Crafting a Children’s Poetry Collection: From Idea to Submission — Early Bird Special!
A 2-hour workshop with Georgia Heard + guest literary agent & former Candlewick editor, Carter Hasegawa
Special early bird rate available until June 13, 2025, or when spots fill up. Don’t miss this deal!
Date: Thursday, July 10, 2025
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm (ET) on Zoom
Have a poetry collection for children—or an idea you’re eager to shape? Join award-winning author Georgia Heard and former Candlewick editor turned literary agent Carter Hasegawa for a live Zoom workshop designed to help you bring your collection to life. You’ll learn how to shape a compelling concept, structure your manuscript, and create a submission-ready manuscript.
Carter will also offer insider tips on what agents and editors are looking for in today’s market, followed by a live Q&A.
Perfect for poets, educators, and writers working on children’s poetry collections.
You’ll get:
Support even if you just have the seed of an idea—not yet a ready manuscript
Clear strategies for shaping and refining your collection
Insider advice from a children’s publishing professional
Whether you’re just beginning or refining a nearly-ready draft, this workshop will guide you from inspiration to industry expectations—so you can move forward with clarity and confidence.
You’ll learn how to:
Shape a poetry collection with a strong, cohesive concept
Choose forms and themes that resonate with young readers
Avoid common pitfalls in children’s poetry manuscripts
Write a compelling submission package (including proposal basics)
Understand what agents and editors are looking for—and what turns them off
Navigate next steps: querying, revising, and staying resilient
Includes:
A live 2-hour Zoom session with Georgia Heard & Carter Hasegawa
A full hour with Carter Hasegawa: insights, Q&A, and industry perspective
A 2-hour workshop with Georgia Heard + guest literary agent & former Candlewick editor, Carter Hasegawa
Special early bird rate available until June 13, 2025, or when spots fill up. Don’t miss this deal!
Date: Thursday, July 10, 2025
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm (ET) on Zoom
Have a poetry collection for children—or an idea you’re eager to shape? Join award-winning author Georgia Heard and former Candlewick editor turned literary agent Carter Hasegawa for a live Zoom workshop designed to help you bring your collection to life. You’ll learn how to shape a compelling concept, structure your manuscript, and create a submission-ready manuscript.
Carter will also offer insider tips on what agents and editors are looking for in today’s market, followed by a live Q&A.
Perfect for poets, educators, and writers working on children’s poetry collections.
You’ll get:
Support even if you just have the seed of an idea—not yet a ready manuscript
Clear strategies for shaping and refining your collection
Insider advice from a children’s publishing professional
Whether you’re just beginning or refining a nearly-ready draft, this workshop will guide you from inspiration to industry expectations—so you can move forward with clarity and confidence.
You’ll learn how to:
Shape a poetry collection with a strong, cohesive concept
Choose forms and themes that resonate with young readers
Avoid common pitfalls in children’s poetry manuscripts
Write a compelling submission package (including proposal basics)
Understand what agents and editors are looking for—and what turns them off
Navigate next steps: querying, revising, and staying resilient
Includes:
A live 2-hour Zoom session with Georgia Heard & Carter Hasegawa
A full hour with Carter Hasegawa: insights, Q&A, and industry perspective
A 2-hour workshop with Georgia Heard + guest literary agent & former Candlewick editor, Carter Hasegawa
Special early bird rate available until June 13, 2025, or when spots fill up. Don’t miss this deal!
Date: Thursday, July 10, 2025
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 pm (ET) on Zoom
Have a poetry collection for children—or an idea you’re eager to shape? Join award-winning author Georgia Heard and former Candlewick editor turned literary agent Carter Hasegawa for a live Zoom workshop designed to help you bring your collection to life. You’ll learn how to shape a compelling concept, structure your manuscript, and create a submission-ready manuscript.
Carter will also offer insider tips on what agents and editors are looking for in today’s market, followed by a live Q&A.
Perfect for poets, educators, and writers working on children’s poetry collections.
You’ll get:
Support even if you just have the seed of an idea—not yet a ready manuscript
Clear strategies for shaping and refining your collection
Insider advice from a children’s publishing professional
Whether you’re just beginning or refining a nearly-ready draft, this workshop will guide you from inspiration to industry expectations—so you can move forward with clarity and confidence.
You’ll learn how to:
Shape a poetry collection with a strong, cohesive concept
Choose forms and themes that resonate with young readers
Avoid common pitfalls in children’s poetry manuscripts
Write a compelling submission package (including proposal basics)
Understand what agents and editors are looking for—and what turns them off
Navigate next steps: querying, revising, and staying resilient
Includes:
A live 2-hour Zoom session with Georgia Heard & Carter Hasegawa
A full hour with Carter Hasegawa: insights, Q&A, and industry perspective
Cancellation Policy: Please be advised that we cannot accommodate cancellation or refund requests for The Poet’s Studio courses.
About the Hosts
Carter Hasegawa has been in the children’s book world for nearly 20 years—as a book seller for various indies across the US, as an editor at Candlewick Press, and now, as an Associate Agent at Tugeau 2 Art & Literary Agency. Some of his favorite books include Watercress, My Papi Has a Motorcycle, Big, Tar Beach, Wednesday Wars, Ender’s Game, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, The Notorious Benedict Arnold, and SO MANY others. Originally from Seattle, he now lives in Boston with his librarian wife and their two young sons.
Georgia Heard received the 2023 Excellence in Poetry for Children Award which honors a living American poet for their aggregate work for children ages 3-13. She is the founder of The Poet’s Studio and has taught at Poet’s House, Teachers College, Columbia University, Gothenburg University, and in schools around the world. She is a graduate of the Columbia University Writers’ Workshop.
She is a founding member of the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project and the author of 19 books. Her most recent poetry book & journal is A Field Guide to the Heart: Poems of Love, Comfort & Hope (co-authored with Rebecca Kai Dotlich), and an anthology of poetry The Woman In This Poem: Women’s Voices in Poetry. She is also the author of several children’s poetry books including Welcome to the Wonder House (Random House), My Thoughts Are Clouds: Poems for Mindfulness (Macmillan), and Boom! Bellow! Bleat! Animal Poems for Two Or More Voices (Astra Books for Young Readers).