Intro to Writing for Children with Executive Editor Celia Lee

Have you ever thought about writing a book for children but don’t know where to start? This workshop is for you! Join an experienced children’s book editor as we explore the current children’s book landscape and unpack the writing process. Depending on the direction of the class, we can also touch on the specifics of writing for different age categories. Attendees should come away from the class with tangible next steps to jumpstart their children’s book writing journey. Bring a notebook and pen and let’s create some stories!

Bio: Celia Lee is an executive editor at Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, where she works with creators on books for readers of all ages. Authors and illustrators she’s partnered with include Alex Willan, Aisha Saeed, Whitney Gardner, Tami Charles, Ashley Woodfolk, Kyle Lukoff, and Beth Ferry. She previously worked at Scholastic, where, in addition to editing, she helped start their employee diversity committee as well as coordinated their partnership with We Need Diverse Books ™. Celia served for two years as a member of the Children’s Book Council (CBC) Diversity Committee and is a mentor for POC in Publishing. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa at Virginia Tech, with a concentration on English Literature and Art History, and earned a MS in Publishing from NYU.