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CREATE YOUR PICTURE BOOK IDEA

FREE INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP

Date: 20th May 2024
Time: 7-8 PM BST

If you can’t make it on the day, don’t worry, everyone who signs up to the workshop will receive a copy of the recording.

What you will learn

If you’re interested in writing picture books, Picture Book Industry Editor Clare’s workshop, Create Your Picture Book Idea, is just the place for you! 

Learn how to create a bestselling idea for your picture book that will win over both readers and publishers.

Clare will also be sharing insights into the picture book industry and tips on how to craft your story based on her twenty plus years of experience working in picture books and children’s fiction. 

In this workshop, you will learn:

  • how to create your winning story idea
  • how to craft your story
  • what agents and publishers are looking for
  • about the unique rewards of picture book writing.
Clare Whitston

Meet Clare Whitston

Clare Whitston is a Golden Egg Academy Industry Picture Book Editor and was formerly Senior Commissioning Editor for Children’s Books at Oxford University Press.

Clare has over twenty years of experience working on picture books and children’s fiction. She was longlisted for the Branford Boase Award twice and shortlisted once. As a freelance editor, Clare works with a wide variety of children’s publishers such as Puffin, Hachette, Quarto and Oxford University Press. 

What to expect

Golden Egg Academy Industry Editor, Clare Whitston, will be live on Zoom from 7-8PM BST on the 20th May 2024.

When you sign up to the workshop, you will receive a Zoom link to join the workshop. If you can’t make it on the day, don’t worry, everyone who signs up to the workshop will receive a copy of the recording.

Golden Egg picture book success stories

The Golden Egg Academy has helped numerous picture book writers to get agents and publishing contracts. Here are some examples of success stories.

Some agents and publishers we work with

agents and publishers


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