Making Dead People Come To Life! Writing biographies for early and middle-grade readers

Saturday, April 11th, 2015, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Speaker: Patricia Lakin

Author Patricia Lakin will share slides, illustrating how she crafted the various and varied biographies she has written. Her steps include mapping out the arc of that person�s life, doing research, which often requires putting on a detective�s cap to root out little-known facts, and selecting which facts to include or discard. She�ll also share her missteps in her goal to write biographies that make the subject�though dead�come to life. Q&A will follow the presentation.

Organization: The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Japan (SCBWI)

Cost: SCBWI Members: 800 yen
Non-members: 1,200 yen

Venue: Tokyo Women's Plaza, Conference Room 1 5-53-67 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo (near the United Nations University; map)

Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan

Contact SCBWI

Holly Thompson, SCBWI Tokyo Co-Regional Advisor

Work phone: 0467-31-6908