Stephanie Campisi is an Australian-born children’s book author based in Athens, TN. Her books include Very LuLu, Luis and Tabitha, Five Sisters, Axolotls: Day to ZZZ and Quacks like a Duck….with more to come. Stephanie spends her days wrangling her rambunctious toddler and her even more rambunctious Jack Russell Terrier-both of whom provide endless story inspiration. She can be found at www.stephaniecampisi.com or @stephcampisi. Topics covered will include:
- Identifying a marketable idea
- Choosing a protagonist
- Thinking visually
- Sticking the landing (“ending”) of your book
- Rules (that can be broken)
- Trade vs educational markets
- How to find great mentor texts
- Sourcing (and dealing with) feedback
- Navigating traditional vs self-publishing
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