Esther Hershenhorn: “Writing for Children”

I’m enormously proud to continue for an eighth year the Vermont Manuscript Workshop, honoring Workshop founder Barbara Seuling’s love and knowledge of writing for children, dedication to craft and personal investment in her writers and their stories.

Grounded in the ways and wonders of Vermont's beautiful Green Mountains, this summer's workshop offers up to 6 children's book creators:

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• uninterrupted writing time from morning to night in a bounty of beautiful settings inside, outside, all around the town;

• daily face-to-face facilitator feedback and coaching on their efforts;

• rich connections with fellow like-minded, like-hearted writers to fine-tune both the story they’re telling and the writer’s life they’re living;

• evening Read-aloud sessions;

• drop-in visits by Children’s Book World residents;

• optional outings to maximize nearby Vermont resources, such as Northshire Books in Manchester and local galleries.

• focused “Food-for-Thought” Writer’s Journey conversations throughout each day’s three delicious 5* meals.

Interested participants need:

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• a working manuscript on which to focus;

• a want and a need to take that manuscript to the necessary NEXT LEVEL, whatever that may be;

• a willingness to connect, as Mary Poppins’ P.L. Travers advised – with their world, their story, themselves.

NOTE: To ensure a worthwhile experience, participants must email the facilitator samples of the work on which they wish to focus by May 25, 2026: if a picture book, please send the entire manuscript; if a chapter book, please send the beginning 10 pages plus a synopsis or description of the story.

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Registration Fee: $900

Student Capacity: 6

To book this workshop, read the booking notes below and then click here

Booking Notes for Esther Hershenhorn's Workshop

1. Use the check in date of May 31, 2026 and a check out date of June 5, 2026.

2. The booking system defaults to Single Occupancy including the meal package and one workshop registration, prorated to a nightly average.

3. If you will be attending the workshop solo, you will enter your booking dates, select your room, and add a pet fee if applicable.

4. If you are planning to have an additional person join in your room, you will need to select the correct occupancy to calculate the additional meal package in your total. Your nightly rate will update accordingly. All room occupants will be on the meal package and eat all meals together with the workshop group.

5. If the second person in your room is also attending the workshop, please select "additional workshop registration" option and add it to your package. This will ensure we have a correct headcount and correct calculation for your package.

6. On the payment screen, please add any dietary requirements to the Special Requests text field.