Ask an Editor: School Visits (Finding Gigs, What to Charge)

17 Wednesday Jan 2024

Posted by Christine Van Zandt, up next: HOT DOG!, LEVER, and COG in Ask an Editor, Tips and Tools

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#AskanEditor, Alexis O'Neill, author-illustrators, authors, business, Christine Van Zandt, editor, illustrators, middle grade, nonfiction, picture book, publishing, school visits

“Ask an Editor” is a quarterly forum wherein SCBWI members submit questions that are answered as part of our Kite Tales blog.

Hi Alexis – I have three traditionally published nonfiction picture books and have heard that I can make money doing school visits. You seem to do a lot of them. How do I get my first school visit and what should I charge?

—KK, Los Angeles

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Calling all PAL members: School Visits Workshop

27 Wednesday Sep 2023

Posted by Michelle Lin in Central Coast, PAL

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Alexis O'Neill, authors, illustrators, SCBWI events, SCBWI members, school visits

by Ann Rousseau Smith, SCBWI CenCal News Liaison

*Author Alexis O’Neill leading a school visit in Stockton.*

Save the date: November 4, 2023!

The SCBWI Central-Coastal California Region is hosting a School Visits Workshop. Alexis O’Neill, children’s book author, writing teacher, and school visits expert will present “The Art (and Business) of School Visits: Sharing Best Practices” on Saturday, November 4, from 9:45 am to 1:30 pm. The event will be held at the Camarillo Library, 4101 Las Posas Rd, Camarillo 93016. Lunch will be provided.

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