Check-in between 8:30 and 9 am in Conference Room A/B
9:00 Welcome
9:20 Keynote
Leslie Barnard Booth
10:00 Breakout 1
Julie Romeis Sanders ~ Rules and Rebellion on the Road to Publishing Success
Matt Phipps ~ Dreaming to Drafting: MG/YA Novel Workshop
David Hohn ~ Illustrator Intensive ~ From Blank Page to Portfolio Ready: How to Build an Illustration Pt 1
First Page ~ Picture Book with Rachel and Fiona Kenshole
11:05 Breakout 2
Leslie Barnard Booth ~ Narrative-ize Your Nonfiction Picture Book: Harnessing the tools of fiction to write informational texts that shine
Melissa Manlove ~ Business Loves Craft, Craft Loves Business
David Hohn ~ Illustrator Intensive ~ From Blank Page to Portfolio Ready: How to Build an Illustration Pt 2
First Page ~ Novel with CoCo Freeman and Matt Phipps
12:10 Lunch
1:20 Breakout 3
Agent Panel
PAL Roundtable Discussions
2:15 Breakout 4
"Inventing Wonder" Maker Session/"Creating Hope" Project
First Look ~ Illustrations with David Hohn, Melissa Manlove, and Julie Romeis Sanders
3:20 Networking Break
4:05 Breakout 5
Melissa Manlove ~ The Storyteller's Voice
Matt Phipps ~ Getting to Yes: Why Editors Say No
Julie Romeis Sanders - Two Jobs, One Book: A Writing Talk for Artists
Rachel Letofsky ~ Demystifying Book Contracts
5:15 Farewell & Door Prizes