What a wonderful conference! We are delighted with the way combining Illustrator's Day with Springmingle enhanced our opportunity to serve all of our regional members.

Thanks to all the volunteers who made these events possible. If you attended, please be sure to fill out the feedback form online - your input helps us improve every year.

Now get writing and illustrating and send those submissions out to our faculty!

Registration now open for Springmingle and Illustrator Day in Atlanta

Keynote Speakers: Carmen Agra Deedy will welcome us Friday night, and Coretta Scott King Award winner Nikki Grimes will inspire us for a full day of activities on Saturday.

with

Dianne Hess, Executive Editor, Scholastic
Chad Beckerman, Creative Director, Abrams
Jill Corcoran, Agent, Herman Agency
Katherine Jacobs, Editor, Roaring Brook Press
Mark Braught, Illustrator
Will Terry, Illustrator
Beck McDowell, Author


For more information go to our Regional website:
www.Southern-Breeze.net

Limited space available for writing intensive with Nikki Grimes
Limited number of portfolios will be accepted for use in Illustrator Day activities. Register early to ensure your place. First come - first served.

Fall is beautiful in Alabama, and we have a great conference planned for wik12 in Birmingham on October 20. We would love to see some new faces and look forward to sharing with old friends.

Check out the blog tour

Aug. 15   Sharon Pegram at Writers and Wannabes
Aug. 16   Sarah Campbell at Alison Hertz’s blog, On My Mind
Aug. 17    F.T. Bradley at Laura Golden’s blog
Aug. 20    Chuck Galey at Elizabeth Dulemba’s blog
Aug. 21    Jo Kittinger at Bonnie Herold’s blog, Tenacious Teller of Tales
Aug. 22    Irene Latham at Robyn Hood Black’s blog, Read, Write, Howl
Aug. 23   Vicky Alvear Shecter at  S.R. Johannes’ blog
Aug. 24   Doraine Bennett at Cathy Hall’s blog
Aug. 27   Virginia Butler at Bonnie Herold’s blog, Tenacious Teller of Tales
Aug. 28   Jodi Wheeler-Toppen at Diane Sherrouse’s blog, The Reading Road
Aug. 29   Ellen Ruffin at Sarah Frances Hardy’s blog, Picture This
Aug. 30   Donna Jo Napoli at Writers and Wannabes

More details about our speakers and schedule at our website  www.Southern-Breeze.net