Conference Schedule

SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE


8:15-8:50. Registration/Breakfast

Session 1:

8:50-9:00 Welcome

9:00-9:45 Industry Panel (Linda Camacho (Agent) / Alexandra Houdeshell (Editor) / Wendi Gu (Agent) / Michele McAvoy (Editor/Publisher) / Sharismar Rodriguez (Art Director) / Rosanne Kurstedt (Facilitator)

9:45-10:20 Attendee and Faculty Social

Session 2

10:30-12:00

  • The Art of The Query - Linda Camacho, Agent
  • Create Characters with Depth and Staying Power - Donna Gephart
  • Write Funnier Using Point of View - Ethan T. Berlin
  • Dreamscapes: A World Building Workshop for Illustrators - Christina Rodriguez

(Round 1 critiques from 10:30-11:45)

12:00-12:45-LUNCH

Session 3

12:45-2:15

  • The Art of The Query - Linda Camacho, Agent
  • To Rhyme or Not To Rhyme - Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
  • Writing Scenes That SOAR- Kathleen Wilford
  • Words and Pictures - Mike Malbrough

(Round 2 critiques from 12:45-2:00)

Session 4

2:30-4:00

  • How Comics Work and What They Can Teach Us - Mike Dawson
  • The Picture Book Dummy: Your Smarter Tool To Revise a Picture Book - Angela De Groot
  • Three Pass Revision - Michele Prestininzi
  • A Road Map to a Successful School Visit - Linda Bozzo

(Round 3 critiques from 2:30-3:45)

Session 5

4:10-5:00 Keynote Address- Niña Mata