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