Children’s Book Publishing Workshop

Join Dan Potash, VP and Creative Director of the Children’s Division at Simon & Schuster, at the Westchester Book Festival on November 8th at 3pm to discuss publishing and children’s books from content to creation. Whether you’re working on a book yourself or just want to hear the back story of how your favorite books get created, grab a ticket and join Dan at Oak & Oil Gallery. This event is for adults to discuss children’s books. Tickets available at www.westchesterbookfest.org.

How do those treasured children’s books you and your kids love end up in your hands? Or maybe you want to know how to get into children’s publishing? With 24 years at Simon & Schuster and currently VP and Creative Director of the Children’s Division, Dan Potash knows how and will explain what’s involved from concept to creation - and all the stuff behind the scene.

Dan Potash oversees the design of over 750 books annually with a staff of 34 designers and art directors across 8 imprints. In the 24 years that Dan has been with Simon & Schuster he has worked with numerous best-selling, award winning illustrators and authors, including Judy Blume, Hilary Knight, The Lennon-McCartney Estate/Sony Music, Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin, Jason Reynolds, Loren Long, Cynthia Rylant, Carter Goodrich, and John Lithgow to name just a few.