Webinars
FOLD Academy is a webinar series for writers developing their craft. FOLD Academy Kids connects young readers and writers 5-9 years of age with Canadian authors.
How to Take Part
FOLD Academy webinars for adults are held on the second Saturday of the month at 12pm EST. The webinars take place over Zoom and can be accessed anywhere there is Internet access. Webinars can also be accessed over the phone using Zoom dial-in codes, which are provided to registrants once they have registered.
Past Webinars
How to Start as an Illustrator with Myriam Chery
In this workshop Myriam Chery will talk about how to create a beautiful portfolio and a professional website that will catch the attention of art directors, and discuss ways to get hired as an illustrator and make side income with your art.
Date: Saturday, October 15, 2022
Time: 12:00 pm
Cost: FREE
This session will be closed-captioned. Closed captioning provided by Zoom auto transcription.
This session will be followed by a Q&A.
This webinar is now complete. It will be made available on the FOLD YouTube channel very shortly.
Finding Your Audience: Marketing Kids’ Books with Vikki VanSickle
Writing a book is only half the battle. Drawing on her own experiences as an author and 12 years working in children’s book marketing, Vikki will discuss the current publishing landscape, how to query agents and publishers, tips for building an online presence and how to best situate your work in the market. Whether you’re getting ready to submit your first book or you are previously published but are looking for promotional ideas, there’s always something to learn in the ever-evolving field of book marketing.
This session will be closed-captioned. Closed captioning provided by Zoom auto transcription.
This session will be followed by a Q&A.
This webinar has now ended. The recorded webinar will be made available on the YouTube channel by mid-September.
![Today for #FoldProgramFriday we're sinking deep into the gorgeous words of @manahilbanduk, whose lyric essay "Over Hand Over" was published in our 2022 Festival Program. Read the essay in full on the FOLD Program today! #DiverseCanLit #Essays #LyricEssays
[Image description: An excerpt from the lyric essay "Over Hand Over", by Manahil Bandukwala, published in the 2022 FOLD Festival Program.]](https://thefolddev.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
