KidlitWriMo is coming


KidlitWriMo is back — with a twist! In 2025, the goal was to write 30 minutes a day for 30 days. What I discovered, however, was that most of the participants only wrote on the weekdays, not seven days a week. So in 2026, we’re changing the math to 100 minutes a week in September.

There are 5 weeks in September: 2 long weeks and 3 short ones. Can you write 100 minutes a week in September? Will you take the challenge? If so, join our private KidLitWriMo Facebook Group.

The KidlitWriMo 100 Challenge begins on September 1st! See more here.

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Summer 2026 Intensive Picture Book Workshop

One of my writers emailed me over the weekend asking if I was teaching the Intensive Picture Book Workshop any more — so I brought it back for the summer.

I started teaching this workshop at Southern Methodist University in 1999, and it has gone through many iterations over the years. This version has 95 picture book lessons and SIX 30-minute Zoom meetings to develop the story arc of your fiction or nonfiction picture book as you write and revise in poetry or prose.

Q. What are the dates for the Summer 2026 Intensive Picture Book Workshop?
A. Enroll anytime between June 9 and July 10 for this self-paced workshop that ends on Saturday, August 29.


  • Are you writing a fiction picture book story?
  • Are you writing a picture book biography?
  • Are you writing a preschool concept book?
  • Are you writing an information book?
  • Are you writing poetry or prose?

There are lessons on the private site for EACH type of picture book, including rhyming picture books! Choose the lessons that match your manuscript.


In 2025, my writers published 172 books! (And most of them took this picture book workshop!)

To see a list of all my writers who published books, visit my former students page.
To see all of the Intensive Picture Book Workshop details, visit the workshops page.

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