Craft Talk: Ever Dream of Writing a Picture Book?

Do you have a story that you share with your children or that was shared to you as a child that you wanted to write down, but didn't know where to start? We will review the basic elements of a creating a picture book story from the heart. Using Where the Wild Thing Are as a model, we'll learn how to develop a story develops that transcends time and captures our imagination.

This project is funded in part by a grant from the Madison Arts Commission, with additional funds from the Wisconsin Arts Board.

Araceli Esparza

Araceli Esparza is a Chicana Poeta from the heartland. MFA graduate from Hamline University, with strong migrant farmer roots, she recently co-edited a poetry anthology with Flying Ketchup Press, The Very Edge Poems, and was a part of the statewide anthology Hope Is The Thing: Wisconsinites on Perseverance in a Pandemic published by the Wisconsin Historical Society. She was named Wisconsin's Most Influential Latina in 2018. Her recently released animated short that accompanies Araceli’s children’s poetry, won special recognition by the Milwaukee Press Club. Her work has been published in over 10 anthologies and several journals, and forthcoming Journal of Latina Critical Feminism. Araceli founded and runs the podcast and movement Midwest Mujeres. She is a speaker and builds bridges to donors and audiences to create a positive impact on marginalized communities.

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Craft Talk: Ever Dream of Writing a Picture Book?

Araceli Esparza

PLAN YOUR VISIT

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