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Writing for Children: Know Your Genre, Style and Audience

Writer in Residence
2025-09-16 17:30:00 2025-09-16 19:30:00 America/Phoenix Writing for Children: Know Your Genre, Style and Audience Tempe Public Library - Ironwood Classroom

Tuesday, September 16
5:30pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-09-16 17:30:00 2025-09-16 19:30:00 America/Phoenix Writing for Children: Know Your Genre, Style and Audience Writing for Children. Tempe Public Library - Ironwood Classroom

Tempe Public Library

Ironwood Classroom

Writing for Children.

In this workshop, Writer in Residence Hayley Rose, will go over everything from board books to young adult, fiction and nonfiction. We’ll go over genres, categories. age ranges, page count, illustrations, and more. 

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Writing |

TAGS: | Writing | Writer in Residence |

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