Tuesday, February 8, 2022

5:00 pm-6:00 pm Pacific/8:00 pm-9:00 pm Eastern

LGBTQIA2+ Social

Wednesday, February 9, 2022

4:00 pm-5:30 pm Pacific/7:00 pm-8:30 pm Eastern

Peer Critiques (advance registration required)

Thursday, February 10, 2022

9:45 am-10:45 am Pacific /12:45 pm-1:45 pm Eastern

Spanish Language Social (open to the public)

ZOOM LINK

Friday, February 11, 2022

11:30 am-12:30 pm Pacific / 2:30 pm-3:30 pm Eastern

Translators Social with Laura Watkinson

1 pm-2 pm Pacific/4-5 pm Eastern

Orientation for Newcomers with Jolie Stekly

Free and Open to the Public!

ZOOM LINK

2:30 pm-3:15 pm Pacific/5:30 pm-6:15 pm Eastern

Everything Changes, Nothing Ends:
Telling Stories with Brian Selznick

Free and Open to the Public!

ZOOM LINK

Saturday, February 12, 2022

8:15 am-8:30am Pacific/11:15 am-11:30 am Eastern

Welcome and Introduction

Sarah Baker

8:30 am-9 am Pacific/ 11:30 am-12 pm Eastern

Keynote: Stephanie Garber

9:15 am-10:30 am Pacific/12:15 pm-1:30 pm Eastern

Recipe for Success in 2022 from an Editor’s Point of View

10:45 am-11:15 am Pacific/1:45 pm-2:15 pm Eastern

Keynote: Kelly Yang

11:30 am-12:45 pm Pacific/2:30 pm-3:45 pm Eastern

Recipe for Success in 2022 from an Art Director’s Point of View

1 pm-1:30 pm Pacific/4 pm-4:30 pm Eastern

Keynote: Paula Yoo

2 pm-3:15 pm Pacific/5 pm-6:15 pm Eastern

Recipe for Success in 2022 from an Agent’s Point of View

3:30 pm-4 pm Pacific/6:30 pm-7 pm Eastern

Keynote: Vanessa Brantley-Newton

4:30 pm-5:30 pm Pacific/7:30 pm-8:30 pm Eastern

Q&A With SCBWI Illustrator Committee

Sunday, February 13, 2022

Up Close with Publishing Professionals

* Not included in the main conference fee

* Limited Spots Available

Those who register for this additional half-day will choose ONE faculty-led breakout for each time slot. For more information on the faculty and content of these sessions, CLICK HERE.

Session One:

9 am-10 am Pacific/12 pm-1 pm Eastern

Choose one of the following agent or editor-led sessions to attend:

• Foyinsi Adegbonmire – Associate Editor, Feiwel & Friends
• John Cusick – Agent, Folio Literary Management
• Alyza Liu – Associate Editor, Simon & Schuster
• Janna Morishima – Agent, New Leaf Literary
• Jas Perry – Agent, KT Literary Agency
• Jennifer Rofé – Senior Agent, Andrea Brown Literary Agency
• Alison Weiss – Editor, Pixel & Ink
• Andrea Welch – Executive Editor, Beach Lane Books
• Jazmia Young – Associate Agent, Curtis Brown Literary

Session Two:

11 am-12 pm Pacific/2 pm-3 pm Eastern

Choose one of the following faculty sessions to attend:

• Kat Brzozwoski – Senior Editor Feiwel & Friends
• Kayla Cichello – Agent, Upstart Crow Literary
• Trisha de Guzman – Editor, Farrar, Strauss & Giroux
• Karly Dizon – Associate Agent, Fuse Literary
• Meghan McCullough – Associate Editor, Levine Querido
• Alexandra Penfold – Agent, Upstart Crow
• Jennifer Rofé – Senior Agent, Andrea Brown Literary
• Laurel Symonds – Agent, The Bent Agency
• Andrea Welch – Executive Editor, Beach Lane Books

12:30 pm – 4:30 pm Pacific/ 3:30 pm – 7:30 pm Eastern

Illustrator Sessions

12:30 – 12:45 pm Pacific / 3:30 – 3:45 pm Eastern

Introduction: Laurent Linn and Cecilia Yung

12:45 – 1:35 pm Pacific / 3:45 – 4:35 pm Eastern

Exploring Historical and Cultural Settings: Juana Martinez-Neal

1:45 – 2:35 pm Pacific / 4:45 – 5:35 pm Eastern

Exploring Urban and Architectural Settings: Victoria Tentler-Krylov

2:45 – 3:35 pm Pacific / 5:45 – 6:35 pm Eastern

Exploring Imaginative and Enhanced Settings: Victo Ngai

3:45 – 4:30 pm Pacific / 6:45 – 7:30 pm Eastern

Live Q&A Panel with Juana, Victoria, Victo, and moderated by Pat Cummings

4:45 pm – 5:00 pm Pacific / 7:45 pm – 8:00 pm Eastern

Awards and Wrap-up

5:15 pm – 6:15 pm Pacific / 8:15 pm – 9:15 pm Eastern

GenNext Twitter Social

#SCBWIGenNext

@SCBWI