Writing Books that Children Love with Matt Stanton

Thursday 8 August 9am — 12pm

Byron Community Centre, 69 Jonson St, Byron Bay NSW 2481
$120 - General | $100 - Byron Writers Festival Members & Concessions + booking fees

Matt Stanton is an award-winning author, illustrator and art director who has published 45 books for children and sold more than a million books in Australia and around the world. His most popular fiction series include Funny Kid and The Odds. He has worked in publishing for more than 20 years.

In this writing workshop you will explore how to write books that children love and how to apply design thinking to writing. You will learn how to outline your own children’s novel using Matt’s Story Layers method and there will be plenty of opportunities to discuss the publishing process and how to navigate the publishing industry.

This workshop is a part of the Byron Writers Festival 2024 and is designed as an 18+ event. Any questions please get in touch with the office on 02 6685 1155 or tickets@byronwritersfestival.com