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| 7:30
- 9am REGISTRATION & COFFEE |
3:15
- 4:15pm AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS |
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| 9 - 9:30am
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION Lin Oliver & Stephen Mooser |
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The Art of Self
Promotion Dorothy Love |
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| 9:30
- 10:30am bruce coville The Art of the Heart: Writing True for the Child |
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Revising
the Young Adult Novel: A Master Class Julie Strauss-Gabel |
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| 10:30
- 11:30am mark teague My 20 Years in Children’s Books: A Survivor’s Tale |
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It May be Art But is it Illustration? Creating Art for Literature, Not Picture Frames Laurent Linn |
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| 11:45
- 12:45pm MORNING WORKSHOPS |
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The
Rules of Picture Book Layout: 32 Pages of Awesome Adam Rex |
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How
to Keep Your Picture Books Selling Well Melanie Hope Greenberg |
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What
I’m Publishing Now Brenda Bowen |
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Finding
the Voice of Your Series Characters: A Workshop Intensive (Session A, Part 1) Bonnie Bader & Judy Goldschmidt |
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Welcome
to Our World: Publishing Life at Scholastic Dianne Hess |
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What’s So Funny: Illustrating Humor Dilys Evans |
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Random
House Children’s Books: A User’s Guide Krista Marino |
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Staying
Afloat: Finding Work Where You Haven’t Looked Laurent Linn |
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Career
Management 101: Strategies for Long-Term Success Steven Malk |
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A
West Coast Imprint! What Will Define This New List? Allyn Johnston |
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Getting
Serious About Series: An Author & Her Editor Talk About How Series Evolve David Gale & Margaret Peterson Haddix |
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Writing
Historical Fiction: Finding the Facts, Creating the Story Christopher Cheng |
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Picture
Books: To Rhyme or Not to Rhyme Ann Paul |
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How
I Work & What I Acquire Gretchen Hirsch |
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“Say
What?” Deconstructing the Teen Voice Rachel Cohn |
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Keeping
Current on Market Research: Websites, Blogs, Listservs & Networking Alice Pope |
4:30
- 5:00pm diane muldrow Inside Golden Books |
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How
to Write the Perfect Synopsis [Must bring completed manuscript] Mark McVeigh |
5:00
- 5:30pm scbwi success stories With: Jay Asher, John Rocco, Yuyi Morales, Lisa Yee, & Paula Yoo (Moderated by Aaron Hartzler) |
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Up
Close at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Nancy Conescu |
5:30
- 7:30pm RECEPTION & PROFESSIONAL TRACK BOOK SALE |
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The
Care and Feeding of Children’s Books Laura Rennert |
7:30
- 9:30pm OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES |
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| 12:45
- 2pm LUNCH - Sandwiches & beverages available for sale in Ballroom Lobby. |
Yoga
for conference attendees. |
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Professional
Track Luncheon “Up-Close With the Editors” |
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| 2 - 3pm margaret peterson haddix Dig In |
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| 8:00
- 8:45am MORNING COFFEE |
3:00
- 4:00pm AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS |
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| 8:45
- 9:45am arthur levine Picture Books Live! An Analysis of Success |
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My
Long Strange Trip: The Pros & Cons of Genre-Jumping Katherine Applegate |
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| 9:45
- 11:00am
today in children' s publishing With: Brenda Bowen, Debra Dorfman, David Gale, Dianne Hess, Elizabeth Law, & Allyn Johnston |
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Revising
the Young Adult Novel: A Master Class Julie Strauss-Gabel |
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| 11:45
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Creating
a Tapestry: Multi-Layer Picture Books Melanie Hope Greenberg |
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The
Long Haul: How to Maintain & Build a Career Over the Long Term Michael Bourret |
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10
Principles for Illustrating a Great Children' s Book Dilys Evans |
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Finding
the Voice of Your Series Characters: A Workshop Intensive
(Session B, Part 1) Bonnie Bader & Judy Goldschmidt |
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What
I' m Really Looking For and Other Secrets Amalia Ellison |
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10
Principles for Illustrating a Great Children' s Book Dilys Evans |
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No
Bookmarks Allowed: How to Inject Suspense Into Any Novel Jay Asher |
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Writing
Humor Lin Oliver, Lisa Yee, Sid Fleischman, David LaRochelle |
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Writing
Fantasy: The Nuts and Bolts Behind the Curtain Bruce Coville |
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Don'
t Publish Things That Squish: My Biggest Publishing Mistakes and What
I' ve Learned from Them Elizabeth Law |
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Confessions
of a Mass Market Publisher Debra Dorfman |
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Formatting
and Submitting Graphic Novels Mac McCool |
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How
I Work and What I Acquire Donna Bray |
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Making
History Matter for Young People Ann Bausum |
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From
Audition to Auction: A Literary Agent Tells All Laura Rennert |
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Writing
for a Packager: An Author' s Perspective Tracy Barrett |
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Up
Close at Hyperion Namrata Tripathi |
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Lyrically
Speaking: Taking the Time to Rhyme Alan Katz |
4:15
- 5:15pm adam rex How I Got a Kid' s Book Published Without Being a Talk Show Host |
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Bread
Crumbs & Smoking Guns: Sustaining a Suspensful Plot Margaret Peterson Haddix |
5:30
- 7:30pm PORTFOLIO SHOWCASE & RECEPTION |
