley Newton and many more)  ​​

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