DATE: April 21, 2012
CONTACT: Patricia Newman and Erin Dealey
LOCATION/TIME: The Sunset Center, 2650 Sunset Blvd,. Rocklin, CA 95677 :|: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
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When: Saturday, April 21, 2012 from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Where: The Sunset Center in Rocklin, CA (about 20 minutes east of downtown Sacramento)
Who: Writers and Illustrators (you do not need to be a member to attend)
Cost: $130 (SCBWI members); $150 (non-SCBWI members)
How: An easy 2-step process
STEP 1: Print our Conference Program Packet [available on our Regional Conference tab] which includes the schedule for the day; descriptions of sessions; faculty bios; deadlines; lunch descriptions; First Look
and First Pages submission rules; and written manuscript and lesson plan critique rules.
STEP 2: We are sold out! If you would like to be placed on the waiting list, please email us at scbwicanorthcentral@gmail.com.
Take a peek at our line-up
*Lin Oliver, Author and SCBWI Executive Director -- Keynote Speaker, plus Dialogue: The Oxygen of Your Story and Writing a Successful Series
*LeUyen Pham, Author/Illustrator -- Breaking into the Biz and Visual Storytelling (for illustrators and writers)
*Andrea Tompa, Editor, Candlewick Press -- An Ediitor's Take on Revision (using your work!)
*Jenna Pocius, Associate Editor, Abrams Books -- Experimenting with Voice and The Process of Signing Up a Project
*Ellice Lee, Associate Art Director, Random House -- Illustration Beyond Picture Books
*Kendra Marcus and Minju Chang, Literary Agents, Bookstop Literary -- Contracts, Negotiations, Rights
*Linda Joy Singleton, Author -- Writing Synopses
*YA Muses (Katy Longshore, Talia Vance, Bret Ballou, Donna Cooner, Veronica Rossi), YA Authors -- The Revision Toolbox
*Bisty Kemper and Sacramento marketing experts -- Marketing Think Tank
*Nicole Shannon Smith, Author -- Lesson Plans for Your Books