Non-Fiction Workshop Rocked!

Southern Breeze is bursting with talent, from our vital volunteers to our illustrious illustrators to our winning writers! So when Local Liaison, Melissa Miles, met with non-fiction author, Jennifer Swanson, it’s no surprise that they were able to plan Non-fiction Rocks!, a terrific workshop, in Savannah, Georgia. I asked about the event and here’s what Melissa had to say:

 “On a hot, steamy Saturday in Savannah, a group of lucky writers discovered new and exciting ways to rock those non-fiction projects—thanks to the guidance of award-winning author, Jen Swanson. On July 13th, writers from Tampa, Birmingham, Atlanta, Beaufort, and Augusta joined local Savannah area writers to learn about writing proposals, finding and interviewing experts, obtaining photo releases, and more. Most of those in attendance were already members of SCBWI, but the few who were not expressed interest in joining after the workshop. 

One workshop attendee stated, “Jennifer was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic, and I especially

learned a lot about expert interviews.” Another said, “I gained a good deal of behind the scenes help.” Overall, the writers in attendance expressed their appreciation for an affordable, one-day workshop with a non-fiction focus. Hopefully, this will be the first of many workshops held in beautiful Coastal Georgia offered by SCBWI Southern Breeze.”

Right now, the Regional Team is busy planning for wik’20, our spring conference in Birmingham, Alabama, and pssst! We’ve got a great slate of agents and editors and authors and illustrators coming your way!

But we hope to bring more workshops like Non-fiction Rocks your way! So if you’re one of our talented Southern Breezers with an idea for a workshop, contact your Local Liaison and/or your Regional Team. There’s still time to do something terrific in 2019!