05/10/2026
If you've ever wondered what "voice" is and how to create an engaging voice in your manuscript, or if you've ever wondered what an editorial agent does, this workshop is for you! Carter will discuss establishing voice in the beginning of your manuscript, and will go through how he works as an editorial agent. He will also demonstrate this process in real time through a live edit of an attendee's picture book manuscript! Attendees will be emailed instructions on how to submit their manuscripts for a potential live edit with Carter after registering. A limited number of critiques are available for purchase. Carter is willing to critique manuscripts of any genre or illustrator portfolios (no author-illustrator dummies, sorry!).
About Carter:
Carter Hasegawa (he/him) has been in the children’s book world for over 20 years—as a book seller for various indies across the US, as an editor at Candlewick Press, and now, as a literary agent with Tugeau 2 Art and Literary Agency. “The thing I’ve always loved about children’s literature,” he says, “is that beyond the sheer range of incredible stories, it’s always served as a sort of testing ground for me: of new ideas, of new experiences, of new viewpoints, of emotional extremes.” 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, Carter now lives in Boston with his librarian wife and their two young sons.
$25 members/$40 non-members
June 13, 2026 from 10:30 am - 1:30 pm CDT (with an hour break for lunch between 11:30 and 12:30)
On Zoom
Click on link in bio to register
