CREATIVE ACADIANA | Children's Book Writing & Publishing

  • November 7, 2024 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

  • Acadiana Center for the Arts - Art House

    101 West Vermilion Street
    Lafayette, Louisiana 70501
Ticket Price $2.00-$10.00 Register Now
Description

Children’s author and illustrator, Denise Gallagher will share some of the important things she learned on her journey to becoming published and her current career in publishing. She’ll discuss a bit about her writing and illustration process. She’ll give tips working with an illustrator. She’ll also touch on the various ways to go about getting published and talk about working with an agent and editor. Come prepared with questions because she loves a good Q and A!

 

ABOUT DENISE GALLAGHER

Louisiana native, Denise Gallagher is a published author and illustrator for children. She has written and illustrated two picture books and has illustrated folktales from both Louisiana and Canada. Thanks to an ArtSpark Grant, Denise recently produced a children’s musical based on her picture book “A Tip Tap Tale,” writing both the play and the lyrics. She is also currently working on a middle grade novel, a collection of stories, and a third picture book. She is proud to be the Illustrator Coordinator for the Louisiana/Mississippi Region of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators. Denise loves folklore, music and nature and she draws inspiration from the magic of her lush, green Louisiana home.

 

AcA is committed to making our programming as accessible as possible. This Creative Acadiana session will be in-person, streamed and recorded. If you require your accessibility needs addressed, please contact community@acadianacenterforthearts.org to discuss. 

Date & Time

Thu, Nov 7, 2024 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Venue Details

Acadiana Center for the Arts - Art House

101 West Vermilion Street
Lafayette, Louisiana 70501 Acadiana Center for the Arts - Art House
Acadiana Center for the Arts

Our mission is fostering art and culture in Acadiana.

Founded in 1975, Acadiana Center for the Arts (“AcA”) is a community-supported nonprofit organization that fosters art and culture in Acadiana. Since its founding, AcA has developed as a major force, shaping the future of public education and community development in South Louisiana.

AcA supports the creation of new works of art, exhibits, festivals, performances, and public art across an eight-parish region that includes Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, and Vermilion Parishes.  

AcA aims to bring equitable access to the arts and supports fair compensation of artists. On average, AcA serves over 300,000 people annually and provides fair compensation to 2,700 artists.  

In 2013, the AcA merged with the Performing Arts Society of Acadiana (“PASA”), whose mission was to educate, inspire, entertain, and culturally enrich the people of south Louisiana by providing local access to a diverse range of the performing arts. This merger supported the vision of both organizations and provided much-needed support to PASA’s programs. Founded in 1989, PASA served as a leading voice in the performing arts in South Louisiana for close to three decades.


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