April Prince

Lecturer - Literary Arts and Studies
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RISD faculty member April Prince
BA, University Of North Carolina

April Jones Prince is a children’s book author and freelance editor who has worked in children’s publishing for more than 20 years. She holds a degree in journalism and mass communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a certificate in publishing from the Radcliffe Publishing Course. Prince has worked in the editorial departments at William Morrow and HarperCollins Children’s Books and has been a ghostwriter, children’s bookseller and book reviewer. She currently edits and represents children’s book authors and illustrators at Studio Goodwin Sturges in Providence. When not working with clients or RISD students on their book projects, she speaks at elementary schools and writes at her home in Massachusetts. She is the award-winning author of 14 books for young readers, including You Are a Reader!/You Are a Writer!, Who Was Frederick Douglass? and Twenty-One Elephants and Still Standing. She especially loves history, biography and all kinds of picture books.

Courses

Fall 2023 Courses

LAS E416-01 - PICTURE AND WORD
Level Undergraduate
Unit Literary Arts and Studies
Subject Literary Arts and Studies
Period Fall 2023
Credits 3
Format Workshop
Mode In-Person
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LAS E416-01

PICTURE AND WORD

Level Undergraduate
Unit Literary Arts and Studies
Subject Literary Arts and Studies
Period Fall 2023
Credits 3
Format Workshop
Mode In-Person
Start and End 2023-09-06 to 2023-12-13
Times: W | 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM Instructor(s): April Prince Location(s): Illustration Studies Building, Room 411 Enrolled / Capacity: 16 Status: Closed

SECTION DESCRIPTION

A workshop-style course which combines English with a studio project for students with an interest in children's picture books. Students will learn to develop storytelling skills (imagination, language, plot, character, and voice) and illustration techniques (characterization, setting, page, layout) by studying picture books and completing writing and illustration assignments. For their final projects, students will be expected to produce an original text, sketch dummy, and two to four finished pieces of art. The class will also include an overview of publishing procedures and published writers/illustrators will be invited to share their experiences and critique students' work.

This is a co-requisite course. Students must register for LAS-E416 and ILLUS-3612.

Open to Senior Illustration Students.

Elective

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RISD faculty member April Prince
BA, University Of North Carolina