Highlights from the 2011 LA Conference! (Pictures) -
Friday, August 26, 2011
SCBWI Co-Founders Lin Oliver (Executive Director) and Stephen Mooser (President) celebrating their 40th Summer Conference.
Bruce Coville kicked off the conference with an inspiring keynote on "Why What we do Matters" and recieved a standing ovation.
Author and SCBWI Board member
Ellen Hopkins critiqued manuscripts one-on-one and led a Monday writer's intensive
The bookstore
Vice President and Publisher at Simon & Schuster imprint Beach Lane Books, Allyn Johnston discussing the state of the industry at a Friday afternoon panel
Phantom Tollbooth author Norton Juster giving a Saturday afternoon keynote address
Author/illustrator
David Small broke into dance (as did the audience) after his keynote address on Saturday morning
Rukhsana Khan, won the Golden Kite Award for picture book text for her book
Big Red Lollipop
SCBWI staff members Gee Cee Addison and Sara Rutenberg taking a much needed break.
Surprise guest and longtime SCBWI board member
Judy Blume discussing her illustrious career with Lin Oliver.
Judy Blume chatting with fellow writers
Author
Jon Scieszka speaking about his career on Saturday afternoon
Everyone was excited to meet Judy, even Jon Scieszka
Author
Gary Paulsen signing books after his keynote and workshop
Almost 200 portfolios on display at the saturday night portfolio showcase and reception.
Illustrator
Paul O. Zelinsky demonstrating his technique at the Monday illustrator's intensive.
Editoral director at Golden Books/Random House, Diane Muldrow, giving an individual manuscript critique.
Jerry Pinkney signing books after his keynote
Kadir Nelson painting fellow illustrator/author
Dan Santat at Monday's illustrator intensive
Alessandra Balzer, Editor at HarperCollins inprint Balzer and Bray, led a workshop and participated in panel discussions on the state of the industry and contract negotiations.
Richard Jesse Watson led a workshop on illustrating picture books and did a demonstration during the illustrator's intensive.
Vice President at Scholastic and SCBWI Board Member, Arthur Levine, led a writer's intensive called "Chapter One: The Great First Date of Your Novel"
Cynthea Liu signing copies of her book
Paris Pan takes the Dare
Henry Winkler, author of the
Hank Zipzer series with Lin Oliver, leading a workshop with Lin on writing humor.
SCBWI board members
Cecilia Yung, (art director and vice president at Penguin Young Readers Group) and
Jerry Pinkney (illustrator) chatting after a session.
Author and linguist
Donna Jo Napoli gave a keynote "Writing About Terrible Things Makes Your Reader A Better Person"
Illustrator and SCBWI Board member
E.B. Lewis helped lead the illustrator intensive day.
Jennifer Holm, winner of the Golden Kite for
Turtle in Paradise and non-fiction author
Verla Kay, signing books during the autograph party.
Author
Libba Bray discussed writing during her rousing keynote and at her workshop.
Author
Lisa Yee signing books during the autograph party.
Author
Bruce Coville at his writer's intensive on writing fantasy.
Author
Laurie Halse Anderson signing books after her closing keynote and standing ovation.
Lin Oliver and surprise Golden Kite Award luncheon keynoter
Richard Peck.
Arizona Regional Advisor
Michelle Parker-Rock being named Member of the Year
Author/Illustrator, and SCBWI Board member
Pat Cummings during the judging session of the portfolio showcase.
Literary agent Tina Wexler led a workshop and participated in a panel discussion on the state of the industry.
Lin Oliver addressing the crowd at what was an incredible and historic conference
All photos by Alan Baker
More pictures and full conference coverage from SCBWI Team Blog:
http://scbwiconference.blogspot.com/