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Full-time registration includes Saturday and Sunday keynotes, two Saturday workshops, Saturday luncheon, Art Display & Silent Auction reception, and Sunday Publishers' Exhibition & Continental Brunch. Coffee and muffins or bagels will be served Saturday morning and continental brunch will be served during the Publishers' Exhibition on Sunday. The Saturday Luncheon is a full course meal provided for full-time attendees.
Full-Time
Attendance| $295 | = |
SCBWI Member |
| $345 | = |
Non-member |
Additional Fees
| $125 | = |
Illustrators' Intensive* (Friday, February 9) |
| Writers' Intensive* SOLD OUT | ||
| $ 50 | = |
Art Display & Silent Auction |
* Only Full-time Attendees of the conference and SCBWI members can sign up for the Art Display or the Pre-Conference Intensives. Enrollment in the Intensives is LIMITED, so please register early to avoid disappointment.
Part-Time Attendance
| SCBWI Members | ||
| $200 | = |
Saturday Only (includes luncheon) |
| $100 | = |
Sunday Only |
| Non-Members | ||
| $225 | = |
Saturday Only (includes luncheon) |
| $125 | = |
Sunday Only |
Conference Cancellation Refund Policy:
February 2nd is the final day to receive a refund.
You must PRE-ENROLL for your Saturday Genre Breakout Sessions. You will be able to attend two of the sessions, and we will make every effort to place you in your top two choices. If you do not select THREE choices for each session block on the Registration form, you will be randomly assigned. Registration is processed on a first-come, first-served basis, so register early!
Your conference confirmation letter will list your assigned Saturday Genre Breakout Sessions. The confirmation letter will be mailed out after we have processed your registration. The packet you pick up at registration on Saturday morning will include tickets for your pre-assigned sessions.
The SCBWI is pleased to offer the following travel discounts through American Airlines and Continental Airlines. Please note that you will receive a greater savings by making your reservation online.
Once again, our venue this year is the Hilton New York at 1335 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue at 53rd Steet). The Hilton New York is just blocks from such famous landmarks as Radio City Music Hall, Museum of Modern Art (MOMA), Fifth Avenue shopping, Central Park, Rockefeller Center, Carnegie Hall, Broadway, and Times Square.
We have arranged a special group rate for conference attendees of $185 for a single room (one bed) OR double room (two beds), a truly fantastic deal for a New York luxury hotel! For hotel reservations, please call 212-586-7000 or 800-445-8667 and give them the following Group/Convention Code: SCB. To receive our special group rate, you must call and reserve your hotel room(s) before January 8, 2006. Room availability is limited, so be sure to make your reservation as early as possible.
**** If you have any trouble making your reservations at the Hilton New York, Jamie Weiss please contact in the SCBWI Executive Office: 323-782-1010.
Single or Double Room = $185
Call to Reserve by January 8th
212-586-7000 or 800-445-8667
(or reserve online: Hilton New York)
Group/Convention Code: SCB
To find a conference roommate, please visit the "Conference Connection" forum of our Members Only Discussion Boards. Read through the existing posts and contact anyone who looks promising to you or make a posting of your own. 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 with the nature of the problem.
Parking will be available at the Garage at the Hilton New York. Cost is $40 per day for cars and $50 per day for SUVs, trucks, and large vehicles. Parking comes with in and out privileges. The Garage is located between Avenue of the Americas (6th Avenue) and 7th Avenue at 53rd and 54th Streets (right next to the hotel).
The SCBWI runs a special Conference Bookstore, featuring selected titles by conference faculty and reference books on writing and illustrating for children. Books will be available for sale throughout the conference in the Rendezvous Trianon Room on the 3rd Floor West Promenade. Also for sale will be SCBWI merchandise -- visit our Online Store to see what is available. We accept cash, checks, Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover for payment of books purchased.
Please arrive at the 3rd Floor West Promenade at registration between 8:00am and 9:00am on Saturday, February 10th. The conference begins promptly at 9:00am with the welcome to the conference and introduction of our opening keynote, Susan Cooper.
Dress at the conference is business casual. Although February is a cold month in New York, the hotel can get quite toasty with their central heating. Layering is always best!
Yes, there is a coat check on the 2nd Floor of the hotel. Make sure you have cash to pay for the service.
All you need to bring is your desire to learn and create! A pen and paper are handy for taking notes, and some illustrators bring sketchbooks and materials for when inspiration strikes. But none of those are required for attendance. If you are assigned to a session that requires specific materials, you will be contacted by email prior to the conference (unless you don't have email, and then we'll send a letter through snail mail).