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Welcome
to Our World: Publishing Life at Scholastic Dianne Hess |
7:30
- 10:30pm PAINT THE TOWN RED The 2008 Poolside Gala |
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| 12:15
- 1:30pm LUNCH BREAK |
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| 1:30
- 2:45pm rachel cohn Embracing (and Resisting the Urge to Throttle) Your Inner Teen |
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| 7:30
- 8:30am MORNING COFFEE |
3 - 4pm AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS |
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| 8:30
- 9:30am leonard marcus Advice from a Legendary Editor: Ten Invaluable Lessons About Making Great Children' s Books |
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Publishing:
What' s Licensing Got to Do With It? Debra Dorfman |
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| 9:30
- 10:30am all about agents With: Michael Bourret, Dilys Evans, Steven Malk, Laura Rennert (Moderated by Mark McVeigh.) |
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Revising
the Young Adult Novel: A Master Class Julie Strauss-Gabel |
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| 10:45
- 11:45am MORNING WORKSHOPS |
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Illustrating
Appealing Characters Mark Teague |
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Keeping
Current on Market Research: A Roundtable Discussion Alice Pope |
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Fundamentals
of Art Licensing Suzanne Cruise |
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Finding
the Voice of Your Series Characters: A Workshop Intensive (Session A, Part 2) Bonnie Bader & Judy Goldschmidt |
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The
Edge of the Cliff: Writing Your First Novel Linda Zuckerman |
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101
Uses for an Art Director Cecilia Yung |
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Up
Close at HarperCollins Gretchen Hirsch |
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The
Map: Charting the Course Using Thumbnail Sketches From Rough Dummy
to Final Art Melanie Hope Greenberg |
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Firebrand
Literary: An Introduction Michael Stearns |
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Think
Picture Books Are Dead? Take a Look at Golden Books Diane Muldrow |
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What
I Acquire Nancy Conescu |
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Publishing
With Small Presses Abigail Samoun |
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Lisa Yee |
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News
from the Bowen Press Brenda Bowen |
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Seven
Secrets of the Selling Writer Dorothy Love |
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How
I Work and What I Acquire at Delacorte Krista Marino |
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Where
We Came From, Where We' re Going: Children' s Book Publishing Leonard Marcus |
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Inside
Simon and Schuster David Gale |
4:15
- 5:15pm alan katz Seriously Silly |
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Easy
to Read--Hard to Write Ann Paul |
7:30
- 9:30pm OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES |
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The
Tactical Art of Promotion, Before and After Publication John Rocco |
Yoga
for conference attendees. Peer Critique Groups: • Illustrators • Picture Books • Middle Grade Chapter Books • Young Adult Novel • Historical Fiction • Non-Fiction • Poetry • Multi-Cultural • GLBTQ Audience |
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| 12
- 2:30pm Golden Kite Luncheon & Awards Presentation |
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| 8:00
- 9:00am MORNING COFFEE |
1:00
- 2:00pm AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS |
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| 9:00
- 9:30am connie c. epstein The Current Market: An Update |
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Getting
Noticed: An Inside Look at the World of Reviews & Prizes Leonard Marcus |
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| 9:30
- 10:30am emerging editorial voices With: Nancy Conescu,Amalia Ellison, Gretchen Hirsch, Namrata Tripathi (Moderated by Krista Marino.) |
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Revising
the Young Adult Novel: A Master Class Julie Strauss-Gabel |
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| 10:45
- 11:45am MORNING WORKSHOPS |
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Marry Someone with Insurance, and Other Tips for Illustrators
Adam Rex |
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You
Want Me to Speak WHERE? (School Visits, Store Visits, etc.) Alan Katz |
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Magic
Tricks & Secret Potions: An Illustrator' s Palette of Techniques Yuyi Morales |
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Finding
the Voice of Your Series Characters: A Workshop Intensive
(Session B, Part 2) Bonnie Bader & Judy Goldschmidt |
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Egmont
USA: Who We Are, What We Believe In, & What We' re Looking For Elizabeth Law |
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Ask
Me Anything: Questions and Answers About Craft Mark Teague |
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Publishing
With Small Presses Abigail Samoun |
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Everything
You Ever Wanted to Ask an Art Director Cecilia Yung |
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Finding
the Right Publishing House for Your Submission Mark McVeigh |
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All
About Abrams Amalia Ellison |
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What
We Talk About When We Talk About You: How Agents & Editors Negotiate and Collaborate Donna Bray & Steven Malk |
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Follow
Up Marketing Session: Your Questions Answered Connie Epstein |
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How
I Work and What I Acquire Namrata Tripathi |
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Plotting:
The Architecture of Story Bruce Coville |
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In
the Beginning: How to Make Your First Pages Shine Sara Pennypacker |
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Key
Elements of Successful Young Adult Fiction Laura Rennert |
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The
Market from Both Sides of the Fence Michael Stearns |
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The
Good, The Bad & The Query Michael Bourret |
2:15
- 3pm susan patron Endings: Surprising and Yet Inevitable |
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How
to Write and Stay (Relatively) Sane Katherine Applegate |
3:00
- 5:00pm Farewell, Door Prizes, Autograph Party & Dessert Buffet |
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Writing Graphic Novels Mac McCool |
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| 11:45
- 1:00pm LUNCH BREAK |
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