SCBWI 2013 SUMMER CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN -
Monday, April 01, 2013
August 2 - 5, 2013 | Los Angeles, California
ANNOUNCING the next SCBWI blow-out conference, with the very best in the field of children's literature! Over three jam-packed days, you'll hear from top agents and editors on the state of the market, get inspired by award-winning authors and illustrators, attend small, targeted breakout workshops on related subjects, explore the business side of children's books, have a chance to connect with old friends and meet new ones!
Whether you are an author or illustrator, published or unpublished, create picture books or young adult novels, you won't want to miss this state of the art event for children's books. .
Our Award Winning Keynote Speakers Include:
Laurie Halse Anderson
Mac Barnett
Matt De La Pena
Bruce Degen
Gil Evans
Jarrett Krosoczka
Kirby Larson
Peter Lerangis
Carolyn Mackler
Richard Peck
Veronica Rossi (leading a panel of best-selling YA authors)
Jon Scieszka
David Wiesner
Plus
What Makes A Hit (a panel with 6 editors), T
he New World of Children's Books (a panel with 5 agents).
The conference also features a host of editors from such publishing houses as Atheneum, Balzer+Bray, Chronicle, Harper Collins, Penguin Young Readers Group, Random House, Scholastic, Simon and Schuster, and agents representing Andrea Brown, Curtis Brown, MB Artists, New Leaf Literary and Media, Inc., and Writers House.
The optional Illustrators' Intensive is a unique day designed specifically to help illustrators hone their craft, and over 25 optional hands-on writers' intensives will give you a rare opportunity to dig into your work with a luminary in the field.
With your registration you get:
-Access to all conference keynotes and workshops
-The Gala Party on Saturday night (includes dinner and a drink ticket)
-Ticket to the Golden Kite Luncheon on Sunday
-Attendance to the Friday night Portfolio Showcase
-Chance to sell your books at the PAL book sale on Friday (some restrictions apply)
-Tea and coffee each morning
-Free wireless in your room
For an extra special weekend you can also register for:
A Manuscript or Portfolio Consultation
The Juried Portfolio Showcase
The Illustrator Intensive or two of the post-conference writer intensive workshops.
Registration opens April 18th at 10am PDT. This conference sells out so don't delay!
General Information:
Conference Tuition:
Tuition includes all conference workshops & events (excluding consultations and showcases) from Friday - Sunday, August 2-4, 2013, including the dinner dance on Saturday night and the Golden Kite luncheon on Sunday. Tuition does not include the Post-Conference intensive on Monday, August 5.
Early Registration (Up to and Including June 15th):
- SCBWI Member Registration-$475.00
- Non-member Registration-$575.00
Regular Registration (June 16th and thereafter):
-SCBWI Member Registration 500.00
- Non-Member Registration 600.00
Intensives and Extras:
MANUSCRIPT & PORTFOLIO CONSULTATIONS
$100 for an Individual Manuscript or Portfolio Consultation
JURIED PORTFOLIO SHOWCASE
$50 for Entry in Juried Portfolio Showcase
POST CONFERENCE INTENSIVES
(Full day of programming on Monday, August 5th)
$220 - Post-Conference Intensives for Writers
$220 - Post-Conference Intensive for Illustrators
Venue Information:
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
2025 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(800) 233-1234
(310) 228-1234
Conference attendees get a special room rate of $209 (Valid until June 1). Rooms sell out quickly so book early!
How to register(NOTE: REGISTRATION WILL NOT BE OPEN UNTIL 10 AM PDT APRIL 18th) :
online at
www.SCBWI.org or
by phone (323-782-1010) starting April 18th at 10am PDT. You must be a current SCBWI member at the time of registration and the conference to be eligible for the member's discount.
Full conference schedule and more details will be available soon!
Can't attend? Follow the action virtually!
SCBWI Conference Blog
(http://scbwiconference.blogspot.com/)
In the weeks leading up to the conference, we'll feature interviews with our prestigious faculty so that you can know what to expect and look forward to. Click on the link above to see pictures and video as well as recaps of every workshop, keynote address, panel and intensive at our semi-annual SCBWI International Conferences.
On twitter!
Our speakers, attendees and bloggers will be tweeting! Follow us and the hash tag #SCBWI to get the latest.