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attending
the summer conference?
SCBWI Board Member & Conference Attendee Extraordinaire
Esther Hershenhorn
offers some advice on making your conference experience
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 hotel
information
Hyatt
Regency Century Plaza
2025 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(800) 233-1234
(310) 228-1234
A
first-class, luxury destination, the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
is within walking distance of the
Westfield Century City Shopping Center, which has many restaurants
ranging in cuisine and price, and the Beverly Hills shopping district.
The beaches of Santa Monica are a short drive away.
Special SCBWI
Conference Rate: $185* per night, single
or double occupancy.
*There
are a limited number of rooms available at this special group rate.
Reservations are made on a first-come, first-serve basis, and the
SCBWI cannot guarantee this rate. Please make your reservation
as early as possible.
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from other members looking for roommates, or post a notice yourself.
Make sure you are logged in to the homepage
before you click through to the Boards.
If you have trouble accessing the Boards, please contact the Webmaster
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A
MASTER CLASS IN POETRY with LEE
BENNETT HOPKINS ($75)
Lee Bennett Hopkins, one of America’s leading children’s
poets, will direct an intensive master class devoted to the
many facets of the genre – from technique to publication
– via his informal cache of knowledge. Meetings take place
during the conference for a total of five hours and replace
all morning workshop sessions. In addition, lunch will be provided
on Friday. Participation granted on a first come, first serve
basis to full-time attendees only. Please check the corresponding
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PRO
WORKSHOP: INCREASING YOUR REVENUE & BOOK SALES
($20)
This
special workshop track is open to writers
and illustrators with a published children’s book or
magazine article, or are under contract. In addition to the
four workshop sessions, please join us for a special Friday
luncheon. A panel of our distinguished faculty will be in
attendance to exchange ideas on the pros and cons of publishing
with multiple houses. Tickets are $20 each.
If interested,
check the corresponding box on the registration
page.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: July 30. |
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CREATING
A SERIES: A WORKSHOP with BONNIE
BADER
Editorial
Director Bonnie Bader leads a group of writers through the
process of creating a book series, beginning with an idea
at its earliest developmental stages and turning it into a
ready-to-submit proposal. Those interested will be assigned
to one of two sections – Friday & Sunday, or Saturday
& Monday – and should come prepared with two series
ideas of their own. Enrollment will be strictly limited to
a first come, first serve basis. If interested, please check
the corresponding box on the registration
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The
2007 SCBWI Summer Conference is co-sponsored by the University of
California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Extension. You may earn three
(3) Quarter Units of Professional Credit by participating
in the conference. An additional $95 fee is required. At registration
on August 3rd, please check in with UCLA Instructor, Elizabeth James,
in the main registration area. She will explain your course requirements
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scbwi
global voices program
The 2007 SCBWI
Summer Conference Friday Night Wine & Cheese Reception will celebrate
the creation of SCBWI's Global Voices program. Each year, Global
Voices will bring translated works from another country to the
conference, in an effort to increase attendees' awareness of and
exposure to international children's literature. This year our
featured work will be from Mongolia. |
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