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Full-time registration includes Saturday and Sunday keynotes, two Saturday workshops, Saturday luncheon, 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
| $315 | = |
SCBWI Member |
| $365 | = |
Non-member |
Additional Fees
| $175 | = |
Illustrators Intensive* (Friday, Feb. 8) |
| $175 | = |
Writers Intensive* (Friday, Feb. 8) |
* NOTE: Only Full-time Attendees of the conference and SCBWI members can sign up for the Pre-Conference Intensives. Enrollment in the Intensives is LIMITED, so please register early to avoid disappointment.
Conference Cancellation Refund Policy:
February 1st is the final day to receive a refund.
You must PRE-ENROLL for your Saturday Breakout Workshop 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 Breakout Workshop 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.
hotel
information
Hilton
New York
1335 6th Ave (at
53rd Steet)
New York, NY 10019
(800)
445-8667
(212) 586-7000
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.
Call to reserve as early as possible.
(212) 586-7000
or (800) 445-8667
(or reserve online: Hilton
New York)
Group/Convention Code: SCB
PLEASE NOTE:
The Hilton New York is now sold out at the
conference rate of $199 per night. You
may still book a room there at their regular rate, OR you may contact
A Room With
A View for information on designated SCBWI overflow hotels. A
Room With A View will secure the lowest available rate within walking
distance to The Hilton hotel. This free service can be reached at 1-800-780-4343.
If
you have questions, please direct them to Liz
Brown via email by clicking on her name.
To find a conference roommate, please visit the "Conference Connection" forum of our Members Only Discussion Boards.
Parking will be available at the Garage at the Hilton New York. Cost is $42 per day for cars and $52 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.
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Please arrive at the 3rd Floor West Promenade at registration between 8:00am and 9:00am on Saturday, February 9th. The conference begins promptly at 9:00am with the welcome to the conference and introduction of our opening keynote, Nikki Grimes.
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 Conference Coordinator for more information.
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. 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 Monday, January 28th).
Based on availability, we'll announce part-time registration after Monday, January 14th. Please check back on this page at that time for more information.
No. The Private Portfolio Exhibition is a special feature of the Illustrator's Intensive on Friday, February 8th, and will be attended only by the Art Directors and other publishing professionals that will be specifically invited for the event. Illustrators participating in the Exhibition will be asked to drop off their portfolios during the lunch break on Friday, and may return to pick up their portfolios beginning at 7:00pm after the event has concluded.
You must be signed up to attend the Pre-Conference Intensive for Illustrators. For more information and the full requirements to submit artwork, please visit the Portfolio Exhibition page.
No, there is no silent auction in conjunction with the Private Portfolio Exhibition.
All portfolios must be brought to the East Promenade, 3rd Floor between11:30am and 12:30pm on Friday, February 8. All portfolios must be picked up by the artist on Friday evening between the hours of 7:00pm - 8:30pm. There is no secure place to store portfolios overnight, and the SCBWI cannot be held responsible for lost or damaged portfolios. Please make your own arrangements for portfolio pick-up if needed.
Artists have had problems in the past with lost luggage, so we advise against packing your portfolio in your checked luggage. You are better off carrying your portfolio on the plane with you in a portfolio or some other durable/sturdy/flat container.
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 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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