A ticket is required for a seat at the Luncheon on Saturday. Full-time Attendees receive one ticket with their registration packet. Extra tickets may be purchased from the SCBWI office for $75 each. Please contact the Registration Coordinator for more information.
Tickets are required for entrance to the Art Display & Silent Auction with Wine & Cheese Reception. Full-time Attendees receive one ticket with their registration packet. Extra tickets may be purchased at the door for $15 per person (cash or check only). The ticket will also give you one drink at the no-host bar at the Reception.
Included with your Full-Time tuition fee will be a ticket for the Saturday Luncheon. Breakfast pastries and coffee, decaf, and tea will be served on Saturday morning. Hors d'oeuvres will be provided at the Saturday night Wine & Cheese reception for the Art Display & Silent Auction, as well as one drink ticket for the no-host bar. A continental brunch will be available at the Publishers' Exhibition on Sunday mid-morning. For your other meals, the Hilton features the New York Marketplace where the "many ethnic neighborhoods of New York are represented in the open-air atmosphere" (according to the Hilton website). There are also a wide range of places to eat within walking distance of the hotel.
We encourage people to pre-register for the conference, but unless we sell out, yes, we will have Walk-In Registration. More details on when and where to arrive will be made available in the two weeks before the conference (around January 29th).
Based on availability, we'll announce part-time registration after January 8th. Please check back on this page at that time for more information.
All conference attendees will receive a ticket to attend the Display and Reception. Only those who are submitting artwork need to pay the $50 fee. Can I bring someone to the Display?
Full-time conference attendees who are SCBWI members may submit artwork for the Art Display & Silent Auction for a $50 fee, in addition to the conference tuition. All conference attendees will receive a ticket to attend the Display and Reception. Only those who are submitting artwork need to pay the $50 fee. For more information and the full requirements to submit artwork, please visit the Art Display page.
No, you do not have to auction your artwork. You may choose to display only. You can decide on Saturday, February 10th.
When you drop off your artwork after registration on Saturday morning, you will have the opportunity to attach a Silent Auction Form (supplied by the SCBWI) where you will record your minimum bid (the minimum amount you would sell your artwork for), and your name. Interested parties will write down their contact information and their bid for your artwork. The SCBWI will not participate in the transaction or take any transaction fee, and you will be responsible for contacting any of the interested parties to negotiate the sale of your artwork. It is strictly your choice who you contact and who you don’t. We advise restricting payments to cash, personal check (if you wish to accept), cashier’s check, or money order. If you decide not to sell after speaking to any of the interested parties, that’s fine, too.
For more information and the full requirements to submit artwork, please visit the Art Display page.
Please drop off your artwork on Saturday morning between 7:30am and 9:00am at the entrance to Americas Hall I on the 3rd Floor, the same floor as conference registration.
Artists have had problems in the past with lost luggage, so we advise against packing your artwork in your checked luggage. You are better off carrying your artwork on the plane with you in a portfolio or some other durable/sturdy/flat container. Remember, you are bringing original artwork, so be sure to protect and care for it!
Every Writers' Intensive attendee will participate in TWO critique groups, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Attendees will sit at a round table with either an editor or an agent leading the critique group. Attendees will read their 500 word writing sample aloud and receive comments from the group and the editor or agent leading the group.
You may bring a different 500 word writing sample to the two critique groups if you wish.
No, you will not submit your writing sample in advance. You'll need to bring 20 copies of your writing sample with you to the Writers' Intensive -- 10 copies for each critique group. (All attendees will receive a reminder letter about this closer to the conference.) You'll hand out copies of your writing sample to everyone in your critique group so they can follow along while you read you work, and they will return the copies to you at the end of the session.
Your writing sample can include your manuscript (if it is 500 words or less), an excerpt of your manuscript, a synopsis of your manuscript, or any combination of these.
All editors and agents on the Writers' Intensive faculty work with all genres and age ranges. Attendees will not be placed in groups according to genre or the age group of their target audience.
Yes, it is possible. Critique group/faculty placement is randomly assigned.
No; no recording devices of any kind are permitted during the Writers' Intensive critiques. We encourage you to take notes, and members of your group can write their comments on the copy of your writing sample you will provide, which they will return to you at the end of the session.
Please email the SCBWI Executive Office with any further questions not addressed here.
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