Programme
08:15 am to 08:45 am - Registrations Open
Arrive early and register and mingle with fellow attendees
8:45 am to 09:30 am - Conference Welcomes
Coffee/welcome/ Meet& Greet with your Networks
9:30 am to 09:45 am - Opening Remarks (Main Auditorium)
A warm speech and introduction to the event with Co-Regional Advisers Natascha Biebow and Alison Gardiner
09:45 am to 10:30 am - Author Keynote Speech (Main Auditorium)
with former Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho
10:30 am to 10:55 am - Break
Have a little rest and a cuppa
10:55 pm to 12:30 pm - Workshop Break-outs
Picture Book Creators - with Helen Stephens (Room W401 - upstairs)
Fiction Writers - with Philip Kavvadias (Room W307)
Young Adult - with Terri Terry (Main Auditorium)
12:30 pm to 1:30 pm - Lunch
Grab lunch with a new SCBWI friend!
1:30 pm to 2:30 pm - Illustrator Keynote Speech
With award-winning author-illustrator Helen Stephens
2:40 pm to 4:10 pm - Industry Panel and Ask me Anything Q&A (Main Auditorium)
Five industry experts talk about the hooks and key selling points of a particular book that they bought or sold. We'll finish the panel with a Q&A where you'll will be able to ask the panelists anything you like. Panelists will include a literary agent, an illustration agent, a publisher and an editor.
4:10 pm to 4:25 pm - Coffee break
Take a break, have cuppa and a chat to the faculty and SCBWI friends.
4:15 pm to 5:30 pm - School Visit Slam (Main Auditorium)
A fun and interactive performance school visit presentation showcase by SCBWI members
5:30 pm to 6:00 pm - Thank you and Goodbyes (Main Auditorium)
But don't leave just yet! We have a special evening planned with industry guests arriving soon!
6:00 pm to 10:00 pm - Evening Industry Networking event
Drinks and nibbles with exclusive industry guests and the Conference faculty. A special opportunity to network with industry professionals, and your favourite authors/illustrators!