Superstar Speaker Nikki Grimes

Let’s get right to our second Superstar Speaker presentation for Picture Book Summit 2023!

This speaker puts the SUPER in Superstar! Please welcome Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Nikki Grimes to Picture Book Summit!

Nikki Grimes is the recipient of the Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award, the ALAN Award for outstanding contributions to young adult literature, the Children’s Literature Legacy Award, the Virginia Hamilton Literary Award, and the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Her memoir, Ordinary Hazards, received both a Sibert and a Printz Honor. Other distinguished works include the Coretta Scott King Book Award winner Bronx Masquerade, and Coretta Scott King Book Award Honor books Jazmin’s Notebook, Talkin’ About Bessie, Dark Sons, Words with Wings, and The Road to Paris. She is also the creator of the popular Meet Danitra Brown. Ms. Grimes lives in Corona, California.

On October 7, 2023, she will be online at Picture Book Summit presenting…

The Music of Language

Language learning is serious business. We all understand how important it is that our children learn how to read and write. But sometimes we take it a little too seriously, swinging the pendulum from the delightful wordplay of early childhood to the dry, regimented grind of grammar acquisition, spelling proficiency, and the mechanics of structure. Unfortunately, a child’s natural love of the music of language is often lost in the process, and we spend years trying to figure out how to restore it. That’s where lyrical picture books play a vital role.

Picture Book Summit is launching into our ninth year and the fun has just begun. Plan to join us October 7, 2023 for a full day of online picture book writing fun including:

• Three Superstar Speaker Presentations
• Two in-depth Craft Workshops
• Agent Panel
• Editor Panel

Ticket Giveaway!

Early Bird Registration opens May 19, 2023. But wait … it gets even better! You have a chance to win a free ticket to this year’s Summit before registration even opens!

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The Rafflecopter is open until May 16, 2023. Five Picture Book Summit 2023 Ticket Winners will be announced on May 18, 2022.

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This year’s Picture Book Summit is coming October 7, 2023.

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